Bella Italia....Pizza, Pasta, Wine, Gelato
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We are glad to share with you our travel guides following our travels throughout this amazing country. Although we haven’t yet had the chance to see every stunning location in Italy, we want to visit all the major towns, lakes, and cities in the near future. Naturally, we’ll also write travel guides for you, our valued readers. You will receive excellent guidance regarding flights to Italy, dining options, and lodging here, based on our own experiences. You will also be aware of what to anticipate and how much money you will need.
Southern Europe includes the nation of Italy. Its territory mostly consists of the geographical area of the same name. It is situated in the center of the Mediterranean Sea. Italy, which is seen as a component of Western Europe, borders the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino as well as France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia on land. Its territorial exclave, Campione in Switzerland, exists. Over 60 million people live in Italy, which has a land area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi). Not only is it the sixth most populated country in Europe, but it is also the third most populous member state of the European Union and the tenth largest country on the continent in terms of land area. Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy.
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Numerous civilizations, including the Etruscans and the Italic peoples, originated in Italy. However, because of its strategic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the nation has also historically hosted a wide variety of peoples and cultures who have migrated to the peninsula over time. Originally from central Italy, the Latins established the Roman Kingdom in the eighth century BC. This kingdom later evolved into a republic with the Senate and the People as its governing bodies. The Roman Republic eventually spread into sections of Europe, North Africa, and Asia after initially subjugating and assimilating its neighbors on the Italian peninsula.
By the first century BC, the Empire of Rome had become the dominant power in the Mediterranean and a significant center of politics, religion, and culture. This was the start of the Pax Romana, a period of more than 200 years during which Italian law, technology, the economy, art, and literature all developed. In the early Middle Ages, Italy suffered from the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Barbarian Invasion. However, by the eleventh century, a number of city-states and maritime republics—mostly in the North—had become prosperous centers of finance, trade, and commerce, laying the groundwork for modern capitalism. The Italian Renaissance brought forth a renaissance of humanism, science, adventure, and the arts, which later expanded throughout the continent.
Italian explorers helped to start the European Age of Discovery throughout the Middle Ages by finding new routes to the New World and the Far East. With the emergence of trade routes that avoided the Mediterranean, Italy’s influence both politically and commercially declined dramatically.[28] Parts of Italy were politically divided as a result of centuries of rivalry and internal strife among the Italian city-states as well as the invasions by other European countries during the Italian Wars in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Italy has an advanced economy, with the third-largest yearly nominal GDP in the EU, the ninth-largest national wealth, and the third-largest gold reserve held by a central bank worldwide. The quality of life, healthcare, education, and life expectancy all score highly. As a major power, the country is important on the local and international stages in areas of the military, diplomacy, economy, and culture. In addition to being a founding member of the European Union, Italy is also a prominent member of the Latin Union, NATO, OECD, G7, and UN, among other international organizations.
