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How many Regions are there in Italy?

20. They are: Valle {d'Aosta;} Piedmont {(Piemonte);} {Liguria;} {Lombardia;} {Veneto;} Trentino Alto {Adige;} Friuli Venezia {Giulia;} Emilia {Romagna;} Tuscany {(Toscana);} {Umbria;} {Marche;} {Lazio;} {Abruzzo;} {Molise;} {Campania;} {Puglia;} {Basilicata;} {Calabria;} Sicily {(Sicilia);} Sardinia (Sardegna).

What is the capital town of the Region of Sardinia?

Cagliari.

In what town can you find the grave of the great poet Dante Alighieri?

Ravenna. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and died in Ravenna, where he was buried, in 1321. He was exiled from Florence in 1302 while he was in Rome for an embassy and he could not see his hometown anymore.

What's the longest river in Italy?

Po. Adige is the second longest river in Italy. Arno is the river that flows through Florence and Pisa (4th longest). Tiber is the river of Rome (3rd longest).

The capital city has been Rome since 1870. What two cities were capitals before Rome?

Turin then Florence. Turin was capital from 1861 until 1865, then Florence from 1865 until 1870. All Italians wanted Rome as the capital city, so Florence became a middle step from Turin to Rome.

What's the capital town of the Region 'Marche'?

Ancona. Ascoli Piceno is in Marche, but not the capital town. Bologna is regional capital for Emilia Romagna and Bari is for Puglia.

In what city is Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' set?

Verona. Verona is a lovely town in the Region of Veneto, near Venice, also renowned for its Arena, where many operas are performed (especially famous Giuseppe Verdi's Aida).

What's the largest Italian lake?

Lake Garda. Maggiore means 'bigger' in italian, but it's not the biggest lake.

In what city was Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo) born?

Genoa. Genoa (Genova, in Italian) is the capital town of the Region Liguria, most important Italian port.

What Region is home to the 'Valpolicella' wine?

Veneto. Tuscany, Piedmont and Emilia Romagna have awesome wines, I wanted to ask about one of Tuscany's wines, Tuscany being my region, but our wines are way too famous, like Chianti or Brunello or Sassicaia or Tignanello...