Facts about Italy – ECONOMY in Italy
Facts about Italy – ECONOMY in Italy
First six of the largest economy in the world are United States, Japan, Germany, China, UK, and France. The seventh is Italy (or forth biggest in Europe). Italy is divided into not so good developed south, which is more agricultural and developed industrial north, where big private companies can be found.
Italy’s most famous exports are in fashion. Designers as Armani, Valentino, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Benetton, Prada and Luxottica are one of the greatest in the world.
In food industry we can not miss Ferrero and Barilla Group.
All car lovers know that Italy is also home of Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Pagani.
Big Italy’s income is brought by tourism. Italy is the fifth major tourist destination in the world and it is visited by 37 million people a year.
Facts about Italy – ECONOMY in Italy
Facts About Italy – SPORT In Italy
Facts about Italy – SPORT in Italy
The most popular sports in Italy are basketball, football, volleyball, rugby, ice hockey, waterpolo, cycling, fencing, F1 motor racing and roller hockey.
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The serie A is one of the most famous competitions in the world.
Facts about Italy – SPORT in Italy
Facts About Italy Postal Code
Italian Postal Codes are five digit numerical codes, for instance, 20121 for Milan. Italy created its first postal codes in 1967, which are commonly know as CAP (Postal Sending Codes) like ZIP codes in the United States. The first two digits in any Postal Codes in Italy indicate the administrative province, which could be same for two provinces if any province has been split in two provinces after 1967. The third digit of Italian Postal Codes denotes whether the town is the chief town of that province or not, if yes, it is denoted by Odd Number usually 1 or 9 and if not, it is indicated by Even Number, usually 0 or 8.
The last two digits in the Italian Postal Codes specify the town, village or delivery post office. In the metropolitan cities such as Milan, Rome, Naples and Venice, the last digit denote the urban postal district. Moreover, the Vatican City and San Marino are also integrated in the Postal Codes of Italy. If you are looking out for specific postal codes in Italy, you might check out the website of Italy Post (Poste Italiane) or few other websites for postal code lookup in Italy.
Italy In May
Are you planning to visit Italy in May and worried about what would be the weather Well, in the month of May, weather in Italy is quite reliable and not yet very hot and hence many people start planning to tour Italy during May. But, keep in mind that, you might have to shell out little more on accommodations, air fare, car rentals, shopping, travel costs and other things that obviously become more costly with the large influx of tourists from various parts of Europe. Nevertheless, with little planning and willingness to sacrifice on the comfort elements, say travel by train instead of air or stay in hostels or B&B instead of hotels, you could still explore Italy within a reasonable budget.
Moreover, during the month of May, you will have an opportunity to participate in couple of events and festivals including the biggest sporting event Giro D’Italia or Tour of Italy on Bike, an annual event. Every year, the route changes and if you want to explore the bike race, you should check out the schedule and the route. Another most important event and festivity of Italy in May is the visit to Florence’s Iris Garden that remains open to the public for only 19 Days in the year. There are couple of more interesting events in Italy in May such as Festival of Sailboats in Venice and Asparagus Festival in Cimadolmo, among many others.
Facts About Italy Events In Italy
Italy, the birthplace of Renaissance, political center of western civilization and capital of Roman Empire (Rome), is a well known nation for its cultural and historical heritage, which makes it one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Many tourists visit Italy to explore and experience its ancient culture and its festivals. Besides the Easter, Christmas and Halloween, there are many events and festivals in Italy that are influenced by historical events and traditions, often include processions with locals dressed in historical costumes and re-enactments.
If you want to explore the culture and history of Italy, it makes best sens to visit Italy during its special events and festivals such as Italian Carnival in February held on Saint Agatha’s Feast Day, Spring Festivals in March, Rome’s birthday in April, the Feast Day of Saint Giovanni in June, World Fireworks Championship in July, Medieval and Local Festivals in August, Venice’s Historic Regatta in September, Italian Food Festivals in October, and Truffles Day and Chestnut Festival in November, to name but few.
