Italy Physical Map
A free printable physical map of Italy, with elevation shown in color and shaded relief. The labeled version names the mountain ranges, deserts, plains, rivers, seas and highest peaks, plus the capital and largest cities. The blank version leaves them off for students to fill in.
Highest Point
Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco), on the border with France
15,777 ft
Lowest Point
Near the Po Delta
about 11 ft below sea level
Choose your version
Labeled or blank.
Both are free PDFs sized for US Letter paper.
Labeled
Ranges, deserts, plains, rivers, lakes, seas and the highest peaks, all named. Use it as a reference or an answer key.
downloadLabeled PDF
Blank
The same terrain with no names and a name line at the top, for students to label the features themselves.
downloadBlank PDFThe physical geography of Italy
Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula. The Alps curve across the north and include Mont Blanc, on the border with France. Below the Alps is the valley of the Po River, the country’s largest plain and richest farmland. The Apennines run the length of the peninsula from the northwest to the toe of the boot. Italy has two large islands, Sicily and Sardinia, and several active volcanoes, including Etna on Sicily and Vesuvius near Naples.
Major rivers
- Po
- Adige
- Tiber
- Arno
- Piave
Find it on the map
- The Alps across the north
- The flat Po Valley below them
- Sicily at the toe of the boot
Built from real data, not stock images.
The terrain is drawn from a global elevation model (Mapzen terrain tiles, built from NASA SRTM and other public surveys). Coastlines, rivers, lakes and feature names come from Natural Earth. The colors are spread over this country’s own elevation range, so its terrain shows clearly whether it is flat or mountainous.
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