Italian Region

• Sicily

  The Italian region on the island of Sicily.

• Campania

  A region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and...

• Tuscany

  A region in central Italy.

• Veneto

  A region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic.

• Liguria

  Region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea.

• Lombardy

  A region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland.

• Abruzzi

  A mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic.

• Emilia-Romagna

  A region of north central Italy on the Adriatic.

• Piedmont

  The region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley.

• Puglia

  A region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic.

• Trentino-Alto Adige

  A region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria.

• Basilicata

  A region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot').

• Calabria

  A region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot').

• Friuli-Venezia Giulia

  A region in northeastern Italy.

• Latium

  An ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

• Marche

  A region in central Italy.

• Molise

  A region of south central Italy.

• Sardinia

  The Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for...

• Umbria

  A mountainous region in central Italy.

• Valle D'Aosta

  A region in northwestern Italy.

City

• Pompeii

  Ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Ves...

• Herculaneum

  Ancient city; now destroyed.

• Bolzano

  An Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for...

• Brescia

  An ancient Italian city in central Lombardy.

• Ferrara

  A city in northern Italy; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning...

• Brindisi

  A port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle A...

France

• Alps

  A large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them...

• Riviera

  A coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some...

• commune

  The smallest administrative district of several European countries.

• Savoy

  A geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern...

Austria

• Tyrol

  A picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy.

• Brenner Pass

  An Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that...

Chain

• Apennines

  A mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula.

• Dolomite Alps

  An eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic lim...

River

• Adige

  A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the A...

• Arno

  A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the...

Town

• Anzio

  A town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio...

• Tivoli

  A town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during...

Also contains

• Rome

  Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly...

• Italian

  The Romance language spoken in Italy.

• Italian Peninsula

  A boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean S...

• polenta

  A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water.

• Etruria

  An ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC.

• squid

  (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food.

• Bay of Naples

  An arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples.

• Papal States

  The temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy).

• aloha

  An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is...

• Vesuvius

  A volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD...

• spaghetti Western

  A low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film...

• grissino

  A long slender crusty breadstick.