diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index 41ddea3c..e7cbfea0 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ try:
     import tzlocal
     _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = tzlocal.get_localzone().zone
 except ImportError:
-    _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = 'Europe/Paris'
+    _DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = 'Europe/Rome'
 
 from pelican import __version__