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Italy
Vacation Tips
Discover Italy, the famous ‘boot shaped' peninsula of the southern Europe
Italy is a popular tourist destination in Europe. About 39.8 million tourists visit Italy each year and that makes Italy the 4th most visited country of the world (after France, Spain and United States).
The rich heritage of Roman art, culture, history and amazing natural beauty of mountain ranges, lakes, plain land, and natural reserves of Italy are some of the factors that are instrumental for tempting so many people to visit Italy. In the following table, we are presenting a brief overview of some of the places that you can not miss while you visit Italy.
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Name of the Area/City
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Area
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Population
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Places to See
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In sq. Km
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In sq. Miles
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Bologna
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3,702
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1,429
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375,800
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Basilica di San Petronio, Basilica di
Santo Stefano, Basilica, Santuario della Madonna di
San Luca
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Cinque Terre
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10
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4
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6,000
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Corniglia, Riomaggiore, Church of San
Pietro, Torre Guardiola, Via dell'Amore
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Florence
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3,514
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1,357
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374,500
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Basilica di San Lorenzo, Boboli, Duomo,
Galleria dell'Accademia, Museo dell'Opera del, Duomo,
Museo di San Marco, Ponte Vecchio, The Uffizi
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Milan
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1,980
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764
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1,300,000
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Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Castello
Sforzesco, Duomo, Museo Teatrale alla Scala, Pinacoteca
Ambrosiana
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Naples
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117
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45
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1,000,470
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Basilica Di Santa Chiara, Chiesa di
San Domenico Maggiore, Duomo, Museo Archeologico Nazionale,
Palazzo Reale
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Rome
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150
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58
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3,800,000
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Capuchin Cemetery, Castel Sant' Angelo,
Colosseum, Forum, Museo e Galleria Borghese, Pantheon,
Pincio, San Giovanni in Laterano, Trastevere, Trevi
Fountain
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Sorrento
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24
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9
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17,429
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Cathedral, Museo Correale, Villa Communale
Park
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Turin
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130
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50
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900,985
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Duomo di San Giovanni Battista, Museo
Egizio, Museo Nazionale del Cinema
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Venice
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458
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177
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Ca' d'Oro, Ca' Rezzonico - Museo del
Settecento Veneziano, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Peggy
Guggenheim Collection, St Mark's Basilica
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With this huge number of tourists, it is no wonder that tourism is a major player in Italian economy. The tourism sector generates an annual business of 68 billion Euro and contributes 12% of the GDP. The tourism industry is undoubtedly a big and organised sector and Italy accommodations or the hospitality industry is a vital part of that. You will get many options, when it comes to choose your Italy accommodations. There are plenty of Business Hotels in Italy, vacation rentals Italy as well as other options of fine Italy accommodations available throughout the country. The following table will show you different options available in the Italian hospitality market.
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Type of Property
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#
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Distribution %
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Quantity
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Beds
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Quantity
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Beds
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Hotels
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33,540
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1.782.382
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36
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47
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Campings and villages
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2,375
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1.311.006
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3
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34
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Registered private homes
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25,340
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247.419
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27
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7
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Agritourism
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5,275
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59.024
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6
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2
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Other
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3,001
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175.045
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3
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5
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Cruise Ships
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43
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36.290
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0
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1
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Religious institutions
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23,254
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190.000
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25
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5
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Total Accommodations
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92,828
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3.801.166
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100
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100
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As the above table projects, there are quite a variety of accommodation options available in Italy. While the foreign and Italian tourists largely prefer the vacation rentals Italy, to stay, the business community checks-in at the Business Hotels in Italy located at the major business districts of Italy. Besides being a preferred tourist destination, Italy, which scores the 6 th highest GDP in the world, is a business hub of Europe. The major players in Italian commerce and industry are Automobiles, Chemicals, Food &Beverages, ICT, Logistics, Nanotechnology, leather goods manufacturing and tourism industry. Milan, which is considered the financial capital of Italy and a prominent name in the world of fashion, along with some other cities like Rome, Florence and Venice are the centres of trade and commerce and there you will find most of the luxurious Business Hotels in Italy.
Italy
is famous for many reasons and one of them is surely the red
sports car with a horse logo. Like the “Ferrari”, Italians
are famous for their love for the speeding wheels. This fascination
for speedy cars and jet set speed is supported by the 6000
km of “AUTOSTRADA” or motorway that is the part of 300,000
km of Italian roadways. So, there is no wonder that one of
the most favoured way of seeing Italy is to drive through
the picturesque landscapes of this beautiful country. Along
with the hotels and vacation rentals Italy, car rental Italy
service providers are also aptly catering to the vast requirements
of car rentals created by the travellers coming from all over
the world. There are local car rental companies as well as
multinational car rental companies plying in the car rental
Italy market. In case you are looking forward to take a car
rental Italy and drive yourself, then following are some guidelines
that you can not afford to forget,
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Road signs in Italy are international.
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Many petrol stations are closed between 1200-1500 Hrs.
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Italy, like the rest of Europe, has its traffic driving
on the right.
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Speed limits are 50 km/h (30 m/h) in urban areas, 90/110
km/h
(55/65 m/h) on country roads and 130 km/h (80 m/h) on
motorways.
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Un-dipped headlights are prohibited in towns and cities,
but compulsory when passing through tunnels.
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All vehicles must carry a red warning triangle, available
at border posts.
Experience
the true European way of life, come to Italy to explore this
land of good food, great wines, Colosseum and Pope.
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