Italy Takes You To The Age of Renaissance You Will Love To Be
The long peninsula, boot shaped, land and birthplace of the movement called Renaissance; Italy is the home of European culture. With its rugged and mountainous terrain, Italy shares her boundaries with countries such as Slovenia, Austria, France and Switzerland. The backbone of this peninsular land is formed by the Apennine Mountains while its principal river is River Po that flows from the Alps nourishes the Lombard Plain and drains into Adriatic Sea. Italian Republic is formed by unison of several islands, and Sicily and Sardinia are the two largest islands. With its mild Mediterranean climate and cold northern winters, the literate country exhibits deep Roman Catholic roots. Rome. The capital city of Italy is the seat of Western Civilization and is also the center for Catholic Church.
Italy is also famous as the land of 
myriad forms of art and architecture with great painters, poets and popes. The land is rooted to the past and in present it has acquired economic wings to fly and spread its importance and significance in the near future. Its, cultural diversity, ethnicity and cuisine can seduce one and all. The many artistic and intellectual movements of Italy have been reflected and inspired by works of some great artists of all time such as Michelangelo, Raphel, and Leonardo da Vinci. The land has been the home for some great philosophers too such as Bruno, Vico and many more. Italy has also been the land for music lovers ranging from folk music to classical. Being the birthplace of opera, Italy has been instrumental for laying the foundation of classical music tradition.
One can walk along the remnants of Roman ruins and get lost with the Renaissance art form. To enjoy the beauty of this land and to capture its mystique flavor one can travel to the countryside as well and enjoy the vagaries of different cities such as Florence, Venice and Rome. Some of the places that attract a lot of tourists in Italy are Basilica di San Francesco, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Mt. Etna, Umbria and many more. One can also enjoy skiing in the Alps besides gazing at the beautiful medieval churches.
