southern Italy
Below Rome's latitude
Southern Italy is the lower portion of the Italian peninsula, typically including regions from Naples southward through Calabria, plus Sicily and Sardinia.
The area is culturally and economically distinct from the industrialized north, historically more agricultural and less developed.
They spent a month touring southern Italy.
The region is associated with traditional Mediterranean cuisine, ancient Greek ruins, and the origins of many Italian-American immigrants.
- NaplesMediterranean port city
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- CalabriaSouthern Italian region
- AmalfiCampanian coastal commune
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
olive groves · olive oil · sun-dried tomatoes · lemon · coastline · rustic · sun-drenched · la dolce vita · Cosa Nostra · pasta · mozzarella · fishing villages · fishing boats · ancient ruins · Greek temples · Pompeii · terracotta · volcanic
- Roman ItalyRoman conquest, Etruscans, colonization, colonies, fortress towns
- Magna GraeciaGreek colonies, Croton, Syracuse, Taranto, Naples
- Two SiciliesNaples, Sicily, Palermo, Messina, Bourbons
- Norman EraNormans, William the Conqueror, Norman conquest, Domesday Book, Battle of Hastings
- Spartacus RevoltSpartacus, slave revolt, gladiators, rebel army, slave army
- Calabriapeperoncino, bergamot, Paola
southern ItalyMilan
Lombardy's capital city
Turin · Lombardy · Piedmont · Emilia-Romagna
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