Info about Italy
Italy touristic attractions
Italy is located in Southern Europe and consists of a boot-shaped peninsula and two islands: Sardinia and Sicily. Italy is 300,000 sq km area and has a population of 58.6 million inhabitants. Italy is the fifth European population density, size, reaching a total of 196 people per km square.
It is bordered to the north by Austria and Switzerland, north-west France and north-east Slovenia. Italy surrounding the two enclaves of San Marino and Vatican City and is an enclave on Swiss territory called Campione Italy. The climate is continental, with an average temperature of 1.5 degrees C in January and 24 degrees C in July.
Apennine Mountains is located in the center of the peninsula, going east, merging with the Alps, which then forms an arc, closing in northern Italy. Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco to 4808 m, here are two famous volcanoes: Vesuvius now sleeping in nearby Naples and Etna on Sicily asset.
Italy is famous for arts and culture, but also valuable memorials which include the Tower of Pisa, Roman Coliseum, Trajan's Column wishes Fountain, Pantheon hundreds of churches, imposing the Vatican.
Rome is the capital of Italy and is situated on the river Tiber, is the centuries, the capital of an important roman settlement. It has studded historical monuments of Romanian origin, Etruscan, Renaissance and Baroque. COLOSSEUM remains the most famous and largest arena ever built by the Romans. Initiative to build its emperor Nero had as a result of major influence they had in those days of gladiatorial combat. It required among many other construction materials, tens of thousands of tons of marble brought from nearby Tivoli and nearly 300 tons of iron to connect the blocks together. As a precedent in modern prefab materials, many of the components of the Coliseum were built elsewhere and brought to the arena construction site for assembly. This method allowed a rapid pace of construction work that led to the building in just seven years. Trevi Fountain was built by architect Salvi in 1735 and ended in 1762. This fountain is a perfect example of Rococo style, with dramatic effects, water creatures marble, dominated by an impressive Oceanus. Water comes from the Acqua Vergine source. PHANTEON was built 1900 years ago. This temple is a great example of one of the largest Roman inventions: the dome. With a diameter of 43.5 meters Pantheon's dome, he remained until the 15th century the largest building of its type in the world. The building is a perfect hemisphere, with height and diameter between them. The Vatican is probably the richest independent state in the world, impressive collection of priceless art treasures, compensating the total lack of natural resources. For art lovers, the Vatican is the supreme center, shelters universally known treasures, from the Sistine Chapel built by Bernini in the famous market. Naples is the largest city in southern Italy. It is one of the regional capitals and has a population of one million inhabitants, and metropolitan area gather together with three million people. Este rich in monuments such as Castel Nuovo (se. XII), the Arc de Triomphe, the Royal Palace (c. century), Palace and National Gallery of the Capodimonte, churches and the nearby Roman city of Pompeii them located covered by lava during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 year Naples is located about 400 churches. The most important are: "I monastero di Santa Chiara", "la Chiesa del Gesu Nuovo.
Destinations Romantic Rivieras are areas developed for tourism season, the most important being the Italian Riviera, consisting of a chain-sea resorts: San Remo, Diano Marina, Alassio, Nervi, Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, then Rivieras wafer located in the Gulf of Naples: Amalfi, Sorrento, Capri and Ischia islands, Veneziana: Lido di Venezia, Riccione, Rimini, Sarda located in the island of Sardinia, located in the Palermo area. VENICE saltwater lagoon located in the Adriatic Sea covers more than 100 islands. The main route is the Grand Canal, which winds from San Marco Square to the outskirts. Along the Grand Canal can be seen the most beautiful palaces in Europe, high wealth Venetian merchants.