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Italy
The Italian Republic is a South European neighbor of Switzerland. This ancient peninsula is the location of a record 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Typical contributors seek answers to questions about Italy's reputation for excellence in antiques, architecture, art, education, fashion, food, literature, sports, and tourist activities and sites.
10,172 Questions
Why do Russians hate Italians?
You are mistaken, Russians adore the Italian people, and Italians are fond of Russians.
There are some famous mountains found in Italy. A few are Mount Blanc, The Western Alps, Dolomites, and the Apennines.
When did Aeneas settle in Italy?
Dates in mythological time are necessarily imprecise, but the Greek historical theorist Eratosthenes dated the Fall of Troy between 1194 and 1184 BC.
Most classical authors would have been aware of Eratosthenes' dating, and many seem to have accepted it as substantively correct.
If one allow a decade (or probably a little less) for Aeneas' wanderings around the Mediterranean, this gives us a date for first landfall on the Italian mainland between 1187 and 1177 BC.
What are the cultural resources of Italy?
Roads, power lines, shopping areas, buildings, rail facilities, airports, harbors, schools.
What kind of fish does Italy catch?
Italy does not have an official national fish. However, Italians eat mainly fish found in the Mediterranean sea including sea bass, tuna, sardines, sword fish, mussels, clams, and sea bream.
How many hours in train from Bari Italy to Rome Italy?
An express train from Rome to Milan takes about three hours. A normal train may take between four and five hours.
What kind of government did Germany and Italy established after World War 2?
both Italy and Germany became democratic republics right after WWII
What hero settled in Italy after Trojan war?
According to Virgil, Diomedes escaped the destruction of Troy and settled in Italy. According to the legend, he founded the city of Argyria in Apulia.
What are 2 major lakes in Italy?
The two most popular lakes are Lake Como and Lake Garda. Other notable lakes are Lake Bolsena, Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta.
Did central powers have Italy in there?
In the beginning of the war, Italy was on the Central Powers, but later sided with the Allies.
How did the geography of Italy benefit the people in Italy?
Despite it's many mountains, Italy has a less rugged landscape than Greece. This made it easier for Rome to unite the peninsula. In addition, Italy has several rivers that ships can use. Since ancient times these rivers have provided water and transportation routes.
Switzerland,Austria,Slovenia,Crotia,San Marino,Maraco,and France.
What is the names of the seas in Italy?
Italy borders the Ligurian Sea along the Northwest coast.
Italy borders the Tyrrhenian Sea along the West coast.
Italy borders the Adriatic Sea along the East coast.
Italy borders the Ionian Sea along the Southeast coast.
Sardinia and Sicily, which belong to Italy border the Mediteranean Sea their Western and Southern Coasts
Sardinia borders the Sea of Sardinia along its West Coast, Tyrrhenian Sea along its East Coast and the Mediterranean Sea to the South.
Sicily borders the Tyrrhenian Sea to the North, Ionian Sea to the West, and Mediterranean Sea to the South and West.
The Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, and Sea of Sardinia are all technically just parts of the Mediterranean Sea.
Yes, Venice is in Italy. This place is really interesting from geographically and culturally. I have been there 6 months ago and I got chance for Free Venice City Tour. That was a superb trip.
How many rivers are there is Italy?
there are about 180 rivers in venice italy and 1 huge river like a big highway.
-sam
What was the physical geography of ancient Pompeii?
The area that pompeii is in is called campania because of the volcano in the area vesuvius the ground is very fertil. The Mediterranean is along the equator and the combination of these makes the campania reagion one of the most fertil places in the world often called the breadbaskit if italy.
What is the largest city in Spain?
Madrid is the largest city in Spain, and the third largest city in Europe.
Italy itself cannot have a favorite food for it is a country not a person. Although all the foods that you think come from Italy do NOT come from Italy, they come from China. For example noodles--spaghetti. Even the least obvious foods like PIZZA come from China. We all know Marco Polo as a fun game for children but he was also an Italian explorer going to find spices but he brought many Chinese foods which Italy has adopted and China has abandoned.
The capitals of the Italian states?
The capital city of the country is Rome.
The regions within Italy have the following capitals:
Abruzzo - L'Aquila
Aosta Valley - Aosta
Apulia - Bari
Basilicata - Potenza
Calabria - Catanzaro
Campania - Naples
Emilia-Romagna - Bologna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Trieste
Lazio - Rome
Liguria - Genoa
Lombardy - Milan
Marche - Ancona
Molise - Campobasso
Piedmont - Turin
Sardinia - Cagliari
Sicily - Palermo
Tuscany - Florence
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol - Trento
* Trentino - Trento
* South Tyrol - Bolzano
Umbria - Perugia
Veneto - Venice
