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Italia, THE BOOT
The Apennine Peninsula has varied climates and geography. Flanked by the Alps and its neighbors of France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north, the Apennine Mountains form Italy’s central spine while the remaining sides are surrounded by seas connected to the greater Mediterranean Sea.
Integral to the culture is a rich depth of history and architecture, along with an affinity for fresh quality ingredients in its cuisine and a relaxed lifestyle. Italian is the official language with several distinct regional dialects, although French is spoken in parts of the northwest, and German in the northeast.
Regions and Provinces of Italy
Central Italy
♦ Lazio
Città Metropolitana di Roma + Viterbo + Rieti + Frosinone + Latina
♦ Città Metropolitana di Roma
Metropolitan City of Rome (in Lazio):
121 comuni (cities) + Comune di Roma Capitale (City of Rome): 15 municipi (districts) that include 22 central rioni (quarters) in the historic center of Municipio I + VATICAN CITY (independent)
♦ Tuscany (Toscana)
Firenze (Florence) + Arezzo + Siena + Grosseto + Livorno + Pisa + Prato + Pistoia + Lucca + Massa and Carrara
♦ Umbria
Perugia + Terni
♦ Marche
Pesaro Urbino + Ancona + Macerata + Fermo + Ascoli Piceno
♦ Abruzzo
L’Aquila + Teramo + Pescara + Chieti + Ascoli Piceno
Northwest Italy
♦ Aosta Valley (Vall d’Aosta)
♦ Piedmont (Piemonte)
Torino + Cuneo + Asti + Alessandria + Vercelli + Biella + Vercelli + Verbano Cusio Ossola + Novara
♦ Lombardy (Lombardia)
Milano + Varese + Como + Monza and Brianza + Lecco + Sondrio + Bergamo + Brescia + Montova + Cremona + Lodi + Pavia
♦ Liguria
La Spezia + Genova (Genoa) + Savona + Imperia
Northeast Italy
♦ Frulio-Venezia-Guilia
Trieste + Gorizia + Udine + Pordenone
♦ Trentino-Alto Adige
Bolzano + Trento
♦ Veneto
Venezia (Venice) + Treviso + Belluno + Vicenza + Padova (Padua) + Verona + Rovigo
♦ Emilia-Romagna
Piacenza + Parma + Reggio Emilia + Modena + Bologna + Ferrara + Ravenna + Forti Cesena + Remini + SAN MARINO (independent)
Southern Italy
♦ Molise
Isernia + Campobasso
♦ Puglia
Foggia + Barletta Andria Trani + Bari + Taranto + Brindisi + Lecce
♦ Campania
Napoli + Caserta + Benevento + Avellino + Salerno
♦ Basilicata
Potenza + Matera
♦ Calabria
Cosenza + Crotone + Catanzaro + Vibo Valentia + Reggio di Calabria
Mediterranean Islands
♦ Sicily
Palermo + Trapani + Agrigento + Caltanissetta + Ragusa + Siracusa + Catania + Enna + Messina
♦ Sardegna (Sardinia)
Sassari + Nuoro + Oristano + Sud Sardegna + Cagliari
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