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	ITALY - LoveToKnow Article on ITALY
		Northern Italy.By far the larger portion of Northern Italy is occupied by the basin of the P0, which comprises the whole of the broad plain extending from the foot of the Apennines to that of the Alps, together with the valleys and slopes on both sides of it.
		Central Italy.The geography of Central Italy is almost wholly determined by the Apennines, which traverse it in a direction from about north-north-east to south-south-west, almost precisely parallel to that of the coast of the Adriatic from Rimini to Pescara.
		It is a singular fact in the geography of Central Italy that the valleys of the Tiber and Arno are in some measure connected by that of the Chiana, a level and marshy tract, the waters from which flow partly into the Arno and partly into the Tiber.
	91.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IT/ITALY.htm (18279 words)

	Italy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Northern Italy, made up largely of a vast plain that is contained by the Alps in the north and drained by the Po River and its tributaries, comprises the regions of Liguria, Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta (see Aosta, Valle d’), Lombardy, Trentino–Alto Adige, Venetia, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, and part of Emilia-Romagna (which extends into central Italy).
		The Magyars plundered N Italy, and in the south the Arabs seized (917) Sicily and raided the mainland.
		In central and N Italy, the prevailing chaos was increased by the conflict between the emperors and the popes over investiture and by the contested succession to Tuscany after the death (1115) of Countess Matilda.
	www.bartleby.com /65/it/Italy.html (5639 words)

	Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Modern Italy became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, which ruled over Sardinia and Piedmont.
		Under 1993 legislation, Italy has single-member districts for 75% of the seats in parliament; the remaining 25% of seats are allotted on a proportional basis.
		Italy is well-known for its art and culture as well as popular iconic monuments, among them the leaning tower of Pisa and the Roman Colosseum, as well as for its food (pizza, pasta, etc.), wine, lifestyle, elegance, design, cinema, theatre, literature, poetry, visual arts, music (notably Opera), holidays, and generally speaking, for taste.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italy (1855 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Italy has the characteristic shape of a riding hoot, of which the top is represented by the Alps, the seam by the Apennines, and the toe, the heel, and the spur, respectively, by the peninsulas of Calabria, Salento, and Gargano.
		Italy was comforted by all the civilized nations, and especially the United States, which built a town in the beautiful district of Santa Cecilia, in the neighbourhood of Messina, with nearly 1500 frame houses, after the fashion of Swiss chalets, prettily finished, and painted in white.
		In peninsular and in insular Italy the winter rains, on the contrary, are heaviest, and the absence of drainage causes the waters that overflow from the river-beds to inundate the lowlands of the coast and thereby to develop malaria.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08208a.htm (17934 words)

	Italy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Italian Republic or Italy ((A native or inhabitant of Italy) Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe.
		Italy is one of the few modern countries bearing a name of such long tradition.
		Italy joined the (The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as thei) Euro from its conception in 1999.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/it/italy.htm (2177 words)

	Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Modern Italy became a nation-state belatedly — on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the peninsula were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the Savoy dynasty, which ruled over Piedmont.
		Italy was a charter member of NATO (April 4, 1949) and the European Union(1952/58) and on December 14, 1955 Italy joined the United Nations.
		Italy had joined the growing political and economic unification of Western Europe, including the introduction of the Euro in 1999, thus replacing the Italian Lira.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/I/Italy.htm (1701 words)

	Italy (08/05)
		Italy's agriculture is typical of the division between the agricultures of the northern and southern countries of the European Union.
		Italy was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 and is a member and strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization (GATT/WTO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Council of Europe.
		Italy has worked closely with the United States and others on such issues as NATO and UN operations as well as with assistance to Russia and the New Independent States; the Middle East peace process; multilateral talks; Somalia and Mozambique peacekeeping; and combating drug trafficking, trafficking in women and children, and terrorism.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4033.htm (4260 words)

	Welcome to Italy1 History Page La Storia Italiana in Inglese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Italy, history of since earliest times the history of Italy has been influenced by cultural and political divisions resulting from the peninsula's disparate geography and by circumstances that made Italy the scene of many of Europe's most important struggles for power.
		The diverse cultural patterns of the early Iron Age were further complicated in the late 8th century BC by the arrival of Greek colonizers in the south and in Sicily and by the appearance of the ETRUSCANS in central Italy and the Po Valley.
		Peninsular Italy was administered from its capital at RAVENNA as merely one division of the empire, although the Byzantines gradually and grudgingly admitted the ecclesiastical primacy of Rome in the West.
	www.italy1.com /history (4084 words)

	ITALY (Italia) - Online Information article about ITALY (Italia)
		Central Italy.—The geography of Central Italy is almost wholly mountains (now called the Monti Lepini), separated from the central determined by the Apennines, which traverse it in a direction ranges by the broad valley of the Sacco, a tributary of the See also:
		Southern Italy.—The great central mass of the Apennines, which has held its course throughout Central Italy, with a general direction from north-west to south-east, may be considered as continued in the same direction for about too m.
		Campobasso) is occupied by an irregular mass of mountains, of much inferior height to those of Central Italy, and broken up into a number of groups, intersected by rivers, which have for the most part a very tortuous course.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /INV_JED/ITALY_Italia_.html (7280 words)

	Italy - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is bound by Tyrrhenian and Ligurian Seas to the west, France to the northwest, Switzerland and Austria to the north, Slovenia to the northeast, the Adriatic Sea to the east as well as the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas to the south.
		In 1949 Italy became a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and was admitted into the UN in 1955.
		During the 1960's Italy entered a phase of economic privatization and rapid industrial growth while during the 1970's there was a marked increase in the activities of extreme left and righting terrorist groups such as the Red Brigades and neo fascists.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/italy.htm (1628 words)

	Italy HQ : Sienna Italy
		Brief hagiography of this Doctor of the Church, and patron saint of Italy.
		One week painting holidays for painters of all levels in Tuscany, Puglia andVenice in Italy, Provence in the South of France, Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and...
		Italy HQ excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using, this Website.
	italyhq.com /siennaitaly/index.php (731 words)

	Central Italy Motorcycle Tours - 1st Class Adventures
		Central Italy Motorcycle Tours is a new motorcycle touring company based in Rome, Italy.
		These are the itineraries where you will be able to see most of Central Italy and really appreciate what riding in the land where Ducatis, Moto Guzzis and Ferraris came to life means.
		Your luggage will be transported for you and average mileage per day will be slightly less than on the 3 day tours but you will still clock approx between 1750 to 2000 km worth of wonderful roads.
	www.1stclassadventures.com /cimt.htm (394 words)

	CNN - 10 die in central Italy earthquakes - Sept. 26, 1997
		ASSISI, Italy (CNN) -- Earthquakes jolted a mountainous swath of central Italy early Friday, killing at least 10 people and damaging artworks and buildings, including the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, one of Christianity's most important shrines.
		Most of the people were killed by falling rubble, dozens were injured and more than 1,200 were forced from their homes in the Umbria region.
		The town of Macerata, near Italy's eastern coast, was heavily damaged.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9709/26/italy.quake.11a (458 words)

	Italy
		Italy has survived these battles in numerous forms, from commercial city-states, to independent duchies, to Spanish feudal systems.
		Geographically speaking, Italy revels in a most desirable range of agricultural settings, with rich soil as well as temperate climates in the central mass, warmer regions in the south and extreme cold only in the higher elevations of the Alps.
		The most difficult part of planning a gastronomic trip to Italy is not figuring out where to go, but rather what regions you could afford to miss.
	www.globalgourmet.com /destinations/italy (629 words)

	Global Freemasonry. com - This site is based on the works of Harun Yahya.
		The whole question of religion is central to the fascination that Dashwood continues to exercise.
		The Masons in Italy were founded as an extension of the French Masons, and began to exercise an influence in Italy from the beginning of the nineteenth century.
		Afterwards, Italy entered a process by which it became increasingly distanced from religion, and that was to prepare the foundation for Mussolini's fascist dictatorship in the 1920's.
	www.globalfreemasonry.com /global_freemasonry_06.html (5851 words)

	Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This war is known as the third Samnite war, but it was in fact a war between Rome and the principal nations of Italy—the Samnites, the Umbrians, the Etruscans, and the Gauls.
		The battle was finally decided in favor of the Romans; and the hope of a united Italy under the leadership of Samnium was destroyed.
		Rome’s Position in Central Italy.—The great result of the Samnite wars was to give Rome the controlling position in central Italy.
	www.forumromanum.org /history/morey11.html (1599 words)

	Central Italy Diving (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For those divers who visit Italy, often these trips are made with family in order to visit the museums and experience the exquisite charm of this fascinating country.
		As an American diver who learned and was certified in Italy, I have had some excellent experiences and have made new friends from around the world through making weekend excursions and evening dives after work in Pescara.
		For those who are familiar with visiting Italy it is not at all unusual to see tourists flock to the sights in Rome, Tuscany, Venice, and Milan.
	home.earthlink.net /~slmbgriffing (483 words)

	Italy map and information page by World Atlas
		In the 6th century BC, the powerful Etruscans of central Italy were overthrown by the Latin-speaking peoples of Rome, and from there the Romans conquered most of the Mediterranean, and other lands from northern Europe to Africa.
		Italy has so much to see and do - highlighted by skiing in the Alps, the popular Lake District of the north, the stylish cities of Florence, Milan, Naples, Siena, Turin, Venice, and of course Rome, and the Holy See (Vatican).
		The world famous boot-shape peninsula of Italy, extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, is a rugged, mountainous country of stunning scenery that includes two major islands; (Sardinia) to the west, and (Sicily) off the southern coast.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/it.htm (576 words)

	Italy Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
		Central Italy, with the adjacent countries, from the Peutingerian Tables constructed about 393 A.D. Classical Atlas by Alexander G. Findlay.
		Italy 1882 From W. Johnston's "The World an Atlas" 1882.
		Italy - Population from Map No. 501445 1972 (127K)
	www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/italy.html (276 words)

	Italy Pictures - Exploitz.com: Stock Photos, Maps, Hostels
		These photos are from central Rome, nearby the Coliseum and the Vatican.
		Check out the many other features of the Italy pictures page such as Italy hotels, Italy hostels, Italy tours (right column) and for some countries we even have Italy posters and free online books (left column).
		If you would like to shop for Italy pictures to hang on a wall in your home or office then search for Italy pictures to purchase in our Italy poster section.
	www.exploitz.com /pages/regions/westerneurope/italy (936 words)

	CIMT: Motorcycle Rental Italy - Motorcycle Tours Italy - Motorcycle Holidays Italy
		We have been active for the past 3 years, organising tours and motorcycle rentals for people wishing to experience Italy on two wheels.
		During this time, we have tried to cover every motorcycling interesting area of Italy and were never short of amazement by how much there is to discover in this land.
		This webpage serves the purpose to show you how you should plan a motorcycling ride in Italy and give you, what we think are, the best tools to do it with.
	www.cimt.it (174 words)

	Climbing in Gran Sasso, Central Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Local climbers (esp from L'Aquila) and Romans begin to get interested too and a spirit of competition settles: first winter ascent to the climbers from the Alps; first summer and winter ascents of Corno Piccolo and central summit of Corno Grande to the locals...
		On the west summit of Corno Grande and the east face of Torrione Cambi.
		The bottom is unfortunately mostly grass and bad rock and the access is either from the summit going down the large but tough central canal (canale Janneta, IV, couple cairns), or by an exposed ledge hard to find (la Cengia dei Fiori, IV).
	www.gdargaud.net /Climbing/GranSasso.html (3470 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy: Florence, Rome, Tuscany & Umbria, 2nd Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plus, all the details are pulled out so they're extremely easy to scan.
		Get the unbiased truth on hundreds of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more in The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy--the resource that helps you save money, save time, and make your trip the best it can be.
		Subjects > Travel > Europe > Italy > General
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0764549928 (467 words)

	Italy Vacation Rentals - Accommodations, Lodging in Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Umbria, Italy:: Great Rentals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These Italy vacation homes, condos, and villas are presented by their owners or agents Please click on the links below, then contact them directly with your inquiries.
		Delightful Casale in the Heart of Italy, Spacious Apartment on the Ground of Organic Farm
		In the Heart of Italy in Umbria in An Oak's Secular Wood on a Top of the Hills a Farmhouse of 16th Century Charming Restored with All Comfort
	www.greatrentals.com /Italy/Italy.html (1334 words)

	AllRefer.com - Rome, city, Italy, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Rome, city, Italy, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City (see under Vatican), is a sovereign state within the city of Rome.
		Rome is also the capital of Latium, a region of central Italy, and of Rome prov.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RomeIt.html (304 words)

	Wiley::The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy: Florence, Rome, Tuscany & Umbria, 2nd Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wiley > Society & Lifestyle > Travel > Europe > Italy > The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy: Florence, Rome, Tuscany & Umbria, 2nd Edition
		The Unofficial Guide to Central Italy: Florence, Rome, Tuscany & Umbria, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
		Frommer's Northern Italy: including Venice, Milan and the Lakes, 2nd Edition (E-Book)
	www.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764549928.html (329 words)

	Amazon.com: Michelin Italy Central Map No. 430 (Michelin Maps & Atlases): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amazon.com: Michelin Italy Central Map No. 430 (Michelin Maps & Atlases): Books
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		An annually updated road map of Central Italy, covering the main and secondary road networks across the region.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2067004301?v=glance (396 words)

	Tuscan & Italian Restaurants, 2000 Photos of Italy, Middle Ages and Renaissance History
		Tuscan and Italian Restaurants, 2000 Photos of Italy, Middle Ages and Renaissance History
		New photos from Europe - May to October 2005
		Sister site bellatrovata.com features hundreds of new photos from Rome, Central and Northern Italy, the Alps, France, and 26 English Abbeys and Cathedrals
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