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Italy Information
Italy (Italian: Italia) is a large
country in Southern Europe. It is home to
the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage
Sites - art and monuments are everywhere around
the country. It is also famous worldwide for
its cuisine, its fashion, the luxury sports
cars and motorcycles, as well as for its beautiful
coasts, lakes and mountains (the Alps and
Appennines).
North - The North of Italy is the
country's most populated and developed portion.
Cities like Turin, Milan, Bologna, Verona
and Venice share the region's visitors with
beautiful landscapes like the Lake Como area,
impressive mountains such as the Dolomites
and the Italian Alps and first-class ski resorts
like Cortina d'Ampezzo and others.
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Northwest - Piedmont (Piemonte),
Liguria (home of the Italian Riviera and
Cinque Terre), Lombardy (Lombardia), Valle
d'Aosta
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Northeast - Emilia-Romagna,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige,
Veneto
Central Italy breathes history and
art. Rome boasts the remaining wonders of
the Roman Empire and some of the world's best
known landmarks such as the Colosseum. Florence,
cradle of the Renaissance, is Tuscany's top
attraction, whereas nearby cities like Siena,
Pisa and Lucca have much to offer to those
looking for the country's rich history and
cultural heritage.
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Lazio (the region around
Rome), Marche, Tuscany (Toscana), and Umbria,
Italy's green heart.
Southern Italy - Bustling Naples,
the dramatic ruins of Pompeii, the romantic
Amalfi Coast and laidback Apulia, as
well as up-and-coming agritourism help
making Italy's less visited region a
great place to explore.
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Abruzzo, Apulia (Puglia),
Basilicata, Calabria, Campania and Molise
Italian islands - Sardinia (Sardegna) and
Sicily (Sicilia), the large island located
to the south of the Italian peninsula (the
"ball" to Italy's "boot")
Cities
Of the hundreds of Italian cities, here are
nine of its most famous:
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Rome - (Roma): the capital,
both of Italy and of the ancient Roman Empire;
center of the Roman Catholic Church (the
Vatican).
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Bologna - A major trade
fair city.
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Florence - (Firenze): History,
art, architecture. Uffizi gallery, David
of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
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Genoa - (Genova) a vibrant
and historical port city, birth place of
Columbus.
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Milan - (Milano) - shares
with Paris the title of fashion capital
of the world and is the main financial and
business center in the country.
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Naples - (Napoli) with its
famous gulf and Vesuvius volcano, including
Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Pisa - home of the famous Leaning Tower.
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Venice - (Venezia): History,
art. Saint Mark's Piazza. The city is built
on a lagoon, filled with canals, with no
roads for cars. Very poetic and romantic.
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Verona - a restored Roman
coliseum is the stage for modern opera productions(It
also where Romeo & Juliet is based)
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