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General Information |
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The climate of the costal regions is a typical Mediterranean climate with mild winters and generally hot and dry summers.
Italy and the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia have very changeable weather in autumn, winter, and spring in marked contrast to the settled sunny weather of summer. Disturbed weather can continue into late May and may commence any time after early September. Throughout the winter, however, cloudy rainy days alternate with spells of mild, sunny weather. |
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| Monuments
The Islands
Sicily, Sardinia, Capri, Ischia, Elba, Procida, Aeolian.
Museums
Every major city has a number of local museums, but some of them have national and international relevance. These are some of the most important permanent collections. |
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| Not surprisingly, Italian is the language spoken by the vast majority of Italians.English is spoken fairly commonly on the well-travelled path, but you'll want a good phrasebook for anything remote although even this may not help for the smaller towns and villages as many areas still speak dialects that you won't find in any phrasebooks. |
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Italy is part of the Eurozone, so the common currency of the European Union, the Euro (€), is legal tender in Italy. Italy is quite an expensive country. It has many luxury hotels and posh restaurants. It may cost €40.00 a day if a person self caters, stays in hostel, avoids drinking and doesn't visit too many museums. However, staying in a comfortable hotel, eating out regularly and visiting lots of museums and galleries, may cost a person at least €100-150 a day. Hiring a car may double expenses, so one should visit with enough budget. |
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Rome |
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republic |
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euro € (EUR) |
| Area : |
301,230 sq km |
| Population : |
58,133,509 (July 2006 est.) |
| Language : |
Italian (official); minor German, French and Slovene-speaking communities |
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predominately Roman Catholic (official) with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community |
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230V/50Hz (European or Italian plug) |
| Calling Code : |
+39 |
| Internet TLD : |
.it |
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UTC +1 |
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Italy |
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Italy (Italian: Italia) is a large country in Southern Europe. It is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - art and monuments are everywhere around the country. It is also famous worldwide for its cuisine, its fashion, the luxury sports cars and motorcycles, as well as for its beautiful coasts, lakes and mountains (the Alps and Appennines). |
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| The name appears to be a Greek form of Latin Vitelia, related to the Latin vitulus and Greek ἰταλός 'calf', but nature of the relationship is obscure |
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Specialties :
* Risotto
* Arancini
* Polenta
* Gelato
* Tiramisù |
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| Italian restaurants and bars charge more (typically double) if you eat seated at a table rather than standing at the bar or taking your order to go. There is usually small, very small print on the menus to tell you this. Some menus may also indicate a coperto (cover charge) or servizio (service charge). |
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