Tourist Overview: Italy is the country of olive oil, pasta, wine, sunshine, roman ruins and renaissance palaces. Yet Italy is more complex and interesting than these stereotypes. It is a modern country with deep Roman Catholic roots, full of interesting sights for the casual tourist and even more for the educated visitor. It is easy to spend two weeks in major tourist centers without any reason to get bored, but it is equally simple to get off the beaten track. In the north, next to the Alps and the flatlands of the Po river, both cultural jewels and industrial highly developed cities attract. But even in the busy cities, people live the "Italian way of life". In Lombardia's capital Milan, city of haute couture and business, you can easily spend weeks without being bored. On every corner you will discover something new. The north-west of Italy is a paradise for every culinary interested traveler.
For wine lovers, Piemonteis directly connected with Barolo and Barbaresco, the most famous wines made out of the Nebbiolo grape. Piemonte's capital, Turin offers more than just a starting point to visit these wine regions. Lots of museums, modern art, book and music fairs make Turin one of the leading Italian cities concerning cultural life. The Lunigiana region, Albenga and Cerialeare worth a visit and even a longer stay. Gourmets should not miss the Emilia Romagna, Italy's culinary center. Bologna, "La Grassa" like the Italians say, is a must see as well as Ravenna with its impressive mosaic works and the Byzantine architecture and last but not least Rimininear the Adriatic Sea. Words fail to describe its beauty of Tuscany: you have to go there to see, to smell and to experience the beauty of the old towns and lovely valleys yourself. Florence, Lucca, San Francisco, Pisa and Siena offer more cultural highlights than some countries as a whole.
Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Size: slightly larger than Arizona, United States of America
Climate: predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Terrain: mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands
Popular areas within Italy include: Amalfi Coast, Cagliari, Milan, Nessebar, Nora, Pula, Rome, Solanas, Sardinia, Sicily, Venice, Villasimius.
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Regions: Italy is divided into the following regions: Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Corsica Emilia Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marche Molise Piedmont Puglia Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige Tuscany Umbria Valle d'Aosta Veneto
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Italy Real Estate News - updated 30th Jan 2011
Reduced real estate boots up recovery in Italy Italian real estate has been one of the slowest markets to be hit by the global events of the past 18 months, & until recently was looking fairly slow on the recovery uptake too.
Published: 21-Apr-10 |
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Russian investors warming their toes in Italy It’s puzzling as to why UK investors have been shying away from Italy's real estate market, given the fact that the value of property in the country hasn’t seen the turbulence felt elsewhere in the world.
Published: 30-Mar-10 |
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Italy – Safe as houses The Italian real estate market is being touted as one of the most stable and a must for any risk adverse investor looking to buy abroad.
Published: 27-Jan-10 |
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A piece a Italy tempts investors Italian real estate is gaining popularity according to Primelocation.com who have released figures based on their search engine results.
Published: 07-Jan-10 |
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Italian property market looking gooood! Italian real estate has remained one cool customer during the mighty volcanic eruption of the world’s economies and investment in that market, even now, appears to represent sound stability that is hard to beat.
Published: 14-Dec-09 |
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Cease a deal in Italy The Italian real estate market is set to benefit from the proceeds of a tax allowance which will see small business and companies repatriate euros back into the country.
Published: 08-Dec-09 |
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