Italy Vacation

Italy Vacation

Why not have a vacation in the super nation of Italy. It can be a super place to have a vacation in or holiday in. Why not get a cheap or luxury vacation in the country. You may want to buy, rent, sell, hire, loan, some accommodation to stay in, in the nation.

Italy occupies a long, boot shaped peninsula, surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. The largest of its northern lakes is Garda ( 370 km² ); the Po, its principal river, flows from the Alps on Italy's western border and crosses the great Padan plain to the Adriatic Sea. Several islands form part of Italy; the largest are Sicily ( 25,708 km² ) and Sardinia ( 24,090 km² ). There are several active volcanoes in Italy: Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe; Vulcano; Stromboli; and Vesuvius, the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe.

Italian theatre can be traced back into the Roman which was heavily influenced by the Greek tradition, and, as with many other literary genres, Roman dramatists tended to adapt and translate from the Greek. For example, Seneca's Phaedra was based on that of Euripides, and many of the comedies of Plautus were direct translations of works by Menander. During the 16th century and on into the 18th century Commedia dell'arte was a form of improvisational theatre, although it is still performed today. Travelling teams of players would set up an outdoor stage and provide amusement in the form of juggling,acrobatics, and, more typically, humorous plays based on a repertoire of established characters with a rough storyline, called Canovaccio.

Ancient resorts

Italy has some of the world's most ancient tourist resorts, dating back to the time of the Roman Republic, when destinations such as Pompeii, Naples Ischia, Capri and especially Baiae were popular with the rich of Roman society.

Popular destinations

Rome, Venice, and Florence are the top three destinations for tourism in Italy. Other major tourist locations include Turin, Milan, Naples, Padua, Bologna, Perugia, Genoa, Sicily, Sardinia, and Cinque Terre. Two factors in each of these locations is history and geography. The Roman Empire, middle ages, and renaissance have left many cultural artifacts for the Italian tourist industry to use. Many northern cities are also able to use the Alps as an attraction for winter sports, while coastal southern cities have the Mediterranean Sea to draw tourists looking for sun (it is up in the sky).

Tunnels in Italy

Apennine Base Tunnel, Brenner Base Tunnel, Col de Tende Road Tunnel, Fréjus Rail Tunnel, Fréjus Road Tunnel, Fréjus Tunnel, Giovanni XXIII Tunnel, Grotta di Cocceio, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Simplon Tunnel, Traforo del Gran Sasso

Airports in Italy

Abruzzo International Airport, Aeroporto di Centocelle, Ancona Airport, Aosta Airport, Bari International Airport, Belluno Airport, Bologna Airport, Bolzano Airport, Brescia Airport, Brindisi Airport, Cagliari-Elmas Airport, Casale Airport, Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, Crotone Airport, Cuneo Levaldigi Airport, Federico Fellini International Airport, Fertilia Airport, Foligno Airport, Forlì Airport, Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, Galileo Galilei International Airport, Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, Lamezia Terme International Airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Linate Airport, Malpensa International Airport, Naples International Airport, Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport, Orio al Serio Airport, Parma Airport, Peretola Airport, Reggio Calabria Airport, Rome Ciampino Airport, Rome Viterbo Airport, San Egidio Airport, Torino-Aeritalia Airport, Treviso Airport, Turin International Airport, Venice Marco Polo Airport, Verona Airport, Villanova d'Albenga Internati

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