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Discover Italy: History, Culture, Nature & Cuisine
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A Profile of Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland...
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History
An Introduction to Italian History
History of the Etruscans in Italy
The Roman Empire
History of the Greeks in Italy
History of the Normans in Italy
History of the Aragons in Italy
History of the Moors in Italy
The Borgias
The Medicis
Napoleon in Italy
Risorgimento
The Italian Flag
Italian National Anthem
Italian Migration
The Italian Language
Italian Royal Family
Italian Fascism
The Italian immigration crisis
Armed Forces
Italian Army
Italian Airforce
Italian Navy
Italian Coastguard
Carabinieri
Society
Italian Local Government
Italian Police
Italian Fire Service
Italian Civil Protection
Education in Italy
Healthcare in Italy
Social Care in Italy
Energy in Italy
Water in Italy
Internet in Italy
Mafia
Camorra
Camorra Overview
Cosa Nostra
Cosa Nostra Overview
Falcone and Borsellino
'Ndrangheta
'Ndrangheta Overview
Kidnapping of John Paul Getty III
Sacra Corona Unita
Sacra Corona Unita Overview
Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA)
DIA Overview
Media
Media Overview
Social Media Influencers
Khaby Lame
Chiara Ferragni
Gianluca Vacchi
Italian Media Companies
Rai
Mediaset
Sky Italia
La7
Economy
The Italian Economy
Overview of the Italian economy
Italian Automotive Brands
Alfa Romeo
Ferrari
Fiat
Lamborghini
Maserati
Moto Guzzi
Vespa
Italian Food Brands
Barilla
Ferrero
Perugina
Italian Fashion Brands
Dolce & Gabbana
Giorgio Armani
Gucci
Prada
Italian Other Brands
Beretta
Perini Navi
Made in Italy
The artistry of Italian leather
The artistry of Italian ceramics
The artistry of Murano Glass
Invest in Italy
Italy is the next market
Politics
Italian Government
The Italian Presidency
The Italian Prime Minister
Government
Italian Republic
The First Republic
The 'Years of Lead'
Tangentopoli & Mani Puliti
The Second Republic
Italian Presidents
Enrico De Nicola
Luigi Einaudi
Giovanni Gronchi
Antonio Segni
Giuseppe Saragat
Giovanni Leone
Sandro Pertini
Francesco Cossiga
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Giorgio Napolitano
Sergio Mattarella
Italian Political Parties
Overview
Partito Democratico
Forza Italia
Movimento Cinque Stelle
Lega Nord
Fratelli d'Italia
Italian Prime Ministers
Antonio Segni
Giovanni Leone
Francesco Cossiga
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Silvio Berlusconi
Giorgia Meloni
Italian Immigration Crisis
Overview
Famous Italians
History
Augustus
Cesare Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
Julius Caesar
Caligula
Giacomo Casanova
Christopher Columbus
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Benito Mussolini
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
Politics
Silvio Berlusconi
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Francesco Cossiga
Enrico De Nicola
Luigi Einaudi
Giovanni Gronchi
Giovanni Leone
Sandro Pertini
Sergio Mattarella
Giorgia Meloni
Benito Mussolini
Giorgio Napolitano
Giuseppe Saragat
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Antonio Segni
Art
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Caravaggio
Giotto
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Literature
Dante Alighieri
Grazia Deledda
Umberto Eco
Carlo Levi
Architecture
Andrea Palladio
Renzo Piano
Carlo Scarpa
Music
Vincenzo Bellini
Andrea Bocelli
Luciano Ligabue
Mina
Luciano Pavarotti
Giacomo Puccini
Antonio Stradivari
Giuseppe Verdi
Film
Monica Bellucci
Federico Fellini
Sophia Loren
Marcello Mastroianni
Silvana Pampanini
Totò
Science
Galileo Galilei
Margherita Hack
Guglielmo Marconi
Antonio Meucci
Maria Montessori
Alessandro Volta
Religion
Padre Pio
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Valentine
Sport
Alberto Ascari
Matteo Berrettini
Gianluigi Buffon
Nino Farina
Fabio Fognini
Flavia Pennetta
Valentino Rossi
Jannik Sinner
Alberto Tomba
Francesco Totti
Simone Velasco
New Media
Khaby Lame
Chiara Ferragni
Gianluca Vacchi
Crime
Giovanni Brusca
Italian Influence
Italian Top Unesco Sites
Italian Top Geographical Features
Italian Top Historical Events
Italian Top Cultural Developments
Italian Top Scientific Discoveries
Italian Top Fashion Contributions
General Interest
Presepi
Italian Coffee
Italian Playing Cards
Italian Superstitions
Dark Archive
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
44 BC
The Assassination of King Umberto I
1900
The Battle of Monte Cassino
1944
The Kidnap & Murder of Aldo Moro
1978
The Bombing of Bologna Station
1980
The Hijack of the Achille Lauro
1985
The Murder of Meredith Kercher
2007
The Costa Concordia Tragedy
2012
Rogues' Gallery
Emperor Caligula
b.12 AD - d. 41 AD
Cesare Borgia
b. 1475 - d. 1507
Lucrezia Borgia
b. 1480 - d. 1519
Benito Mussolini
b. 1883 - d. 1945
Giovanni Brusca
b. 1957 -
Places
Overview
Regions of Italy
Much of the unique quality and appeal of Italy comes from the variety and individuality of Italy's regions. There are twenty regions in Italy and before Italian Unification in 1861, many of these regions were proudly independent. In many areas that independence can still be felt today. For outsiders, the differing characteristics of certain regions can be obvious...
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Regional Profiles
Abruzzo
Aosta
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio
Liguria
Lombardy
Le Marche
Molise
Piedmont
Puglia
Sardinia
Sicily
Trentino Alto-Adige
Tuscany
Umbria
Veneto
Provinces
Abruzzo
Chieti (CH)
L'Aquila (AQ)
Pescara (PE)
Teramo (TE)
Aosta
Aosta (AO)
Basilicata
Matera (MT)
Potenza (PZ)
Calabria
Catanzaro (CZ)
Cosenza (CS)
Crotone (KR)
Reggio Calabria (RC)
Vibo Valentia (VV)
Campania
Avellino (AV)
Benevento (BN)
Caserta (CE)
Napoli (NA)
Salerno (SA)
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna (BO)
Ferrara (FE)
Forlì-Cesena (FC)
Modena (MO)
Parma (PR)
Piacenza (PC)
Ravenna (RA)
Reggio Emilia (RE)
Rimini (RN)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Gorizia (GO)
Pordenone (PN)
Trieste (TS)
Udine (UO)
Lazio
Frosinone (FR)
Latina (LT)
Rieti (RI)
Roma (RM)
Viterbo (VT)
Liguria
Genova (GE)
Imperia (IM)
La Spezia (SP)
Savona (SV)
Lombardy
Bergamo (BG)
Brescia (BS)
Como (CO)
Cremona (CR)
Lecco (LC)
Lodi (LO)
Milano (MI)
Mantova (MN)
Monza e della Brianza (MB)
Pavia (PV)
Sondrio (SO)
Varese (VA)
Le Marche
Ancona (AN)
Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Fermo (FM)
Macerata (MC)
Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Molise
Campobasso (CB)
Isernia (IS)
Piedmont
Alessandria (AL)
Asti (AT)
Biella (BI)
Cuneo (CN)
Novara (NO)
Torino (TO)
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
Vercelli (VC)
Puglia
Bari (BA)
Barletta-Andria-Trani (BT)
Brindisi (BR)
Foggia (FG)
Lecce (LE)
Taranto (TA)
Sardinia
Cagliari (CA)
Carbonia-Iglesias (CI)
Medio Campidano (MD/VS)
Nuoro (NU)
Ogliastra (OG)
Olbia-Tempio (OT)
Oristano (OR)
Sassari (SS)
Sicily
Agrigento (AG)
Caltanissetta (CL)
Catania (CT)
Enna (EN)
Messina (ME)
Palermo (PA)
Ragusa (RG)
Siracusa (SR)
Trapani (TP)
Trentino-Alto Adige
Bolzano (BZ)
Trento (TN)
Tuscany
Arezzo (AR)
Firenze (FI)
Grosseto (GR)
Livorno (LI)
Lucca (LU)
Massa-Carrara (MS)
Pisa (PI)
Pistoia (VC)
Prato (PO)
Siena (SI)
Umbria
Perugia (PG)
Terni (TR)
Veneto
Belluno (BL)
Padova (PD)
Rovigo (RO)
Treviso (TV)
Venezia (VE)
Verona (VR)
Vicenza (VI)
Towns & Cities
Abruzzo
L'Aquila (L'Aquila)
Pescara (Pescara)
Aosta
Aosta City (Aosta)
Basilicata
Lauria (Potenza)
Maratea (Potenza)
Matera (Matera)
Potenza (Potenza)
Calabria
Catanzaro (Catanzaro)
Reggio Calabria (Reggio Calabria)
Topea (Vibo Valentia)
Campania
Amalfi (Salerno)
Naples (Napoli)
Positano (Salerno)
Salerno (Salerno)
Sapri (Salerno)
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna (Bologna)
Dozza (Bologna)
Rimini (Rimini)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Trieste (Trieste)
Lazio
Anzio (Roma)
Latina (Latina)
Rome (Roma)
Liguria
Finale Ligure (Savona)
Genoa (Genova)
Portofino (Genova)
Sarzana (La Spezia)
Lombardy
Bergamo (Bergamo)
Cremona (Cremona)
Milan (Milano)
Le Marche
Ancona (Ancona)
Ascoli Piceno (Ascoli Piceno)
Fano (Pesaro e Urbino)
Molise
Campobasso (Campobasso)
Piedmont
Asti (Asti)
Novara (Novara)
Turin (Torino)
Puglia
Alberobello (Bari)
Bari (Bari)
Cisternino (Brindisi)
Lecce (Lecce)
Ostuni (Brindisi)
Sardinia
Cagliari (Cagliari)
Calasetta (Carbonia-Iglesias)
Santa Maria Navarrese (Nuoro)
Sicily
Catania (Catania)
Marsala (Trapani)
Palermo (Palermo)
Siracusa (Siracusa)
Trentino-Alto Adige
Bolzano (Bolzano)
Trento (Trento)
Tuscany
Florence (Firenze)
Lucca (Lucca)
Orbetello (Grosseto)
Porto Ercole (Grosseto)
Porto Santo Stefano (Grosseto)
Siena (Siena)
Viareggio (Lucca)
Umbria
Assisi (Perugia)
Norcia (Perugia)
Perugia (Perugia)
Veneto
Padua (Padua)
Venice (Venezia)
Verona (Verona)
National Parks
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise
(Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise)
Alta Murgia
(Puglia)
Appennino Lucano Val d'Agri-Lagonegrese
(Basilicata)
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
(Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna)
Archipelago di La Maddalena
(Sardinia)
Archipelago Toscano
(Tuscany)
Asinara
(Sardinia)
Aspromonte
(Calabria)
Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni
(Campania)
Cinque Terre
(Liguria)
Circeo
(Lazio)
Dolomiti Bellunesi
(Veneto)
Foreste Casentinesi
(Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany)
Gargano
(Puglia)
Gran Paradiso
(Aosta, Piedmont)
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga
(Abruzzo, Lazio, Le Marche)
Majella
(Abruzzo)
Monti Sibillini
(Le Marche, Umbria)
Orosei e del Gennargentu
(Sardinia)
Pantelleria
(Sicily)
Pollino
(Basilicata, Calabria)
Sila
(Calabria)
Stelvio
(Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige)
Val Grande
(Piedmont)
Vesuvio
(Campania)
Lakes
The Northern Lakes - Overview
Lake Como
Lombardy
Lake Garda
Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto
Lake Idro
Lombardy
Lake Iseo
Lombardy
Lake Lugano
Lombardy, Switzerland
Lake Maggiore
Lombardy
Lake Laudemio
Basilicata
Lake Pilato
Le Marche
Fusine Lakes
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lake Bracciano
Lazio
Lake Bolseno
Lazio
Lake Trasimeno
Umbria
Islands
Aegadian islands
Sicily
Aeolian Islands
Sicly
Archipelago di la Maddalena
Sardinia
Archipelago Toscano
Tuscany
Asinara
Sardinia
Capri
Campania
Pantelleria
Sicily
Pelagie islands
Sicily
Phlegraean Islands
Campania
Pontine Islands
Lazio
San Pietro
Sardinia
Sardinia
Sicily
Tremiti Islands
Puglia
Regional Features
Abruzzo
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park
Gran Sasso National Park
Aosta
Castel Savoia
Gran Paradiso National Park
Basilicata
Lake Laudemio
Appennino Lucano National Park
Pollino National Park
Images of Basilicata
Calabria
Aspromonte National Park
Pollino National Park
Sila National Park
Campania
Bourbon Tunnel
Cilento National Park
Pompei
Royal Palace Caserta
Vesuvio National Park
Emilia-Romagna
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Fusine Lakes
Lazio
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park
Altare della Patria
Circeo National Park
Colosseum
Gran Sasso National Park
Park of the Monsters
Ponte Fabricio
Spanish Square
Tivoli Gardens
Trevi Fountain
Trinità dei Monti
Vatican City
Liguria
Cinque Terre National Park
Genoa Aquarium
Lombardy
La Scala
Scaligero Castle
Stelvio National Park
Le Marche
Gran Sasso National Park
Lake Pilato
Monte Sibillini National Park
Temple of Valadier
Malacological Museum
Molise
Abrusso, Lazio e Molise National Park
Piedmont
Gran Paradiso National Park
Val Grande National Park
Puglia
Alta Murgia National Park
Egnazia Archaeological Park
Gargano National Park
Trulli
Sardinia
Maddalena National Park
Asinara National Park
Costa Smeralda
Gennargentu National Park
Sicily
Images of Sicily
Pantelleria National Park
Trentino-Alto Adige
Stelvio National Park
Tuscany
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Archipelago Toscano National Park
Chiantishire
Garfagnana
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Uffizi Gallery
Argentario Promontory
The Maremma
Umbria
Monte Sibillini National Park
Saint Patrick's Cave
Veneto
Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Grand Canal
Gondola
St Mark's Basilica
Images of Venice
Nature
Geography of Italy
Geography of Italy
The Italian, mediterranean lifestyle is famous throughout the world. Sitting outside in beautiful weather, surrounded by friends and family, eating fabulous food, drinking delicious wine and gazing at the unsurpassable countryside, has to be everyone's idea of paradise. But this is no idle dream! It is a dream that has become reality for many people who have chosen to relocate to this wonderful country and live in Italy...
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Climate
Introduction to the Italian Climate
Spring in Italy
Summer in Italy
Autumn in Italy
Winter in Italy
Climate Change in Italy
Seismology
Introduction to Italian Volcanoes
Mount Etna
Campi Flegrei
Mount Stromboli
Mount Vesuvius
Introduction to Italian Earthquakes
Plants
Bougainvillea
Oleander Tree
Olive Tree
Mammals
Marsican Brown Bear
Italian Wolf
Wild Boar
Bottlenose Dolphin
Birds
Italian Golden Eagle
Italian Golden Oriole
Italian Red Kite
Snakes
An Introduction to Italian Snakes
Asp
Whip Snake
Insects
Praying Mantis
Cicada
Carpenter Bee
Culture
Italian Culture
Italian Culture
Italy has been at the forefront of western civilisation since before the birth of Christ, and since then has had a profound influence on the development of Europe and the rest of the world in almost every aspect of art and culture...
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Cultural Influences
Etruscan Influence
Greek Influence
Roman influence
Norman Influence
Aragonese Influence
Moorish Influence
The Italian Renaissance
Cultural Sectors
Italian Art
Italian Literature
Italian Classical Music
Italian Opera
Italian Pop Music
Italian Cinema
Italian Fashion
Italian Classical Architecture
Italian Baroque Architecture
Italian Modern Architecture
Commedia dell'Arte
Cultural Events
A Calendar of Italian Events
Calcio Fiorentino
Tuscany
Festival of Saint Efisio
Sardinia
Festival of San Remo
Liguria
Palio
Tuscany
Rificolona
Tuscany
Sartiglia
Sardinia
Scoppio del Carro
Tuscany
Umbria Jazz Festival
Umbria
Venice Carnival
Veneto
Venice Film Festival
Veneto
Via Crucis
Lazio
Viareggio Carnival
Tuscany
Wine & Taranta Festival
Campania
Cultural Venues
La Fenice
Veneto
La Scala
Lombardy
La Pinacoteca di Brera
Lombardy
Uffizi Gallery
Tuscany
Italians in Culture
Art
Arcimboldo
Caravaggio
Giotto
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Literature
Dante Alighieri
Grazia Deledda
Umberto Eco
Carlo Levi
Music
Vincenzo Bellini
Andrea Bocelli
Luciano Ligabue
Mina
Luciano Pavarotti
Giacomo Puccini
Antonio Stradivari
Giuseppe Verdi
Il Volo
Film
Monica Bellucci
Federico Fellini
Sophia Loren
Marcello Mastroianni
Silvana Pampanini
Totò
Architecture
Andrea Palladio
Renzo Piano
Carlo Scarpa
New Media
Khaby Lame
Chiara Ferragni
Gianluca Vacchi
TV Commercials
Alfa Romeo
Parking - Kimi and Minntu Raikkonen
Barilla
Al Bronzo
Barilla
Roger Federer, Davide Oldani - Masters of pasta
Birra Moretti
Zero
Coop
Una buona spesa può cambiare il mondo
Dolce & Gabbana
A lover's story in Rome
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce Rosa Excelsa
Dolce & Gabbana
Family
Dolce & Gabbana
K
Dolce & Gabbana
Pour Femme & Pour Homme
Fiat 500
The Italians are coming
Ichnusa
TV Commercial 2022
Idealista
'Mi Raccomando'
Italian Army
Recruitment Commercial
Maserati
MC20 Cielo
Region of Sardinia
Un Mondo Straordinario
Music Videos
A un passo dalla luna
Rocco Hunt, Ana Mena
Bellissima
Annalisa
Chiamami Per Nome
Francesca Michielin, Fedez
Ci Sarò
Alfa
Ciclone
Takagi & Ketra, Elodie, Mariah ft. Gipsy Kings, Nicolás Reyes, Tonino Baliardo
Due Vite
Marco Mengoni - Winner San Remo 2023
Fragole
Achille Lauro, Rose Villain
Juega
Gianluca Vacchi
Mille
Fedez, Achille Lauro, Orietta Berti
Movimento Lento
Annalisa feat. Federico Rossi
Non è Detto
Laura Pausini
Notti di Luna
Enrico Nigiotti
Sangria
Tribale
Elodie
Un Bacio All'Improvviso
Rocco Hunt, Ana Mena
Una Volta Ancora
Fred De Palma (feat Ana Mena)
Vivo per lei
Benedetta Caretta & Marc-André
Zitti e Buoni
MÃ¥neskin
Sport
Italian Sport
Italian Sport
Italy, a land of exquisite cuisine, ancient history, and stunning landscapes, is also a powerhouse in the world of sports. Italian sport is not just about games; it is a reflection of the nation's passion, tradition, and unyielding commitment to excellence.
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Sport Sectors
Italian Football
Italian Football Overview
Juventus
Italian Motorsport
Italian Motorsport Overview
Mille Miglia
Italian Motorcycle Racing
Italian Motorcycle Racing Overview
Italian Cycling
Italian Cycling Overview
Giro d'Italia
Italian Tennis
Italian Tennis Overview
Italian Fencing
Italian Fencing Overview
Italian Skiing
Italian Skiing Overview
Sport Stadiums in Italy
Stadio Olimpico
Italians in Sport
Football
Francesco Totti
'Gigi' Buffon
Motor Racing
Alberto Ascari
Nino Farina
Motorcycle Racing
Valentino Rossi
Cycling
Simone Velasco
Tennis
Matteo Berrettini
Fabio Fognini
Flavia Pennetta
Jannik Sinner
Sport Videos
Italy Wins Curling Gold
Beijing Winter Olympics