Italy at this time was notable for its merchant Republics, including the Republic of Florence and the Maritime Republics. They were city-states and they were generally republics in that they were formally independent, though most of them originated f... Read more »
Architecture of Italy, often called Italian architecture refers to all forms of this art in Italy. Italy has a very broad and diverse architectural style, which cannot be simply classified by period, but also by region, due to Italy's division into s... Read more »
From the 1st century BC (antiquity) until at least the 16th century, Italy was the central place of Western culture, fulcrum or origin of universal phenomena such as the Roman Empire, the Roman Catholic Church, Humanism and the Renaissance. During th... Read more »
A culture that is identifiably and certainly Etruscan developed in Italy after about 800 BC approximately over the range of the preceding Iron Age Villanovan culture. The latter gave way in the 5th century to an increasingly orientalizing culture tha... Read more »
Italy's main railroad passenger carrier, Trenitalia, operates trains linking Italy to France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Other companies, like Cisalpino (owned by Trenitalia and SBB), Rhätische Bahn and SNCF operate international links. Vatic... Read more »
In major cities and touristic areas you can find a good variety of accommodations, from world-class brand hotels to family-managed bed & breakfasts and room rentals, but hostels are really few. Camping is a good way to save money and camping site... Read more »
The Pantheon: is the best-preserved ancient building in Rome, and the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world till recently.The Duomo of Florence: is an amazing Church in Florence and well worth a visit.Santa Croce: is a Church in Florence th... Read more »
Italy has a well developed public and private transportation options. Of the intercity public transportation options, the Italian rail system is nearly universal in the North and widespread in the South, eclipsing the need for an extensive alternativ... Read more »
Regions of Italy:Northwest Italy (Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy and Aosta Valley):Home of the Italian Riviera, including Portofino, and of Cinque Terre. World class cities like Turin, the manufacturing capital of Italy, Milan, the business capital, and... Read more »
The climate of Italy is highly diverse and can be far from the stereotypical Mediterranean climate, depending on location. Most of the inland northern regions of Italy, for example Piedmont, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, have a climate variously descr... Read more »
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