A natural bridge between Central Europe and Africa, Italy consists of a boot-shaped peninsula welded to the European continent by the arch of the Alps and surrounded by the Mediterranean sea where the two major Italian islands, Sicily and Sardinia, lie. The Italian territory is characterized by a stunning variety of environments and landscapes, ranging from Alpine glaciers and valleys, to the wooded Apennines mountain range, to the Mediterranean microcosms represented by the multitude of smaller islands scattered throughout its seas. This environmental diversity corresponds to an equally incredible cultural, artistic, historical, and monumental wealth, which requires no introduction and makes this country unique in the global panorama, being the country with the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.

Famous Italian destinations include art cities like Florence, Naples, Pisa, Rome, and Venice, the design and eventful city of Milan, archaeological sites like Pompeii and Paestum, and countless castles and medieval villages. They also include alpine and subalpine lakes, such as the famous Lake Como, and wonders including Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast, or the breathtaking natural beauty of the "Pale Mountains," the Dolomites. But Italy, beyond its world-famous and unmissable sites, is above all a country of local communities rich in history, culture, art, traditions, and nature, all worthy of discovery and with enviable lifestyles to be experienced.