Italy Flashcards

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The capital city of Piedmont. Known for its rich culture and history - T

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Turin

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In the Piedmont region in northwest Italy and west of Milan. It is an important crossroad between Milan and Turin - N

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Novara

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An alpha global city in Northern Italy and the second-most populous after Rome. One of the four fashion capitals - M

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Milan

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A city and commune in the River Lambro which is best known for its Grand Prix racing circuit - M

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Monza

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A city in Lombardy in the northern alpine region of Italy - B

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Bergamo

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A city and comunie in Lombardy in Northern Italy and is nicknamed the ‘Lioness of Italy’ - B

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Brescia

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In the Trentino-Alto Adige region on the Adige River. It was formerly part of Austria. It is one of the nation’s wealthiest and most prosperous cities - T

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Trento

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Capital city of South Tyrol province in Northern Italy. It is considered a bridge between Northern and Southern Europe - B

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Bolzano

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A city in the Emila-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was defined by Leonardo da Vinci as the ‘Land of Passage’ due to its geographical location - P

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Piacenza

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City in Veneto that was the setting for two of Shakespeare’s plays - V

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Verona

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City in Veneto where 1/5ths of the countries fold and jewellery is made - V

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Vicenza

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A comune in Veneto which stands on the Bacchiglione River. Saint Anthony is the patron saint of the city. It is also the setting of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ - P

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Padua

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Capital of the Veneto region built on a group of 118 small islands. The city is linked by over 400 bridges - V

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Venice

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A city in northern Italy where the people are called ‘Reggiani’ - R,E

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Reggio Emilia

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It is known for its car industry including for Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati - M

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Modena

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A city in Emilia-Romagna that used to host the court of the House of Este - F

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Ferrara

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Capital of Emilia-Romagna region. Known as ‘Fat City’, ‘Red City’ and the ‘Learned City’ - B

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Bologna

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An inland city that is connected to the Adriatic Sea by teh Candiano Canal and has the nickname the Capital of Mosaics - R

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Ravenna

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The city is situated along the ‘Via Emilia’ and is an important agriculture centre - F

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Forli

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City in Tuscany and was historically an economy based on the textile industry - P

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Prato

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A city in Emilia Romagna situated along the Via Emilia which is the birthplace of painters Forli and Palmezzano - F

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Forli

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The city sprawls along the Adriatic Sea and is one of the most notable seaside resorts in Italy. It is an art city with ancient Roman and Renassiance monuments - R

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Rimini

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The third most populous of Tuscany which is considered the most modern among all the Tuscan cities - L

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Livorno

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Capital of Umbria in Central Italy. The city’s symbol is the griffein - P

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Perugia

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In the region of Umbria in central Italy . The Latin name means ‘Between two Rivers’ and is known as the ‘city of lovers’ as the patron saint of Saint Valentine was born there - T

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Terni

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In the Abruzzo region. Located on the Adriatic coast. - P

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Pescara

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Capital of the Lazio region in central Italy and used to be called Littoria - L

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Latina

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Near Naples and is the most populated non-capital of an Italy region - G,I,C

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Guigliano in Campania

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Regional capital of Campania and third most populated city. The city contains the Palace of Caserta and the Roman ruins of Pompeii - N

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Naples

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City in southern Italy and is known as the granary of Italy - F

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Foggia

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An ancient city and located on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The patron saint of the city is Saint Matthew the apostle - S

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Salerno

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It is a port and university city in Southern Italy. The patron saint of the city is Saint Nicholas of Myra - B

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Bari

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A coastal city in Apulia southern Italy. It serves as an important commercial port and the main Italian naval base - T

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Taranto

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The largest city in Calabria in southern Italy on the ‘toe’ of the Italian Peninsula - R,C

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Reggio Calabria

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A harbour city and the third largest city on Sicily and the city’s main resources are its seaports, cruise tourism, commerce and agriculture - M

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Messina

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Second largest city in Sicily located on the east coast at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna - C

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Catania

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Capital of Sicily on the Tyrrhenian sea. The patron saint of the city is Santa Rosalia - P

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Palermo

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Notable for its rich Greek and Roman history and in the south of Sicily. The patron saint is Saint Lucy who was born in the city - S

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Syracuse