Bordering Countries
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Austria
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France
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San Marino
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Slovenia
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Switzerland
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Vatican City
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Bordering Seas/Oceans
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Mediterranean Sea
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Tyrrhenian Sea
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Ligurian Sea
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Adriatic Sea
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Ionian Sea
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Rivers
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Po
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Adige
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Tiber
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Montain Ranges/Chains
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Apennines
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Alps
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Mounts
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Mont Blanc
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Volcanoes
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Mount Etna
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Mount Vesuvius
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Population
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Biggest Cities
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2,283,809
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Rome
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1,397,715
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Milan
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940,940
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Naples
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848,196
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Turin
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640,720
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Palermo
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Fact
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Other Cities
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Home to the oldest university in the Western world
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Bologna
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Capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until its end
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Ravenna
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Ancient Greek settlment founded in 734 BC
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Syracuse
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Former (only) seaport of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Trieste
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"La Serenissima"
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Venice
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Description
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Regions
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Largest island in the Mediterranean Sea
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Sicily
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Second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea
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Sardinia
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Birthplace region of the Italian Renaissance
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Tuscany
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Desctiption
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Monuments
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Symbol of the city of Pisa
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Main art museum in Florence
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Uffizi Gallery
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Largest stadium in ancient Rome
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Circus Maximus
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Description
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Natural Wonders
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Coastal area literally meaning 'Five Lands'
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Cinque Terre
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Most beautiful lake according to the Huffington Post in 2014
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Lake Como
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Link with City
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Famous People
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Arpino: this Roman statesman, who ended the second Catilinarian conspiracy, was born there
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Cicero
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Genoa: this great discoverer was a sailor from this Republic
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Christopher Columbus
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Florence: this 'magnificent' man was the ruler of the city during its Golden Age
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Lorenzo de Medici
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Link with City
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Pieces of Art
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Florence: this sculpture of a Biblical figure by Michelangelo is one of the many masterpieces of the city
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David
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Florence: this painting of a Roman Godess by Botticelli is one of the many masterpieces of the city
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The Birth of Venus
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Verona: the two lovers of this English tragedy live in this city
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Romeo and Juliet
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Date
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Battles
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216 BC: roman defeat against Carthage during the Second Punic War
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Battle of Cannae
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1944: serie of assaults by the Allies during WII with the intention to take Rome
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Battle of Monte Cassino
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