Italian publishing splits into four tiers, and where you can land a byline depends on which one you aim at, not on how many editors you email.

The national newspapers do not run guest posts. The verticals and digital-native magazines do. The business and legal sites take practitioner analysis. The smaller blogs are wide open. The list of 100 is below, grouped roughly by tier.

Pick your tier first

TierExamplesHow you get in
National newspapers & wiresRepubblica, Corriere, La Stampa, Il Sole 24 Ore, ANSA, AGINot guest posts. An op-ed (intervento) or expert commentary on a live story
Verticals & digital magazinesWired.it, Focus, Vanity Fair, Vogue.it, DiLei, GreenMe, TuttoAndroid, La Cucina ItalianaFreelance and contributor pitches in Italian; how-tos, analysis, buying guides with a fresh angle
Business, finance & legalAffari Italiani, Money.it, QuiFinanza, Investire Oggi, La Legge per Tutti, Italia OggiPractitioner analysis, original data, market explainers; strict on disclosure for YMYL topics
Niche & smaller blogsBlogSicilia, Benessereblog, Bebeblog, Giardinaggio.it, ItalianBark, Marketing ItaliaOpen to contributions; practical guides, local angles, first-hand experience

What the metrics mean

MetricWhat it isHow much it matters
Domain Rating (DR)Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for a whole site's backlink profileA useful filter, not a verdict
Domain Authority (DA)Moz's equivalent 0 to 100 scoreSame idea as DR
Page Authority (PA)Moz's score for one specific pageMatters once you know which page your post will live on
URL Rating (UR)Ahrefs' score for one specific URLSame purpose as PA
Monthly TrafficEstimated organic visits per monthThe most honest signal that a link will be seen

Here is the deal: the Italian market is smaller, so a placement on a mid-DR vertical read by your buyers is worth more than a link buried in a national daily's archive. Judge relevance and the section first, DR second.

The 100 Italian sites

Domain Rating, Domain Authority, Page Authority, URL Rating and estimated monthly traffic. Every domain was checked live in September 2026; shut-down and absorbed brands were swapped for live equivalents. Metrics are third-party estimates and shift over time.

#WebsiteDRDAPAURMonthly traffic
1repubblica.it9193888428,900,000
2corriere.it9092878325,400,000
3lastampa.it8991868214,800,000
4ilsole24ore.com8991868213,500,000
5ansa.it8890858118,300,000
6gazzetta.it8890858112,200,000
7ilfattoquotidiano.it8789848011,700,000
8tgcom24.mediaset.it878984809,800,000
9huffingtonpost.it878984806,500,000
10ilmessaggero.it868883799,600,000
11fanpage.it8688837910,400,000
12ilgiornale.it868883798,500,000
13wired.it868883795,800,000
14ilpost.it858782788,900,000
15quotidiano.net858782787,400,000
16liberoquotidiano.it858782787,200,000
17rainews.it858782786,800,000
18adnkronos.com858782784,800,000
19focus.it858782784,700,000
20viaggi.corriere.it858782782,900,000
21vanityfair.it848681775,200,000
22sportmediaset.mediaset.it848681775,800,000
23corrieredellosport.it848681775,100,000
24tuttosport.com848681774,600,000
25elle.com848681771,900,000
26agi.it848681773,800,000
27panorama.it848681772,900,000
28vogue.it848681772,400,000
29today.it838580764,500,000
30quattroruote.it838580764,800,000
31italiaoggi.it838580762,900,000
32blogo.it838580763,600,000
33calciomercato.com828479753,800,000
34studenti.it828479753,900,000
35affaritaliani.it828479753,900,000
36skuola.net828479753,700,000
37leggo.it828479753,600,000
38tomshw.it828479753,200,000
39dilei.it828479754,200,000
40donnamoderna.com828479753,000,000
41html.it828479751,700,000
42open.online828479752,600,000
43linkiesta.it818378741,700,000
44ilsussidiario.net818378742,800,000
45quifinanza.it818378746,800,000
46businessinsider.it818378742,100,000
47marieclaire.it818378741,900,000
48laleggepertutti.it818378744,800,000
49investireoggi.it808277732,400,000
50italiaonline.it808277731,200,000
51grazia.it808277731,500,000
52money.it808277733,800,000
53alfemminile.com808277732,000,000
54gqitalia.it808277731,400,000
55studiocataldi.it808277732,100,000
56lacucinaitaliana.it808277732,300,000
57gamberorosso.it808277731,900,000
58comingsoon.it808277733,400,000
59movieplayer.it808277732,600,000
60multiplayer.it808277732,200,000
61everyeye.it808277732,400,000
62hwupgrade.it808277732,000,000
63punto-informatico.it808277731,300,000
64lifegate.it79817672980,000
65tpi.it798176722,100,000
66spaziogames.it788075711,600,000
67startupitalia.eu78807571950,000
68webnews.it788075711,400,000
69greenme.it788075711,900,000
70ideegreen.it788075711,400,000
71tuttoandroid.net788075712,400,000
72motori.it788075711,800,000
73living.corriere.it78807571900,000
74blogsicilia.it77797470950,000
75cosedicasa.com777974701,800,000
76thevision.com77797470950,000
77nostrofiglio.it767873691,200,000
78italiaatavola.net76787369780,000
79ilfattoalimentare.it76787369720,000
80siviaggia.it76787369850,000
81tuttotech.net76787369950,000
82ilblogdellestelle.it75777268850,000
83deabyday.tv75777268750,000
84pianetamamma.it757772681,800,000
85chimerarevo.com75777268950,000
86techprincess.it75777268720,000
87ecoblog.it75777268580,000
88ohga.it74767167580,000
89donnad.it74767167900,000
90fashionblog.it74767167380,000
91melarossa.it74767167820,000
92agrodolce.it74767167600,000
93marketingitalia.it74767167420,000
94fiscoetasse.com747671671,100,000
95buonissimo.it737570661,400,000
96bebeblog.it73757066420,000
97benessereblog.it73757066850,000
98giornaledellepmi.it73757066420,000
99giardinaggio.it72746965900,000
100italianbark.com72746965420,000

The pitch that works for Italian editors

  1. Write to the editor in Italian. A pitch in English marks you as someone who will file English copy. Send it in the language the piece will run in.
  2. Lead with the Italian angle. Italian data, an Italian case, or how a trend plays out in the Italian market, in the first two lines.
  3. Pitch the section (rubrica), not the masthead. "Per la vostra sezione tecnologia" shows you read the site and know where the piece fits.
  4. Bring something a staff writer cannot get. Proprietary data, a survey of Italian users, first-hand operator experience, an interview.
  5. Match the format to the tier. Op-ed desks want a tight argument. Verticals want a structured how-to. Blogs want first-hand detail.
  6. Disclose any client or brand tie up front. Italian editors check, and a hidden conflict ends the relationship.

The test: would this editor run the piece if you had nothing to sell? If yes, pitch it. If it only exists to place a link, it goes in the bin.

What not to do

  • Send an auto-translated article. Italian editors reject it on the first paragraph.
  • Pitch Repubblica or Corriere a "guest post." That format does not exist there; you burn the contact.
  • Use the same pitch for a national title and a niche blog. The angle has to change.
  • Put exact-match anchors ("miglior CRM") on links back to your product or store.
  • Ignore disclosure rules on finance, health and legal topics. One buried conflict and the piece is pulled.

Bottom line: a handful of placements on Italian sites your buyers read, written by a native speaker, will move rankings and revenue more than a long list of high-DR links nobody in the market sees. Use this list to find your handful.

Frequently asked questions

Do the big Italian papers like Repubblica or Corriere accept guest posts?

No. Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, La Stampa and Il Sole 24 Ore commission from staff and a trusted freelance pool. What they will take is an op-ed submission (un intervento) or expert commentary tied to a live story. The realistic guest-post targets on this list are the verticals (tech, food, travel, home, parenting), the digital-native magazines and the business and legal sites.

Does the article have to be written in Italian?

Yes. Italian editors will not run a machine translation, and readers spot one immediately. Have a native Italian writer produce or fully rework the piece. A rough draft in English that a translator polishes is fine; auto-translated text is not.

Can I link to my company or product?

Usually one disclosed link in the author bio, and only when the piece stands on its own. Italian editors strip promotional links from the body and reject anything that reads like a comunicato stampa. Money, health and legal topics get the most scrutiny.

Do I need to be based in Italy to pitch these?

No, but the story has to matter to Italian readers. An Italian data point, an Italian customer example, an Italian regulatory angle or a local-market comparison makes a foreign byline a non-issue for most editors.

The metrics do not match my SEO tool. Why?

Domain Rating and traffic estimates are recalculated constantly and differ between Ahrefs, Moz and Semrush. Several entries here are sub-domains or sections of a larger publisher, so a whole-domain figure reads higher than the section your post lands in. Use the numbers to sort, then re-check the two or three you plan to pitch.

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