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There is probably no country in the Western World that has so many well preserved examples of previous cultures and civilizations.
Where else can you find truly original pizza and pasta?
Our movies and television have celebrated ("Roman Holiday" and "Three Coins in the Fountain") and reviled ("The Godfathers" and the "Sopranos") Italy and Italians.
Our singers (of Italian and non-Italian) have sung about the country (Bette Midler with "Mambo Italiano" and Dean Martin with "That's Amore".)

Art is everywhere, especially in the Churches and Basilicas,
as religion and those high up in the Church were major benefactors of the artists of the times, starting as early as the Fall of Rome.
Ancient ruins abound throughout the country;
ruins from the Early Etruscans,
the Greeks,
and the Romans. Many are quite well preserved.

Nowhere is the physical beauty of Italy more evident than in the Lake District ...
that portion of Italy on the West which has a common boundary with Switzerland,
and written about by the English Romantic Poets (Byron, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth) with good reason.
Lakes include (starting from West to East) Magiore, Lugano, Como, and Garda.
Each with more lovely scenery than the next;
each a more than pleasant place to relax and enjoy nature;
all with something for everyone.

Milan, home of Italy's fashion center
and Leonard da Vinci's Last Supper
is the gateway to the Lakes but is a destination of its own.
It is also a gateway to the newly rediscovered Piemonte region.
Turin is the Piemonte main city and the home of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
The wines of the region, Barola, Barbaresco, Barbera, and Asti Spumante are world class.
Gourmets are passionate about the white truffles found in the Fall.

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	Italy	Binnie Coppersmith