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1. kids.nationalgeographic.com › article › italyItaly - National Geographic Kids

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   GEOGRAPHY. Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula that juts out of southern Europe into the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and other waters. Its location has played an important role in its history. The sea surrounds Italy, and mountains crisscross the interior, dividing it into regions. The Alps cut across the top of the country ...

2. www.britannica.com › place › ItalyItaly - Alps, Mediterranean, Islands | Britannica

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   Italy - Alps, Mediterranean, Islands: To the north the Alps separate Italy from France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. Elsewhere Italy is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, in particular by the Adriatic Sea to the northeast, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, the Tyrrhenian Sea to the southwest, and the Ligurian Sea to the northwest. Areas of plain, which are practically limited to the ...

3. www.ricksteves.com › europe › italyItaly Travel Guide by Rick Steves

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   Italy has Europe's richest, craziest culture. After all, this nation is the cradle of European civilization — established by the Roman Empire and carried on by the Roman Catholic Church. As you explore Italy, you'll stand face-to-face with some of the world's most iconic images from this 2,000-year history: Rome's ancient Colosseum and ...

4. travel.state.gov › ItalyItaly International Travel Information

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   Jul 26, 2023 · Call us in Washington, D.C. at 1-888-407-4747 (toll-free in the United States and Canada) or 1-202-501-4444 (from all other countries) from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). See the State Department’s travel website for the Worldwide Caution and Travel Advisories.

5. www.ourescapeclause.com › best-places-to-visit-in25 Best Places to Visit in Italy (+ Map to Find Them!)

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   Sep 6, 2023 · Technically, I could list each of the five villages of Cinque Terre separately here (in order: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore), but even though they are technically separate places, Cinque Terre as a whole is one of the best travel destinations in Italy.

6. www.britannica.com › place › ItalyItaly - Roman Empire, Renaissance, Unification | Britannica

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   Italy - Roman Empire, Renaissance, Unification: The Roman Empire was an international political system in which Italy was only a part, though an important part. When the empire fell, a series of barbarian kingdoms initially ruled the peninsula, but, after the Lombard invasion of 568–569, a network of smaller political entities arose throughout Italy.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_ItalyHistory of Italy - Wikipedia

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   The European country of Italy has been inhabited by humans since at least 850,000 years ago. Since classical antiquity, ancient Etruscans, various Italic peoples (such as the Latins, Samnites, and Umbri ), Celts, Magna Graecia colonists, and other ancient peoples have inhabited the Italian Peninsula.