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• Genoa
  ...gland]] and the [[City of London]] in [[1190]] so their ships entering the Mediterranean would benefit from the protection of the powerful Genoese fleet. However, h ...s merchant fleet which was to become the leading commercial carrier of the Mediterranean Sea. The town was sacked and burned in 934 by Arab pirates but it was quick
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• Alfa Romeo 33/3 Full Story
  ...e top of a mountain in his native [[Sicily ]]with wonderful views of the [[Mediterranean]].
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• Ischia
  ...expert from England to lay out the garden, planting wonderful tropical and Mediterranean plants, some of which have now reached amazing proportions. The gardens inc [[Category:Mediterranean]]
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• Northern Italy
  ...ssic trends that were inspired by the british and french conquerers in the Mediterranean Sea and their discoveries of the classic wonders.
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• Garage Italia
  ...ation and service - initially in Italy, but later abroad, in particular in Mediterranean countries with characteristics and terrain similar to Italy such as medieva
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• History
  ...ulture|cultural]] and social development of the entire [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] area, deeply influencing European culture as well. Important cultures and ...e been under foreign domination. The Italian trade routes that covered the Mediterranean and beyond were major conduits of culture and knowledge. The city-states of
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• Pasta
  [[Category:Mediterranean cuisine]]
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• Procida
  ...ilm set for numerous films, mainly for its [[panorama]]s and its typical [[Mediterranean]] [[architecture]]. The most famous are ''[[Il Postino]]'' and ''[[The Tale
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• Southern Italy
  On the eastern coast is the [[Adriatic Sea]], leading into the rest of the [[Mediterranean]] through the [[Strait of Otranto]] (named after the largest city on the ti The climate is classic [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] Csa), except at the highest elevation
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• Favignana
  ...d by the [[Phoenicians]], who used it as a stopping point on their trans-[[Mediterranean]] trading routes.
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• Pisa
  ...aracen]]s, who had their bases in Sardinia and Corsica, for control of the Mediterranean. In 1017 [[Sardinia]] was captured, in alliance with [[Genoa]], by the defe ...le with Genoa. The Pisan victory helped to consolidate its position in the Mediterranean. [[Pope Gregory VII]] recognized in 1077 the new "Laws and customs of the s
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• Europe
  ...[[Mediterranean Sea]], and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Caucasus Mountains]] (in [[Cau ...[[Dardanelles]], and the [[Aegean Sea]] conclude the Asian boundary. The [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the south separates Europe from [[Africa]]. The western boundary i
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• Veneto
  ...[[Renaissance]] it enjoyed 1100 years of uninterrupted influence in the [[Mediterranean]]. The [[Venetian Republic]] ruled [[Veneto]], [[Friuli]], part of [[Lomb ...sibility of a quiet holiday, made more pleasurable by a mild climate and a Mediterranean-type environment.
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• Italy
  ...he ([[boot]]-shaped) Apennine [[peninsula]] and two large islands in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], [[Sicily]] and [[Sardinia]], and shares its northern alpine boundary Italy has shaped the cultural and social development of the whole Mediterranean area, deeply influencing [[Culture of Europe|European culture]] as well. Im
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• Olive oil
  ...he [[Olive tree]] (''Olea europaea'' L.), a traditional tree crop of the [[Mediterranean Basin]]. It is used in [[cooking]], [[cosmetics]], [[soap]]s and as a fuel * [http://www.mediterrasian.com How to follow an olive oil rich Mediterranean diet]
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• The World Is Not Enough
  ...ough the [[Caucasus]], from the [[Caspian Sea]] to the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] coast of [[Turkey]]. ...e only land route by which oil can be transported from the Caucasus to the Mediterranean. Some of the pipeline shown in the film is in fact part of a [[hydro-electr
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• Roman Kingdom
  ...ainst the city of [[Troy]], the Trojan hero [[Aeneas]] sailed across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to [[Italy]] and founded [[Lavinium]]. His son [[Iulus]] went on to f ...overnment would lead the Romans to conquer most of the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean world]] and would survive for the next five hundred years until the rise of
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• Art of Italy
  Wars and the subsequent invasion of the Greek cities of the Mediterranean. The Hellenistic styles then current in Greek civilization were adopted.
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• Pizza
  ...d probably be looked at in the context of what we already know about the [[Mediterranean diet]] and its association with a lower risk of certain types of cancer. ...ood habits, in other words the Italian version of a Mediterranean diet." A Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil, fiber, vegetables, fruit, flour and freshly cook
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• Alps
  The "main chain of the Alps" follows the watershed from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the [[Wienerwald]], passing over many of the highest and most famo
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