Italy

Together with Greece, Italy  is acknowledged as the birthplace of Western culture. High art and monuments are to be found everywhere around the country.

It is also famous worldwide for its delicious cuisine, its trendy fashion industry, luxury sports cars and motorcycles, diverse regional cultures and dialects, as well as for its beautiful coast, alpine lakes and mountain ranges (the Alps and Apennines).

No wonder it is often nicknamed the Bel Paese (the Beautiful Country).