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Italy

Italy is a surprisingly young country considering how much history is in this small country. It did not come together to a modern country until 1861.
Some facts about Italy:

  • Italy is located in Southern Europe
  • Italy is the home of pizza and imported pasta from China to Europe
  • The average life expectancy at birth for an Italian is 79.54 years.
  • Italy is slightly larger than Arizona.
  • Northern Italy is must more prosperous than Southern Italy
  • Italians love their evening Passeggiata, or stroll.
  • Italy brought the world ice cream, the piano and of course the Roman Empire
  • Italians is a popular travel destination and has been featured many times on the Amateur Traveler.

Recent Posts

Travel to Lake Garda and the Verona Countryside – Episode 855
Travel to Lake Garda and the Verona Countryside – Episode 855
Travel to Puglia, Italy – Episode 846
Travel to Puglia, Italy – Episode 846
Travel to Calabria in Italy – Episode 831
Travel to Calabria in Italy – Episode 831
Travel to the South Tyrol, Italy – Episode 812
Travel to the South Tyrol, Italy – Episode 812
Hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites in Italy – Episode 811
Hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites in Italy – Episode 811
Travel to Abruzzo, Italy – Episode 791
Travel to Abruzzo, Italy – Episode 791
Travel to Rome, Italy – Episode 751
Travel to Rome, Italy – Episode 751
Travel to Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy – Episode 723
Travel to Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy – Episode 723
Travel to the Le Marche Region of Italy – Episode 674
Travel to the Le Marche Region of Italy – Episode 674
Travel to the Piedmont Region of Italy – Episode 662
Travel to the Piedmont Region of Italy – Episode 662
Travel to Sicily – Episode 651
Travel to Sicily – Episode 651
Cruise to the Western Mediterranean (Spain, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy) on Holland America’s Westerdam – Episode 574
Cruise to the Western Mediterranean (Spain, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy) on Holland America’s Westerdam – Episode 574
Travel to Northern Italy (Mantua, Verona, Padua) – Episode 552
Travel to Northern Italy (Mantua, Verona, Padua) – Episode 552
Travel to Sardinia, Italy – Episode 516
Travel to Sardinia, Italy – Episode 516
Travel to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Italy – Episode 514
Travel to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Italy – Episode 514