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...48 miles north-northwest of Turin, in [[Piedmont]]. It is site is near the Italian entrance of the [[Mont Blanc Tunnel]], at the confluence of the Buthier and ...pital of the ''Alpes Graies'' ("Grey Alps") province of the [[Roman Empire|Empire]].

'''Taleggio''' is an [[List of cheeses|Italian cheese]] that is named after [[Val Taleggio]]. ...place every autumn and winter when the cows were tired ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''[[wiktionary:stracche|stracche]]'') . [[Giacomo Casanova]] decided in

...[Abarth]]''' ([[November 15]], [[1908]] - [[October 24]], [[1979]]) was an Italian-Austrian automobile designer. Abarth was born in [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire]]. As a teenager, he worked for Castagna in [[Italy]] (1925-27), designing

The '''Aeolian Islands''' ([[Italian language|Italian]] ''Isole Eolie'') are a [[volcanic]] [[archipelago]] in the [[Tyrrhenian S ...red war on [[France]], the French king [[Francois I]], asked the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Sultan]] [[Suleiman I (the Magnificent)|Suleiman]] for help. Th

...' (''Grotta Azzurra'') is a noted sea [[cave]] on the coast of the [[Italy|Italian]] island of [[Capri]]. ...rged opening into the sea, as do other grottoes into the island. [[Roman Empire|Roman]] emperors with villas on Capri reportedly used the Blue Grotto as a

...e [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Lombards]] extended the official name of the Empire to the lands around Ravenna. ...magna and Bologna, in Emilia there were two independent states ). At the [[Italian general election, 2006|April 2006 elections]], Emilia-Romagna gave 60% of i

...iptó (county)|Liptó county]]), before 1918, part of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. {{Italian cheeses}}

|Nationality || Italian ...i]] in [[1959]], and later built up a substantial Italian-based industrial empire.

|Nationality || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy|Italian]] ...eam. Paolo is one of the heirs of the vast [[Barilla Group|Barilla]] pasta empire.

...egion was part of [[Austria-Hungary]] (and its predecessor, the [[Austrian Empire]]) from 1803 until its annexation by [[Italy]] in 1919. It was officially r The autonomous region is bordered by [[Austria]] to the north and by the Italian regions of [[Lombardy]] to the west and [[Veneto]] to the south. It covers

...lkann''' (born [[1976]]) is a [[New York, New York|New York]]-born [[Italy|Italian]] industrialist and heir to the automaker [[Fiat]]. He is currently vice ch ...zemolo is 56, and Gabetti is 79, Elkann is expected to become head of this empire in coming years.

...[[8th century BCE]] (see history below). Located on the toe of the [[Italy|Italian]] boot, it's the capital of the [[province of Reggio Calabria]] and the hea ...' as a noble Roman city. Later ''Reggio di Calabria'' became a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] city, and in the [[12th century]], it became part of the [[King

...prestigious [[Ducati]] company, but soon realized that building their own empire was the direction in which they wanted to go.

...]]. It is generally considered to be comprised of three [[Regions of Italy|Italian regions]]: [[Veneto]], [[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]], and [[Friuli-Ven ...n the border of Italy and in Istria; where main language is [[Croat]], but Italian is recognised as a minority language.

...ged the entry of the [[Azzurra]] yacht in the [[America's Cup]], the first Italian [[yacht]] to enter the event. In [[1985]], he became manager of the committ On [[May 27]], [[2004]], di Montezemolo became president of Italian business lobby [[Confindustria]]; days later, following the death of [[Umbe

...pire, the town was almost completely abandoned after the fall of the Roman Empire. In 1070 the Normans build a castle at the site of the old Acropolis and in

...aly|region]] in northern [[Italy]]. It consists of two distinct areas, the Italian-speaking [[Province of Trento|Trento]] and the largely German-speaking [[So The region is bordered by Austria to the north and by the Italian regions of [[Lombardy]] to the west and [[Veneto]] to the south. It covers

...g village and tourist resort located in the province of [[Genoa]] on the [[Italian Riviera]]. The town crowded round its small harbour is considered to be amo According to [[Pliny the Elder]], Portofino was founded by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] and named ''Portus Delphini'', or ''Port of the Dolphin'', because

...part of the [[Italy|Italian nation]]. It comprises two areas belonging to Italian [[First level NUTS of the European Union]]: ...with a population of 27,324,431 (09-30-2008 est.), comprises 45.5% of the Italian population over an area of about 120,000 km² (46,000 sq mi), that correspo

...red war on [[France]], the French king [[Francois I]], asked the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Sultan]] [[Suleiman the Magnificent|Suleiman]] for help. The la *[http://www.estateolie.it/salina.htm Aeolian Island tourism website (in Italian).]

|Nationality:|| Argentine-Italian ...i]] in [[1959]], and later built up a substantial Italian-based industrial empire.

...n [[Rome]] painted by [[Michelangelo]], one of the most famous examples of Italian art]] ...[[Gothic]] and [[Medieval]] periods, and the arts flourished during the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Later styles in Italy included [[Mannerism]], [[Baroque]] an

...car ferries travelling from nearby [[Palau (Sassari)|Palau]] and from the Italian mainland. ...he nearby island of [[Caprera Island]], famous for its connection with the Italian revolutionary [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]].

...er 36,000 workers around the world collect Parmalat pay packets, and 5,000 Italian [[dairy]] [[farm]]s are dependent on the company for the bulk of their busi Italians were shocked that such a vast and established empire could crumble so quickly.

...n perceived as hostile towards Southern Italy, he is married to a southern Italian himself. Before becoming a politician, Bossi was a sympathiser of the [[Italian Communist Party]] in his early years. After the death of Salvadori in a car

...utium'', is a region in southern [[Italy]] which occupies the "toe" of the Italian peninsula south of [[Naples]]. It is bounded in the north by the region of ...War]] before it came under the rule of a local ''dux'' for the [[Byzantine Empire]]. In the 9th and 10th centuries, Calabria, which had been the rich breadba

...paid bills), looked to [[Marlboro]] and [[Iso automobile|Iso]], an [[Italy|Italian]] car company, for sponsorship. Though they pledged their support, they did ...of [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]; he became a [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] in [[1999]]. He is also one of the few non-Frenchmen to have been mad

...hat lasted from the Empire to modern times. [[Goths]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]] struggled for control during the 5th and 6th centuries, followed by the [ *[[Italian people|Italian]]: 5,659,702 or 98.8%

'''Geoff Duke [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[29 March]] [[1923]] in [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens] ...World Championships for Norton he surprised everybody by moving abroad to Italian motorcycle manufacturer, [[Gilera]] in 1953. With Gilera, he had a string o

...) is a [[shipyard]] and naval depot that played a leading role in Venetian empire-building. It was one of the most important areas of [[Venice]], lying in t

...was Swadan and in [[885]] it became the residence of the local [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] governor. In [[1071]] it was captured by [[Robert Guiscard]]. I *[[Italian people|Italian]]: 98.1%

'''Trieste''' ([[Latin]] ''Tergeste'', [[Italian language|Italian]] ''Trieste'',[[German language|German]] and [[Friulian language|Friulian]] ...ong period of time, Trieste was seen as being peripheral to the centers of Italian commerce and culture, and lost influence—however lately it has been g

'''Piedmont''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Piemonte'') is a [[Regions of Italy|region]] of northwestern [[Italy]] ..., and [[Monte Rosa]]. It borders with [[France]], [[Switzerland]], and the Italian regions of [[Lombardy]], [[Liguria]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], and the [[Aosta V

'''Trento''', in English sometimes called '''Trent''', [[Italian language|Italian]] ''Trento'' (TREN-to), [[German language|German]] ''Trient'' (tree-ENT), [ Originally a [[Celt]]ic city, Trento was later conquered by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in the first Century BC. The Romans gave Trento the name ''Trident

...edieval and Renaissance period, the [[Italian peninsula]] was eventually [[Italian unification|unified]] amidst much struggle in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...Western Roman Empire]] and the [[Lombards|Lombard]] invasions, "Italy" or "Italian" gradually became the collective name for diverse states appearing on the p

'''Palermo''' (''Palermo'' in [[Italian language|Italian]], ''Palermu'' or ''Palemmu'' in [[Sicilian]]) is the principal city and ad ...Palermo came under the rule of the Eastern [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Empire.

! colspan=2 |'''[[Italy|Italian]] Grand Prix''' ...of the longest running events on the [[motor racing]] calendar. The first Italian [[Grand Prix motor racing]] championship took place on [[September 4]], [[1

'''St Mark's Basilica''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: '''Basilica di San Marco in Venezia''') is the most famous of the [[chur As the Roman Empire begun the process of disintegration, the Emperor Diocletian imposed a new I

...n Italy]] between the [[Alps]] and the [[Po]] river valley. It borders the Italian regions of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Veneto]] an ...e famous edict that gave freedom of confession to all religions within the Empire.

'''Pesaro''' is a town and [[comune]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region of [[Marche|the Marche]], capital of the [[Province of Pesaro e Ur ...ing and craftmanship. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]], Pesaro was occupied by the Ostrogoths, and destroyed by [[Vitigis]] (539

'''Italian culture''' is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The [[culture]] of [[Italy]] can be found in the [[Ancient Rome|Ro People of Italy are usually referred to as [[Italian culture|Italian]](s) as a whole. However, there are many regional groups that go by their e

|First race || [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] Bell was awarded the [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1986 for services to motorsport.

'''Roberto Benigni''' (born [[October 27]], [[1952]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]] and [[film director|director]]. ...uring an important live TV show ("Woytilaccio", meaning "Bad Woytila" in [[Italian language|language]]).

...tween [[Italy]], [[Spain]] and [[Tunisia]], south of [[Corsica]]. It is an Italian region with a special autonomous statute. From [[Neolithic]] times until the [[Roman Empire]], the [[Nuragic civilisation]] took shape on the island. Still today, more

...an]] pronunciation Cápri, usual English pronunciation Caprí) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[island]] off the [[Sorrentine Peninsula]]. On the south side of the [[G ...In [[27]], Tiberius permanently moved to Capri, running the [[Roman Empire|Empire]] from there until his death in [[37]]. According to Suetonius, while stayi

'''Lombardy''' (in [[Italian language|Italian]] ''Lombardia'') is a region in northern [[Italy]] between the [[Alps]] and ...ards]] or [[Longobardi]], who came after the fall of the (western) [[Roman Empire]]. The [[Lombards]] spoke a Germanic language akin to Anglo-Saxon. There wa

...itan language|Neapolitan]], [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]], and [[Southern Italian]]; minorities of [[Griko language|Griko]] and pockets of [[Franco-Provenç ...ridionale'') generally refers to the southern portion of the continental [[Italian peninsula]] historically forming the [[Kingdom of Naples]]. It encompasses

'''Barry Sheene [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]''' ([[September 11]], [[1950]] – [[March 10]], [[2003]]) was a [[Gr ..., but not the other. Barry gave the prototype along with all rights to the Italian company [[Dainese]] - they and other companies have manufactured back prote

'''Tuscany''' ([[Italy|Italian]] ''Toscana'') is a region in central [[Italy]], bordering on [[Latium]] to Tuscany was the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]], and its artistic heritage includes [[architecture]], [[paint

'''Italian culture''' is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The [[culture]] of [[Italy]] can be found in the [[Ancient Rome|Ro People of Italy are usually referred to as [[Italian culture|Italian]](s) as a whole. However, there are many regional groups that go by their e

...s county]] of the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] part the former [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. He was trained to be a locksmith but in his early twenties the growing p ...rmont-Ferrand]]. In October of that same year, along with other French and Italian automobile manufacturers, Renault sent a team to the [[United States]] to c

...the city foundation until the last attempt of the [[Byzantine Empire|Roman Empire of the East]] to conquer Rome. * [[91 BC|91]]/[[88 BC]] – [[Social war]]s, the last rebellion of the Italian nations against Rome

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...km²), and its population is about 4 million. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of [[Molise]] to the north, [[Campania]] to the west, and [[Basilic ...a was known as [[Calabria]], a name later used to designate the toe of the Italian "boot".

'''Genoa''' ('''''Genova''''' [{{IPA|'dʒɛːnova}}] in [[Italian language|Italian]], '''''Zena''''' [{{IPA|'zeːna}}] in [[Genoese dialect|Genoese]], '''Genu ...it in 643. In 773 the Lombard Kingdom was annexed by the [[Franks|Frank]] empire; the first Carolingian count of Genoa was Ademarus, who was given the title

'''Ansaldo''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile]] manufactured by an armaments concern from [[1921]] to [[19 ...ems at the company, which prompted this change of hands, disappearing the "empire" Ansaldo, however, the continued production of cars.

...win || [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] 500cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]] ...race || [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] 500cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]]

When it became a [[Roman empire|Roman]] colony is doubtful. It was occupied as a naval station in the [[Il After the fall of the Roman empire, Ancona was successively attacked by the [[Goths]], [[Lombards]] and [[Sara

...earthquake in the 4th century and the political collapse of the Roman Empire resulted in the reflooding of the basin, which was drained a second time ov ...e what many scholars believe to be very close to the ancient people of the Italian peninsula. History has been gentle to Umbria, largely due to the constructi

...ced here included: [[Hans Stärkle]], [[Freddie Frith]] and [[Geoff Duke]]. Italian racer [[Omobono Tenni]] was killed at Bremgarten during practice for the 19 | {{flagiconGermany|empire}} [[Hans Stuck]]

'''Sir Stirling Moss [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[September 17]], [[1929]] in [[London]]) is a British [[aut One of his most famous drives was in the [[1955]] [[Mille Miglia]], the Italian 1500 km open-road endurance race, which he won in record time of 10 hours a

Subsequently ruled in turn by the [[Vandals]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]], became the eponymous capital of an independent kingdom or ''giudicato'', ...dom of Karalis and re-built the town of Cagliari. Pisa was one of the four Italian "maritime republics" that during the middle ages fought for control of the

...stly known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of most famous Italian car makers like [[De Tomaso]], [[Ferrari]], [[Lamborghini]], [[Pagani]], an ...itional strengths in medicine and law. Italian officers are trained at the Italian Military Academy, located in Modena, and partly housed in the Baroque ducal

The origins of this cake appear to be ancient, dating back to the [[Roman Empire]], ancient Romans sweetened a type of [[leavened]] bread with [[honey]]. Th ...or anyone and soon became the country's leading Christmas sweet. Northern Italian [[immigrants]] to [[South America]] also brought their love of Panettone, a

'''Jim''' (or '''Jimmy''') '''Clark [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[4 March]], [[1936]] – died [[7 April]], [[1968]]) wa ...66 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]]. From the [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] onward Lotus used the more complex [[BRM]] H16 engine in the [

...run at Savannah. The first Grand Épreuve outside of France was the 1921 [[Italian Grand Prix]] held at [[Brescia]]. This was quickly followed by [[Belgium]] *red ([[Rosso corsa]]) for Italian,

[[Image:Milan_Domm.jpg|thumb|Milan's cathedral, 'Domm' in Lombard, 'Duomo' in Italian]] '''Milan''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Milano''; [[Milanese]]: ''Milán'') is the main city of [[northern Ita

...of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] came to be of such importance to the people of the Italian peninsula. If this is true, it suggests that the [[Cult (religion)|Cult]] What we can say for certain is that the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] founded a town called Saenna Julia on the site of a pre-existing E

...erritory, and the unifying element of the two parts is the [[Italia (Roman Empire)|X Regio Venetia et Histria]], with its capital at [[Aquileia]] in the [[Em ...uries encouraged an extraordinary economic flourishing, making Trieste the empire’s port. The fortunate outcome of the war of independence brought Friuli a

.... It is located in the northeastern part of the country, bordering on the Italian regions of [[Emilia-Romagna]] and [[Lombardy]], the autonomous regions of [ ...ranted the status of «popolo» (i.e. people) with Constitutional Law by the Italian Parliament, the other being [[Sardinia]] [http://www.parlamentiregionali.it

...to settle in [[Gallura]] and Northern Sardinia probably came from [[Italy|Italian]] peninsula, possibly [[Etruria|Tuscany]]. The central region may have been ...of the Vandal collapse; thenceforth the island was part of the [[Byzantine Empire]], included in the African [[prefect]]ure. The local governor sat in Carali

...tain in the Alps is [[Mont Blanc]] at 4,808 [[metre|m]] on the French-Italian border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the [[list of mounta [[Image:Italian alps1.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The Italian Alps as seen from the air]]

:''This article is about the history of the [[Italy|Italian]] city of '''Naples'''. For other details see the [[Naples|main article]].' ...o preach. Christians had a prominent role in the late years of the [[Roman Empire]]. The subterranean areas of Naples include notable catacombs, especially i

During the later years of the [[Roman Empire]] Pisa probably did not decline as much as the other cities of Italy, proba ...to I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I's]] expedition, who defeated a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] fleet in front of [[Calabria|Calabrese]] coasts.

...arian invasions in the [[5th century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]]. ...bably founded sometime in the [[9th century BC]] by members of two central Italian tribes, the [[Latins]] and the [[Sabine]]s, on the [[Palatine Hill|Palatine

'''Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]''' ([[April 2]] [[1940]] – [[March 23]] [[1981]]) was a [[Unite | [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]

'''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

'''Malaguti''' is a family-owned [[Italian]] [[scooter]] and [[motorcycle]] company based in [[San Lazzaro di Savena]] ...ch of the late 1990s was ranked as third based on sales and production for Italian owned factories for small displacement scooters. It's much bigger rivals we

...of 2004|2004]]). The city is included, with [[Venice]] ([[Italian language|Italian]] ''Venezia''), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000 ...eized again by the Goths under [[Totila]], but was restored to the Eastern Empire by [[Narses]] in [[568]].

...rnecine]] wars between the [[Ghibellines]] (supporters of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]) and the [[Guelphs]] (supporters of the Papacy). Factions from each side [[Category:Italian hilltowns]]

...Roman architectural remains in Italy. The city’s importance to the [[Roman Empire]] is emphasized by the fact that three major [[Roman roads]] terminated at ...the [[Visigoth]]s led by [[Alaric]]. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], Verona was briefly under [[Byzantine]] rule from [[Ravenna]], followed b

...250px|Florence's world famous skyline]]<br><small>An Overview of Florence (Italian: Firenze)</small> ...de]] and [[finance]], the city is often considered the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]] and was long ruled by the [[Medici]] family. Florence is also

...al of the [[Roman Empire]], the most powerful, largest and longest lasting empire of classical Western civilization. The [[Vatican City|Vatican]], a sovereig ...nt Rome]] and, later, the [[Papal States]], [[Italy|Kingdom of Italy]] and Italian Republic (modern Italy). Rome is also called "''la Città Eterna''" (the Et

...nd again to Agrippa in Octavian's campaign against Pompey. Under the Roman Empire, it was a place of retreat, baths (the hydrothermic waters are still used a *[http://www.estateolie.it/panarea.htm Aeolian Island tourism website (in Italian).]

...dash;[[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA pronunciation]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile]] manufacturer, created jointly by [[Bianchi]], [[Pirelli]] ...ed at affluent middle-class women, it mirrored the increasing affluence in Italian society.

...rld Championships were organized in 1925 with the French Grand Prix, the [[Italian Grand Prix]], the [[Belgian Grand Prix]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]]. The | {{flagiconGermany|empire}} [[Christian Lautenschlager]]

Sir '''John Young Stewart''', Order of the British Empire (born 11 June 1939 in Milton, Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire), better ...pionship point. Before the end of the year he won his first race at [[1965 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]]. 1966 saw him almost win the [[Indianapolis 500]] on his

After the [[decline of the Roman Empire]], Europe entered a long period of changes arising from what is known as th ...]], the Byzantine Empire ceased to exist, with a small hold out state of [[Empire of Trebizond|Trebizond]] which lasted until 1461.

...year, against low-key opposition but achieved little thereafter. At the [[Italian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car wa ...der]] engine. The company enjoyed some success in 1960 with victory in the Italian [[Formula Junior]] series but in 1962 the aging [[Maserati]] brothers sold

...]] sports and racing cars like [[Ferrari]] and [Maserati], other wealthy [[Italian]] industrialists with a passion for motor sport yearned to build their own ...Dusio]] was born in [[Scurzolengo]] in the province of [[Asti]]. He was an Italian footballer and played for ''Juventus'' from 1921 to 1922 but his soccer car

...best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian [[sports car]] makers [[Ferrari]], [[Bugatti]], [[De Tomaso]], [[Lamborghin ...itional strengths in medicine and law. Italian officers are trained at the Italian Military Academy, located in Modena, and partly housed in the Baroque ducal

...amed as the Automobile Capital of Italy. It was the first capital of the [[Italian unification|unified Italy]]. The [[Italian language|Italian]] name, ''Torino'', translates as "little bull"; hence the coat of arms and

...973, was the biggest in [[Europe]] until few years ago), and has the first Italian vegetable and fruit market. Bologna also has important monuments, museums, ...ak, it was the 2nd city of Italy, and one of the most important of all the Empire) with various temples and baths, a theatre, and one arena. [[Pomponius Mela

'''Sicily''' (''Sicilia'' in [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]], ''Σικελία'' in [[Greek languag ...t Sicily will be connected by a land link to Italy. In October of 2006 the Italian Parliament scrapped the plan due to underwhelming support. (http://www.guar

The city is at the centre of the third-largest Italian industrial area, concentrating on mechanical and automotive [[engineering]] ...taly|Louis II the Younger]] Brescia become de facto, capital of Holy Roman Empire.

...rope]]an style of [[architecture]] derived from the designs of the [[Italy|Italian]] architect [[Andrea Palladio]] (1508&ndash;1580). The term "Palladian" nor ...s he designed and built, he followed the principles defined by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] architect [[Vitruvius]] and his 15th-century disciple [[Leon Battis

|Party name Italian || Lega Nord ...'Northern League'''," '''LN''') is an [[List of political parties in Italy|Italian political party]] founded in [[1991]] as a federation of several [[regional

...by the [[Ostrogoths]], being ultimately absorbed into the [[Eastern Roman Empire]]. The Byzantines gave the island over to Naples in [[588]] and by [[661]] ...destination, welcoming up to 6 million visitors per year, mainly from the Italian mainland as well as Germany (approximately 5,000 Germans are resident on th

...bscure sub-plot to the ever-changing soap opera that forms the panorama of Italian motorcycling. ...e of the birth of the [[Fiat 500]] car, which brought the post-war boom in Italian [[motorcycling]] to an abrupt end.

'''Alain Marie Pascal Prost''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[24 February]] [[1955]]) is a [[French People|French]] racing ...stralian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]]. Prost was replaced by [[Italy|Italian]] [[Gianni Morbidelli]].

| 1932 [[Italian Grand Prix]], Tazio Nuvolari, 1st ...artland of the [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]] and [[Auto-Union]] empire. In the race, Nuvolari punctured a tyre early on while leading, but after t

|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

...with discovery of the [[New World]] helped shape much of what is known as Italian cuisine today with introduction of items as [[potato]]es, [[tomato]]es, [[b Italian cuisine has evolved extensively over the centuries. Although the country kn

'''Damon Graham Devereux Hill''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[17 September]] [[1960]] in [[London]]) is a retired [[United ...]] - where he and [[Michael Schumacher]] had a thrilling race - and [[1993 Italian Grand Prix|Italy]]. In doing so he became the first son of a Formula One Gr

[[Image:Tall ship.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Italy|Italian]] [[ship rig|ship-rigged]] vessel [[Amerigo Vespucci (ship)|''Amerigo Vespu ...five-masted ''Preussen'' was the outstanding example but the big [[German Empire|German]] ships and [[barque]]s were built partly for [[prestige]] reasons.

'''Nigel Ernest James Mansell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 8 August, 1953 in [[Upton-upon-Severn]], [[Worcestershire]]) is ...of fuel on the slowing down lap. However, at the [[1987 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] he missed a gear and let Piquet, who was using an [[active sus

The main Italian location alluded to by Campbell is [[Venice]], where the majority of the fi | [[Italy]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland (Italian language)]], [[Brazil]]

...of the history of Ljubljana from pre-historic settlement through to Roman Empire through to modern times. *'''Julija'''. Stari trg 9. Right next to Luka’s, serving similar fare of Italian pasta and risotto dishes. Not quite a nice as Luka’s but still a good fil

...Habsburg rule and became the capital of a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1918, after World War I, the city became the capital of Czechoslovakia. ...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

'''Italian literature''' is [[literature]] written in the [[Italian language]], particularly by citizens of [[Italy]]. It may also refer to lit ===Italian literature with a foreign basis===

'''Italian literature''' is [[literature]] written in the [[Italian language]], particularly by citizens of [[Italy]]. It may also refer to lit ===Italian literature with a foreign basis===

...nna]], capital of [[Austria]] (then the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]]), inventor [[Siegfried Marcus]] put a liquid-fuelled [[internal combustio * [http://www.wheelsofitaly.com Italian Motorcycles and Cars (Wheels Of Italy)]

...e authenticity of the bicycle sketch is still vigorously maintained by the Italian cultural bureaucracy still believing the misled Prof. Augusto Marinoni, a l ...d to the rest of the world, chiefly because of the extent of the [[British Empire]].

...then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This has tremendously influenced the culture that exists there today. Like ...a very common phrase to hear, because despite incursions by Starbucks and Italian-style espresso bars, the Kaffeehaus is still the traditional place to drink

...th fish [[roe]] and almond milk and cooking it in coals. While [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] church officials took a hard-line approach, and discouraged any ...an be illustrated by the reactions to the table manners of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] princess [[Teodora Anna Dukaina Selvo|Theodora Doukaina]] in th

| First winner || {{flagiconGER|empire}} Josef Fischer ...re the original width of three metres and the race continued using it. The Italian rider [[Filippo Pozzato]] said after trying the road after its repairs: