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Italy

Italy is a land celebrated for the arts, and not the least among the arts that have attained their highest expression in Italy is the art of hospitality. The Italian welcome is as warm and traditional as a glass of fine wine. This comparison is apt, for travelers in ancient times gave the country its first name: Land of Wines. Italians are such good hosts because they get so much practice welcoming visitors from all over the world.

Italy is one of the most popular vacation countries in Europe, all seasons being good for a visit. In summer, Italy is an international playground, with visitors from all continents mingling with vacationing Italians at the famous resorts. Spring comes early to Italy and autumn lingers - and so will the wise traveler who wants to enjoy at a more leisurely pace the art centers, the large cities and the holiday resorts such as those in the Lombardian lake region where spring and fall are ideal seasons.

In winter, the Italian Alps are unequaled for scenery and skiing. In northern Italy are some of the world's most renowned winter sports resorts, easily reached from such centers as Torino, chief city of the westernmost Piemonte region; from Milano, hub of the central mountain and lake district; and from Venezia, leading city of the eastern region. Skiing is also a summer sport in the Torino Alps and the lofty mountains surrounding the Valle d’Aosta.

From the sunny southern slopes of the Alps to the lush orange groves of Sicilia, Italy offers enormous variety in its natural scenery and historical backgrounds. Because a good part of Italy grew up as a collection of independent city-states, customs and food vary greatly from region to region. This rich history is preserved in the colorful folklore festivals that take place in all of Italy's regions throughout the year.

Most of the year the beaches are sunny, with 5,310 miles of shoreline bordering Italy and its islands. You can usually find waters where the temperature is right for swimming. And history is always in season: choose any time of year to tour historic buildings and view the world's greatest art treasures, for this is a land that has been writing and preserving its history for over three thousand years.

 

 

Agropoli

Alberobello

Alps, Italy

Amalfi

Amalfi Coast

Ancona, Italy

Anzio

Aosta Valley

Asolo

Assisi

Bari

Basilicata

Bassano del Grappa

Baveno

Bay of Naples

Bologna

Bolzano

Bracciano-Martignano Regional Nature Park

Brenner Pass

Breuil-Cervinia

Brindisi

Brunate

Calabria

Camogli

Canda

Capri

Capriva del Friuli

Castel di Lama

Chianti Countryside

Circeo

Conca dei Marini

Corigliano Calabro

Cortina D'Ampezzo

Corvara

Courmayeur

Entreves

Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park

Ferrara

Foggia

Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

Gaeta

Gallipoli

Genoa, Italy

Grado

Herculaneum

Imperia

Ischia

Isola di San Pietro

Isola di Stromboli

Italian Lakes District

Italian Riviera

Kastelruth

L'Aquila

La Spezia

La Thuile

Laglio

Lake Garda

Lake Maggiore

Langhe

Lazio

Le Montenvers

Lecce

Lecco

Lerici

Liguria

Lombardy

Madonna di Campiglio

Mantua

Maratea

Marina di Carrara

Marino

Martano

Martina Franca

Merano

Milan

Milazzo

Modena

Mombaruzzo

Monfalcone

Monopoli

Montaione

Montalcino

Montecatini

Montefollonico

Montepulciano

Monteriggioni

Morre

Naples

Neapolitan Riviera

Olbia

Orvieto

Ostiglia

Otranto

Padua

Paestum

Pantelleria

Parma

Pavia

Perugia

Petrignano

Pianella

Pianillo

Piazza Armerina

Piazzano

Piedmont

Pienza

Pietrasanta

Pisa

Pistoia

Polesella

Pollenzo

Pompeii

Ponziane Islands

Porto Cervo

Porto Empedocle

Porto Ercole

Porto Levante

Porto Marghera (for Venice)

Porto Rotondo

Porto Viro

Portofino

Portovenere

Possagno

Potenza

Pozzuoli

Praiano

Procida

Pruzilly

Puglia

Radda in Chianti

Rapallo

Ravello

Ravenna

Reggio Emilia

Rignano sull'Arno

Rimini, Italy

Riva del Garda

Roccella Ionica

Romano Canavese

Rome

Rovereto

Rovigo

Sabaudia

Salerno

San Cassiano

San Gimignano

San Giulio

San Luca

San Martino in Campo

San Remo

Santa Giulia

Santa Margherita

Santo Stefano Belbo

Sardinia (Cagliari)

Saronno

Saturnia

Savelletri di Fasano

Savona

Segesta

Serego Alighieri Winery

Serravalle

Serre di Rapolano

Sestri Levante

Sicily

Sinalunga

Siracusa

Sirmione

Sorrento

South Tyrol

Spoleto

Stabiae

Strait of Messina

Stresa

Taglio di Po

Taranto

The Dolomites

Tirano

Tivoli

Todi

Torbole

Torcello

Torgiano

Torretta

Trento

Treviso

Trieste

Turin

Tuscan Hills

Tuscany

Umbria

Urbino

Ustica

Val Ferret (Italy)

Valdaro

Valiano

Valley of the Temples

Varese

Venezia San Basilio

Venice

Verona

Viareggio

Vicenza

Vieste

Villaggio Paradiso

Volterra

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