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Italy in Brief

"What is Italy?

Italy is just a piece of the Earth, just open your eyes and admire!"

by Mimi

Italian Republic:

Repubblica Italiana (in Italian)

 

Surface:

301,338 km²

 

Borders:

Italy itself is surrounded on three sides by sea. France lies on its northwestern border, Switzerland and Austria to the north and Slovenia to the northeast. There also another two big Island Sardegna and Sicily.

 

Population:

60,418,711

 

Language:

Italian

 

Italian Flag:

The flag of Italy (bandiera d'Italia) is a tricolor featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white, and red, with the green at the hoist side. Its current form has been in use since 19 June 1946 and was formally adopted on 1 January 1948.

 

Capital City:

Roma (or Rome) (41°89′N·12°48′E)

 

Type of Government:

Parliamentary Republic

 

Official Currency:

Euro (€) (EUR)

 

Time Zone:

CET (UTC+1)

 

Drives on the

Right

 

Climate

There are four season in Italy and variety of climate temperature. Surrounded from almost all parts of the sea formed one rather humidity climate during all the year. In the summer it could be very hot but often it is raining and become more humidity especially the North part of the country. In the spring and autumn could be rather warm but also cold and foggy. In the winter could happen to snow a lot (especially higher parts of the mountain) but also could be rather dry.

The climate has changed a lot last years in Italy and better to check the weather before go to make a trip.

 

Advice: In any case always bring with you suitable jacket for rain in all the seasons.

 

Voltage:

230V

 

Frequency:

50Hz

 

 

Regions of Italy:

Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Trentino Alto Adige, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta, Veneto (names are written in Italian)

 

Most Famous Italian Art cities:

Roma, Venezia, Firenze, Verona, Pisa, Padova, Siena, Torino, Genova, Bologna.

 

Italian National Parks:

Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise	49 680 ha
Alta Murgia	68 077 ha
Appenino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese	68 996 ha
Appenino Tosco-Emiliano	26 149 ha
Arcipelago di La Maddalena	15 046 ha
Arcipelago Toscano	56 776 ha
Asinara	5 200 ha
Aspromonte	76 000 ha
Cilento and Vallo di Diano	181 048 ha
Cinque Terre	3 860 ha
Circeo	8 484 ha
Dolomiti Bellunesi	31 034 ha
Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna	36 426 ha
Gargano	121 118 ha
Golfo di Orsei and del Gennargentu	73 935 ha
Gran Paradiso	71 043 ha
Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga	148 935 ha
Majella	74 095 ha
Monti Sibillini	71 437 ha
Pollino	192 565 ha
Sila	73 695 ha
Stelvio	130 728 ha
Val Grande	15 000 ha
Vesuvio	8 482 ha

 

Best Italian Ski Resorts:

Ski Resort	Resort Hight (m)	map
Alagna	1 212	map
Arabba	1 600	map
Bardonecchia	1 312	map
Campiletto	1 440	map
Canazei	1 460	map
Cervinia	2 050	map
Champoluc	1 579	map
Corvara	1 568	map
Courmayeur	1 224	map
Gressoney-la-Trinite	1 644	map
La Thuile	1 450	map
Madonna di Campiglio		map
Passo del Tonale	1 884	map
Sauze d'Oulx		map
Selva	1 560	map
Sestriere	2 035	map
St Cristina	1 446	map

 

Best Italian Beaches:

Tropea (Calabria)

Punta Sabbioni, Ligniano, Iesolo (Venice)

Rimini (Emilia Romagna)

Toscana

 

TravelMapItaly Advices:

• When you visit big cities better go there with a public transport if possible, leave your car in the hotel or surroundings.
• If it is possible book your ticket online for places you wish to visit before.
• Take care of your bag no more than in every other place on the world, everywhere it is full with many people!
• Dot worry so much about young men who tells you "Bella!" (Beautiful) or "Bellissima!" (Incredibly Beautiful), they just trying.
• Do not forget to enjoy the Typical Italian Food! You will be nicely surprised to discover that it is really very delicious. And any sandwiches, please!