| |  | | | Italy | Latitude: 41.9 N Longitude: 12.48333 E Capital: Rome | | | | | | | | Travel in Italy A total of 159 members have visited 220 locations in Italy. Together they have written 698 travel stories and uploaded 5549 pictures from Italy. Last visit in Italy was made 2008-07-14 by mfreeman who was in Florence. Have you been to Italy? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Italy
Italy became a nation-state belatedly - in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the European Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, the ravages of organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the more prosperous north.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Italy  | Conquering begins! | | Today I saw Michelangelos David. It was actually alot bigger than you think it is! its huge! absolutely captivating though. its so perfect... the veins in his arms down to the muscles in his knees and... |
| | | |  | It's almost time!! | | I have one more class until I am officially on spring break. I leave on Saturday to go to the Greek Island of Rhodes with three of my friends. I can't wait to lay out in the warm sun, and go on walks ... |
| | | |  | Day trip to Ponza | | Some might think that's it's not in the realm of sound thinking to set your alarm clock for 6 a.m. while on vacation. However, if you want to catch the first ferry to the island of Ponza, Italy, that'... |
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Selected links to recommended web sites with information about Italy 1. | Italy
Travel information about Italy, each region and the main tourist cities. | | | 2. | Italy on Lonely Planet
Italy travel information, images, facts and more. | | | 3. | Italy on Wikipedia
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