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Abruzzo
is located on the Adriatic Coast, east of Rome. It is home to national parks,
hilltop medieval and Renaissance towns and numerous nature reserves. The
Apennine mountain chain forms much of its interior while the coastal plain has
sandy beaches and dunes.
Basilicata, also known as Lucania, is a southern
Italian region bordering with Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and
east, and Calabria to the south, with one coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea
between Campania and Calabria, and a longer one in the Gulf of Taranto on the
Ionian Sea.
Campania the
ancient Romans called this region of Italy Campania
Felix. Baia, Puteoli, Pompeii, Stabia and Capri were their favorite
destinations. Then and now, Happy Campania is famed for its ancient ruins,
coastal resorts and world renowned culinary traditions. A cultural and national
capital for much of its nearly three thousand year history, Naples is home to
art museums, the San Carlo opera house and a spectacular bay framed by Mt.
Vesuvius, affectionately and fearfully referred to by the local inhabitants as The Monster.
Lazio - Latium is mainly flat and hilly, with small
mountainous areas in the eastern and southern districts. The coastline is mainly
composed of sandy beaches. Behind the coastal strip, to the north, lies the coastal
plain of Maremma Laziale. The center is occupied by the Roman countryside, a
vast alluvial plain surrounding the city of Rome, and the south is
characterized by flatlands. The Apennines of Latium are marked by the Tiber River
valley and three mountains of volcanic origin whose craters are occupied by
Lakes Bolsena, Vico and Bracciano. South of the Tiber, the Alban Hills, are of
volcanic origin.
Marche is slowly being discovered as the new Italian frontier; an abridged expression
of the varied charms of Italy with a variety of attractions offered seasonally
and year- round, including: authentic foods, breathtaking landscapes, a lively
cultural landscape, artistic and natural treasures.
Apulia (Puglia) is located in southern Italy; it borders the Adriatic
Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Otranto and
Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its southernmost portion, the Salento peninsula,
forms a high heel on the boot of Italy.