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• Alfa Romeo
  ...useppe Merosi]], hired in 1909 for designing new cars more suitable to the Italian market. Merosi would go on to design a series of new A.L.F.A. cars with mo ...la Romeo]], who converted the factory to produce military hardware for the Italian and Allied war efforts. Munitions, aircraft engines and other components,
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• Music of Italy
  ...sources. Music has traditionally been one of the great cultural markers of Italian national and ethnic identity and holds an important position in society and ...d imported forms such as American [[jazz]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. Italian folk music remains an important part of the country's musical heritage, and
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• Venice
  '''Venice''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Venezia''), the ''"city of [[canal]]s"'', is the capital of the region ...of autonomy and eventual [[independence]]. Venice was a [[city state]] (an Italian [[thalassocracy]] or ''[[Repubbliche Marinare|Repubblica Marinara]]'', the
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• Tour de France
  ...ey, having been organized and sponsored by [[La Gazzetta dello Sport]], an Italian sports daily newspaper with pink pages. Its King of the Mountains wears a g == Culture and customs ==
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• Lambretta
  ...and 1960s when they became the adopted vehicle of choice for the UK youth-culture known as [[Mod (lifestyle)|Mods]]. The character Jimmy from the influenti ...nnocenti's new model was launched, the Luna range (Luna meaning "moon", in Italian). The machines looked very advanced for their day, reverting back to the op
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• Europe
  ...f Western [[democracy|democratic]] and [[individualism|individualistic]] [[culture]] are often attributed to [[Ancient Greece]], though numerous other distinc ...ion is simplified. Sub-regions such as the [[Iberian Peninsula]] and the [[Italian Peninsula]] contain their own complex features, as does mainland Central Eu
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• Travel in Italy
  |Language || Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly G Regional autonomy (Federalism) has been made an issue in Italian politics in recent years, no doubt aided by the emergence of parties such a
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• Verona
  ...f [[Ottonian]] and [[Carolingian]] influences. It was known as a center of culture, and the ''Schola Sacerdotum'' academy drew scholars from all over western ...meetings of the [[Quadruple Alliance]]. In [[1866]] Verona was captured by Italian troops during the [[Austro-Prussian War]], and was annexed into the [[Kingd
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• Motorcycle
  [[Image:mobike.cagiva.750pix.jpg|thumb|250px|A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet.]] ==Culture==
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• Auto rickshaw
  ...n be just plain colorful. Poetry, personal slogans, catch phrases from pop culture and just humorous comments often appear. The blog [http://rickshaw.blogspot One of the major brands of auto rickshaws in [[Pakistan]] is Vespa - Italian Company.
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• Ancient Rome
  ...zation]] that grew out of the [[city-state]] of [[Rome]], founded on the [[Italian peninsula]] in the [[8th century BCE]]. During its twelve-century existence ...ity]]" with [[ancient Greece]], a civilization that inspired much of the [[culture of ancient Rome]]. Ancient Rome contributed heavily to the development of l
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• Moto Guzzi
  The [[Italy|Italian]] [[motorcycle]] manufacturer '''Moto Guzzi''' (aka "Guzzi") has endured fr ...hanic serving in the [[Regia Aeronautica|Corpo Aeronautico Militare]] (the Italian Air Corp, ''CAM'') during the first World War: Carlo Guzzi (1889–1964
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• Timeline of ancient Rome
  * [[91 BC|91]]/[[88 BC]] – [[Social war]]s, the last rebellion of the Italian nations against Rome ...story of Rome]] – [[Political Institutions of Rome]] – [[Roman culture]].
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• Mario Andretti
  |First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, similar to [[Barney Oldfield]]
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• Medieval cuisine
  ...fers to the [[food]]s, eating habits, and [[cooking]] methods of various [[Culture of Europe|European cultures]] during the [[Middle Ages]], a period roughly ...l parties, though in limited quantity due to its high price. In medieval [[Culture of medieval Poland|Poland]], mead had a status equivalent to that of import
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• Prague
  ...been trying to solve this problem since the Prague mayor dressed up as an Italian tourist and was repeatedly overcharged. The most frequent cases of cheating ===Culture===
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• Geneva
  ...rs abound, and of course you will also occasionally hear Swiss German, and Italian. ...s] ''TGV'' or "High Speed Train," or [[Milan]] and [[Venice]] by the Swiss-Italian [http://www.cisalpino.com ''Cisalpino''] (''CHEEZ-al-PEEN-o''). The French
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• Barcelona
  ...language. Catalan is a language in the same way that French, Portuguese, Italian etc are. Remember that the sense of Catalan national identity is very stro ...islands, from Genoa and from Rome. For further information, check out the Italian ferry company [[Grandi Navi Veloci]].
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• World Rally Championship
  ...to watch compatriot and team-mate [[Timo Salonen]] take the title instead. Italian [[Attilio Bettega]] had even a more severe crash with his [[Lancia 037]] at .... These programmes focus on all elements of each country visited including culture, food, people, attractions as well as the WRC event itself. ''Rally World''
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• Quantum of Solace
  ...he country doubled for Haiti and Bolivia, with the [[National Institute of Culture of Panama]] standing in for a hotel in the latter country. A sequence requi ...ut in intensive care. Filming of the scenes was temporarily halted so that Italian police could investigate the causes of the accidents. Stunt co-ordinator Ga
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