Nuova Linea Erotica is an Italian phone sex service, which puts it in a very different lane from the video-based italian porn sites in this directory. The product is a live, one-to-one call with a real person who talks you through whatever fantasy you bring to the line, twenty-four hours a day. There are no recordings and no bots: you pick an operator from the profiles on the site, dial, and she, or he, is on the other end. It is aimed at people who find a human voice hotter than a video, who want interaction instead of watching, and who value privacy over everything else. Most callers are Italian, but anyone who speaks the language can dial in from abroad using the card option.

The site organises its operators into more than a dozen erotic categories. You will find MILFs and mature women, young girls next door, dominant mistresses for BDSM and fetish play, foot and lingerie specialists, plus gay and trans lines and lesbian fantasies for women callers. More than fifty named operators have profiles with a photo, a short description and the kind of calls they enjoy, so you are not dialling blind, and new operators are added as the roster grows. Nuova Linea Erotica also adds a few playful extras: a fantasy wheel that spins up a scenario, an erotic slot machine and a quiz that matches you with the right operator. A blog covers how calls work, what to expect the first time and how the service protects your privacy.

Pricing is per minute and there are two routes. You can call the premium 899 number and have it billed by your phone company, or pay by card or prepaid recharge, which works out cheaper per minute and lets you keep unused minutes for the next call. Card payments run through an SSL-encrypted third-party processor, the site promises full anonymity, and nothing on your bill names the service explicitly. Every operator is a consenting adult, and the line is restricted to callers over eighteen. Call quality is, naturally, only as good as the operator you choose, so read the profiles and pick carefully rather than dialling the first face you see.

Our verdict: Nuova Linea Erotica is for the man, or woman, who wants to be heard rather than just shown something. It will not replace the italian porn sites you watch, but as a complement, especially late at night when you want a real reaction from a real person, it does something video cannot. Open it through our link, browse the operator profiles and decide who gets your first call.