The pronunciation of Italian geographical names
Italian words are commonly accented on the penultimate, or next to the last, syllable. Names appearing in the text which are exceptions to this rule are listed below, and are stressed as shown. Certain other names whose pronunciation will be familiar from their usage in English have not been included in the list. Most of these end in -ia or -io, and are accented on the antepenultimate syllable (e.g., Anzio, Calabria, Catania, Emilia, Lucrezia, Savio and Spezia).
| Àssoro | Forlimpòpoli | Pòpoli |
| Àvola | Gàllico | Porto Empèdocle |
| Basèlice | Gambèttola | Rìmini |
| Bìscari | Ìmola | San Stèfano |
| Bonìfica | Ìspica | Sant’ Àgata |
| Brìndisi | Mèlito | Sant’ Àrcangelo |
| Càiro | Migliònico | Santarcàngelo |
| Cattòlica | Mòdena | Santo Spìrito |
| Cefalù | Mòdica | Tàranto |
| Centùripe | Montespèrtoli | Tèrmini Imerese |
| Cercepìccola | Pàssero | Tèrmoli |
| Cesenàtico | Paternò | Tìvoli |
| Còmiso | Pèllaro | Tràpani |
| Fontanèlice | Pèsaro | Wùlture |