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Mont Blanc

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Gran Paradiso13,323ft(4061m)

Punta La Marmora

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Little St.-Bernard

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Portoferraio

Piombino

Orbetello

Todi

Comacchio

Portogruaro

Monfalcone

Arco

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Bressanone

Bassano

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Gemona del Friuli

Finale Ligure

Ventimiglia

Imperia

Aosta Mondovì

Savigliano

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Sapri

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Susa

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Cremona

Massa

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Grosseto

Ostiglia

Siena

Imola

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Arezzo

Faenza

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Cesena

Treviso

Chioggia

Marsala

Trapani

Pordenone

Foligno

Tivoli

Pesaro

Latina

Fano

Udine

L’Aquila

Tarvisio

Agrigento

AscoliPiceno

Teramo

Caltanissetta

Chieti

Gela

Caserta

Vittoria

Campobasso

Ragusa

Modica

Benevento

Avellino

San Severo

Potenza

Cerignola

Manfredonia

Lamezia

Barletta

Andria

Altamura

Molfetta

Matera

Bitonto

Crotone

Brindisi

Sassari

Novara

Cagliari

Monza

Bergamo

Piacenza

La Spezia

Brescia

Livorno

Parma

Pisa

Reggio nell’ Emilia

Modena

Verona

Prato

Trento

Florence(Firenze)

Bologna

Bolzano Vicenza

Ferrara

Padova

Forlì

Mestre

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Venice

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Perugia

Rimini

Terni

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Trieste

Pescara

Torre del Greco

Salerno

Catania

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Messina

Foggia

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Catanzaro

Bari

Taranto

Lecce

Turin(Torino)

Genoa

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Milan(Milano)

Palermo

Naples

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ROME(ROMA)

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T

he boot-shaped country

of Italy stretches from the

mountainous north down to the Mediterranean Sea. For much of its history, Italy consisted of city-states—such as Florence and Venice—and was united only in 1870. Regional differences in Italy are huge, as each region has its own cuisine, customs, and dialect, and is geographically quite distinct. As a result, many Italians identify themselves first

by region and then by country. The largest division, however,

is between the rich north and the poorer south—a rugged region with several active volcanoes and the occasional

severe earthquake. The mainland of Italy includes two tiny independent states—San Marino and Vatican City.COLOSSEUMOne of Rome’s greatest sights is the Colosseum, which opened in 80

ce

. Deadly

gladiatorial combats and animal fights were staged here before crowds of up to 55,000 people.

FOOTBALL FANSItalians are mad about football and fanatically follow the performance of teams such as Juventus, AC Milan, Inter, and Roma. Italian teams frequently win major European competitions, and the national team has won the World Cup four times – in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006.

CITY OF CANALSThe beautiful city of Venice is made up of 118 islands, 177 canals, and 400 bridges. The only way to get around is to walk or take a boat: a

vaporetto

,

motoscafo

, or

motonave

. The most distinctive

boat, however, is the gondola. Each year, in the days before Ash Wednesday, Venice hosts a carnival when the city celebrates with fireworks and everyone wears spectacular masks.

Vatican City has a permanent

population of only about

1,000 people, although more than 3,000 come to work in

the city-state each day.

Carnival masks

The oval-shaped Colosseum stood at 620 ft (189 m) high.

Andrea Bocelli

Italy

HOME OF OPERAThe idea of setting drama to music originated in Italy during the 16th century. Since then, Italian composers such as Rossini, Verdi, and Puccini have made opera the most popular musical form in Italy. Many cities have their own opera houses.

Europe

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