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Area: 116,500 square miles (slightly larger than Arizona). Population: 57,700,000 (Rome, 2,827,000; Milan, 1,536,000; Naples, 1,207,000). Language: Italian.
Highlights
Rome, the Eternal City, has 25 centuries of history crowded into its maze of alleys, squares and catacombs.
Life bustles and flows around Rome's shrines to civilization. See its beauty from atop the Capitoline Hill, watch the world go by in the Piazza Navona and marvel at the ornate Fountain of the Four Rivers.
The Borghese Museum and Gallery has reopened after 14 years of restoration. Also open again is the Palazzo Altemps, a Renaissance villa that houses an important collection of Greek and Roman sculpture.
A popular excursion is the 20-mile journey to Tivoli to see the lavish gardens and grand fountains of Villa d'Este.
Venice floats dreamlike on canals and lagoons, an impression dramatically apparent for visitors arriving by ship. You could spend all your time in the Piazza San Marco, but exploring the nooks and crannies by boat or on foot offers many rewards. The Lido resort area on the Adriatic is a favorite of summer visitors.
Florence, first city of the Renaissance, honors Giralomo Savonarola, the reforming monk martyred 500 years ago in the Piazza della Signoria. The city, unsurpassed in its art collections, is also known for its soaring Duomo and Santa Croce church, where Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo and many other famous Tuscans are buried. Walking tours take you past 15th-century palaces; just outside the city are the magnificent estates that once served as country homes for wealthy families. (text copied from somewhere)
| Ma at Tower of Pisa | Venice | Rialto Bridge | San Marino | Sorrento | 36 | |
| Leaning Tower | St Marks Church | View From Bridge | 23 | Sorrento Shore | 37 | |
| 3 | St Marks up close | Tower at ST. Marks Plaza | 24 | Capri Church | 38 | |
| 4 | ambulance | 18 | 25 | Isle of Capri | 39 | |
| 5 | Venice Building | 19 | 26 | Capri Harbor | 40 | |
| 6 | Local Bus | 20 | 27 | 34 | 41 | |
| 7 | Venice Pier | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 |
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