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Italy (Italian: Italia) is a large country in Southern Europe. It is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - art and monuments are everywhere around the country. It is also famous worldwide for its cuisine, its fashion, the luxury sports cars and motorcycles, as well as for its beautiful coasts, lakes and mountains (the Alps and Appennines).

North - The North of Italy is the country's most populated and developed portion. Cities like Turin, Milan, Bologna, Verona and Venice share the region's visitors with beautiful landscapes like the Lake Como area, impressive mountains such as the Dolomites and the Italian Alps and first-class ski resorts like Cortina d'Ampezzo and others.

Northwest - Piedmont (Piemonte), Liguria (home of the Italian Riviera and Cinque Terre), Lombardy (Lombardia), Valle d'Aosta
Northeast - Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto

Central Italy breathes history and art. Rome boasts the remaining wonders of the Roman Empire and some of the world's best known landmarks such as the Colosseum. Florence, cradle of the Renaissance, is Tuscany's top attraction, whereas nearby cities like Siena, Pisa and Lucca have much to offer to those looking for the country's rich history and cultural heritage.

Lazio (the region around Rome), Marche, Tuscany (Toscana), and Umbria, Italy's green heart.

Southern Italy - Bustling Naples, the dramatic ruins of Pompeii, the romantic Amalfi Coast and laidback Apulia, as well as up-and-coming agritourism help making Italy's less visited region a great place to explore.

Abruzzo, Apulia (Puglia), Basilicata, Calabria, Campania and Molise
Italian islands - Sardinia (Sardegna) and Sicily (Sicilia), the large island located to the south of the Italian peninsula (the "ball" to Italy's "boot")

Cities

Of the hundreds of Italian cities, here are nine of its most famous:

Rome - (Roma): the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman Empire; center of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican).
Bologna - A major trade fair city.
Florence - (Firenze): History, art, architecture. Uffizi gallery, David of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Genoa - (Genova) a vibrant and historical port city, birth place of Columbus.
Milan - (Milano) - shares with Paris the title of fashion capital of the world and is the main financial and business center in the country.
Naples - (Napoli) with its famous gulf and Vesuvius volcano, including Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Pisa - home of the famous Leaning Tower.
Venice - (Venezia): History, art. Saint Mark's Piazza. The city is built on a lagoon, filled with canals, with no roads for cars. Very poetic and romantic.
Verona - a restored Roman coliseum is the stage for modern opera productions(It also where Romeo & Juliet is based)

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