Italy’s history rolls back millennia. As soon as you step on Italian soil, you will spot its ancient history and culture everywhere. Historic Italian cities such as Rome will show you gigantic traces of a mighty ancient empire, the Papal kingdom, and Renaissance noble families, while smaller cities like Florence will take you through the Middle Ages. You’ll also find Middle Age imprints in the towns of Viterbo, Bracciano, Perugia, or Venice. Sardinia, on the other hand, is home to the Nuraghe stone towers from the Bronze Age, and villages belonging to the Mediterranean island’s ancient civilization.
As Italy’s unification or Risorgimento into a single state of the Kingdom of Italy occurred relatively early in the 19th century, the diversity of its small states and kingdoms is intact. They might speak the same language, but every region has its own dialect, cuisine, history, culture, and specific tradition. Try the Pizza Napoletana in Campania, “Naked” ravioli with ricotta and spinach in Tuscany among the many regional dishes that Italy has to offer. The diversity of its culture and its huge historical heritage are just some of the many reasons to visit Italy.
