Facts about Italy: Tuscany

Facts about Italy presents Tuscany
Tuscany is perhaps one of the most desired locations for holidays around the world. Visitors to Tuscany come for many reasons: to enjoy the Tuscan landscape, to search for the magical art of Tuscany; others come to explore the extraordinary countryside.
Tuscany is home to Florence - considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It's also where you'll find the curious shaped leaning tower of Pisa. Then there's Siena with its timeless borgo, Arezzo, San Sepolcro, Piero Della Francesca's home town and the Chianti wine region.

Tuscany

Florence

Pisa tower

Siena

Well Tuscany is absolutely a must if you decide to visit Italy!

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Facts about Italy: When to visit Italy?

This part of facts about Italy will talk about when is the best time to visit Italy.
If you have decided to have the best holiday of your life, then every time is the best time to visit Italy! But the best time to visit Italy would probably be late summer, autumn and winter when you'll will find absence of crowds and insipid noise, while the much needed peace and quiet will make your holiday perfect. January and February are too cold while July and August are too hot. Therefore, the months of September, October, April and May are the best times to visit Italy, as this is when the weather puts on her best behavior.

Northern Italy from space

If you are one of those lucky ones who don't have to worry about prices, then, you can visit Italy during Christmas and Easter, or in the July and August months when the prices go up to the sky!. Otherwise, you can plan your trip anywhere from November till March, when the prices are reasonable but some attractions may be closed.

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Facts about Italy: Change of habits? Probably not!

Facts about Italy presents Change of habits? Probably not!
"Pasta loving Italians" are eating less spaghetti, bread and beef and drink fewer glasses of wine after the food prices have risen in to the sky this year, two surveys showed.Three out of four Italians have changed their drinking and eating habits, according to this recent survey."The survey was based on polling 1,000 Italian residents.Pasta and bread consumption dropped of for more than 7.4% and beef consumption fell for 4% in the first eight months of this year. Wine consumption dropped for 7.9% .Economists say that recent food price rises have been fuelled by a surge in cereals prices due to tight supplies.

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Facts about Italy: Italians are visiting Bulgaria for dental tourism

This time funny story in facts about Italy:
Two Bulgarian stomatologists said that their main clients are Italians. The so called ‘tourists' rent a hotel room for a few of days, go to a dentist, have their teeth done and leave after that. The dental services come out more than five time cheaper than in their homeland. In return Italians receive high quality treatment. According to off-the-record information's in Bulgaria you can get the most modern materials and the best work in whole Europe.

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Facts about Italy: Mafia is big business

Facts about Italy presents th most notorious criminal organization in the world, Mafia
Revenue from organized crime, amounts to an amazing $127 billion annually in Italy, making it the largest segment of the Italian economy,the latest report which was published yesterday said. The figure, which represents approximately 7% of the country's GDP, is made from illegal activities such as extortion, loansharking, drug trafficking, and prostitution. In recent years, business lobbies have launched campaigns to increase awareness of the extent of organized crime in Italy, which they say limits investment in the country, but they were not very successful. Organized crime is particularly developed in Sicily, Naples and the southern regions of Calabria and Puglia.


Tano Grasso, head of Italy's antirackets commission, said on the national TV, that for every 100 foreign investors who will come to Italy, only one will establish business in the southern Italy. One of the biggest problems is so called "pizzo," as extorted "protection" money is known. Many businessmen in southern Italy have long considered it as "a must" expense. A business lobby of industrialists in Sicily recently said, that it will expel any member who will pay the "pizzo."But this proposal has been met with the violent resistance. Some merchants, factory owners and industrialists who have denounced extortion attempts by mobsters, have seen their businesses torched or company vehicles damaged. A small number of businessmen have also been killed for refusing to pay protection money.

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Facts about Italy: Italian men

Facts about Italy presents Italian men
From the days of Casanova, Italian men have had a reputation for charming women and things are the same in 21st century, they are definitely God's gift to women! Most of the Italians are dark, strong, charming, sensitive, playful, emotional, smart, sexy and sometimes silly. They are probably the best flirters in the whole world and very trendy in fashion.

"Italian's have strong family values, which typically shine through in how they treat people, whether it's their family, friends, or even strangers. That's why you simply have to love them.

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Facts about Italy: Rome

Facts about Italy presents the eternal city of Rome

Rome, the Eternal City, also known as Caput mundi (capital of the world), is the capital of Italy and also Italy's largest and most crowded city, with approximately 2.7 million inhabitants. Its metropolitan area is Italy's second largest, just after fashion capital Milan. Rome is located in the central - western portion of the Italian peninsula, where the river Aniene joins the river Tiber. Rome is also identified with the Catholic religion and the holder of its Episcopal seat is the Pope. So in the heart of Rome, we can find the State of the Vatican City, the sovereign territory within Italy and smallest nation in the whole world. Rome is blessed with a warm Mediterranean climate, so the best times to visit "Eternal city" would be in spring and autumn, the summer months however can be extremely hot.
A must see attractions in Rome:

St. Peters and the Vatican Museums

Colosseum

Roman Forum

Fontana di trevi

Pantheon

Spanish Steps

Roma-Lazio, football derby

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