Heritage & Ancestry

Discover which DNA test is best for tracing Italian ancestry. Compare AncestryDNA, 23andMe and MyHeritage to find Italian relatives and identify your ancestral region.

If your family came from northern Italy, there is a chance your roots lead to Valle d’Aosta. This small Alpine

How to trace your Italian family roots in Trentino. Find the archives in Trento, visit your ancestral village, and plan your perfect heritage trip.

Trace your family roots in Umbria with this complete heritage travel guide. Find Umbrian civil records, church archives, ancestral towns, and plan your homecoming to the Green Heart of Italy.

Molise is one of Italy’s smallest and least-visited regions. But for many Italian-Americans, it holds the most important stories. Your

Discover how to trace your Italian ancestry in Basilicata (Lucania). Find records in Matera and Potenza, plan a heritage visit to your ancestral village, and learn about dual citizenship through Basilicata roots.

Planning a heritage trip to Friuli-Venezia Giulia? Discover how to trace your Friulian roots, find family records in Udine, and visit ancestral villages in northeastern Italy.

Discover how to trace your family in Piedmont. Find civil records in Turin and provincial archives, visit your ancestral comune in the Langhe or Cuneo, and plan your Italian heritage journey.

Discover how to trace your family in Liguria. Find the right archives in Genoa, visit your ancestral town, and plan the perfect Italian heritage trip to the Italian Riviera.

How to trace your family in Emilia-Romagna. Find civil records in Bologna, visit your ancestral town, and plan the perfect Italian heritage trip.

Discover how to trace your Italian ancestry in Tuscany. Find out which archives to visit, how to locate your ancestral town, and how to plan a meaningful heritage trip to Florence, Lucca, Siena and beyond.

Discover how to trace your family in Lombardy. Find the right archives in Milan and Bergamo, visit your ancestral town, and plan the perfect Italian heritage trip.

Discover how to trace your Italian family roots in the Veneto region. Includes step-by-step archive research, a 7-day heritage itinerary, and guidance on Italian dual citizenship.

Discover how to trace your family in Abruzzo. Find the right archives, visit your ancestral town, and plan the perfect Italian heritage trip.

Discover how to trace your family in Sardinia. Find the right archives, visit your ancestral town, and plan the perfect Italian heritage trip.

Discover how to trace your family in Lazio. Find the key archives in Rome and your ancestral town, and plan a meaningful Italian heritage trip to the heart of Italy.

Plan your Italian-American homecoming trip to Italy. Find your ancestral town, access civil records, and discover where your family came from.