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Italy, located in the south of Europe on a Peninsula, is since many centuries the center of european culture.

Now as a modern democratic republic with round about 60 million inhabitants, the country changes to a beloved target of tourism.

The capital of Italy is Rome, in ancient times called the "capitol of the world".

A famous other city in Italy is Florence, called the "city of Renaissance" because of it's churches and renaissance buildings, especially the magnificent dome and the most selected museum of the world, the Uffizi.

Venice with the impressive saltwater lagoon is well known for the many oldfashioned gondolas.