L’Italia
La carta dell’Italia
L’Abruzzo
L’Abruzzo
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Capital: L’Aquila
Area: 4156 sq mi; 3.58%
Population: 1.3 million; 2.22%
Provinces: 4
The biggest nature area of Europe.
One of most mountainous regions of Italy.
Le province dell’Abruzzo
Lo stemma
dell’Abruzzo
La bandiera
dell’Abruzzo
Parco nazionale
d’Abruzzo
Gli Appennini:
Corno Grande
La valle d’Aosta
la Valle d’Aosta
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Capital: Aosta
Area: 1,260 sq mi; 1.08%
Population: 128,000; .21%
Provinces: 1
French is also an official language here.
Autonomous region with special statute – home
rule to take into account linguistic and cultural
minorities.
Smallest, least populated region.
Only region with no provinces.
Monte Bianco – highest peak in the Alps.
Fenis Castle dates from the 13th century.
Lo stemma della valle
d’Aosta
La bandiera della valle
d’Aosta
Castello di Fenis
la Basilicata
la Basilicata
Capital: Potenza
Area: 3,859 sq mi; 3.32%
Population: 591,000; .99%
Provinces: 2
Also called Lucania by Italians in
reference to the region’s original name,
dating back to the 5th century BC.
• Castle of Melfi dates back to the 11th
century.
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Le province della
Basilicata
Lo stemma della
Basilicata
La bandiera della
Basilicata
Castello di Melfi
La Calabria
la Calabria
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Capital: Catanzaro
Area: 5,820 sq mi; 5.00%
Population: 2 million; 3.37%
Provinces: 5
At the “toe” of the Italian peninsula
3 mountain ranges: Pollino, La Sila,
Aspromonte
Le province della
Calabria
Lo stemma della
Calabria
La bandiera della
Calabria
La Cattolica di Stilo
La Campania
la Campania
Capital: Napoli
Area: 5,250 sq mi; 4.51%
Population: 5.9 million; 9.75%
Provinces: 5
Castel Nuovo is a medieval castle in
Naples begun in 1279 by Charles I of
Anjou.
• Reggia di Caserta is a former royal
residence for the Bourbon kings of Naples.
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Le province della
Campania
Lo stemma della
Campania
La bandiera della
Campania
Castel Nuovo in
Napoli
L’Emilia-Romagna
l’Emilia Romagna
Capital: Bologna
Area: 8,666 sq mi; 7.34%
Population: 4.4 million; 7.17%
Provinces: 9
One of richest, most developed regions of
Europe
• Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Ducati
produced here.
• Home of Bologna university, one of oldest
in the world
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Le province
dell’Emilia-Romagna
Lo stemma dell’Emilia
Romagna
La bandiera
dell’Emilia Romagna
Castello Estense in
Ferrara
2012 Ferrari
Il Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Il Friuli Venezia Giulia
Capital: Trieste
Area: 3,034 sq mi; 2.61%
Population: 1.2 million; 2.05%
Provinces: 4
Autonomous region with special statute.
Lignano Sabbiadoro is an important
summer resort on the Adriatic.
• The Alps end here.
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Le province del Friuli
Venezia Giulia
Lo stemma del Friuli
Venezia Giulia
La bandiera del Friuli
Venezia Giulia
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Monte Zoncolan
Monte Zoncolan –
Giro d’Italia
Il Lazio
Il Lazio
Capital: Roma
Area: 6,655 sq mi; 5.71%
Population: 5.7 million; 9.33%
Provinces: 5
3rd most populated region; 2nd richest region.
Includes Roma, the capital and largest
city of Italy.
• The Capture of Rome on September 20, 1870
• Completed Italian unification when Lazio
was incorprated into the Kingdom of Italy.
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Le province del Lazio
Lo stemma del Lazio
La bandiera del Lazio
Monte Circeo
La Via Appia Antica
La Liguria
La Liguria
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Capital: Genova
Area: 2,093 sq mi; 1.80%
Population: 1.6 million; 2.70%
Provinces: 4
Popular tourist region.
Cinque Terre is made up of 5 villages on
the Italian Riviera.
Le province della
Liguria
Lo stemma della
Liguria
La bandiera della
Liguria
Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Manarola
Cinque Terre Vernazza
La Lombardia
la Lombardia
Capital: Milano
Area: 9,206 sq mi; 7.92%
Population: 9.9 million; 16.17%
Provinces: 12
Most populous and richest Italian region.
Milano is the 2nd top tourist destination in
Italy.
• This region was settled in the 2nd
millennium BC.
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Le province della
Lombardia
Lo stemma e La bandiera
della Lombardia
Il duomo di Milano
Il Lago di Como
Le Marche
Le Marche
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Capital: Ancona
Area: 3,616 sq mi; 3.22%
Population: 1.6 million; 2.61%
Provinces: 5
Named for the medieval March of Ancona.
Urbino is a walled city, also known for its
Renaissance culture.
Le province delle
Marche
Lo stemma delle
Marche
La bandiera delle
Marche
Il Palazzo Ducale di
Urbino
Urbino – una città
murata
Il Molise
Il Molise
Capital: Campobasso
Area: 1,714 sq mi; 1.47%
Population: 320,000; 0.54%
Provinces: 2
Molise split from Abruzzo and became the
newest region in 1970.
• It is the 2nd smallest region.
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Lo stemma del Molise
La bandiera del Molise
Le province del Molise
Il Molise
Campobasso
Il Piemonte
Il Piemonte
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Capital: Torino
Area: 9,808 sq mi; 8.43%
Population: 4.4 million; 7.38%
Provinces: 8
Its name means “at the foot of the
mountains”; it is surrounded by the Alps
on 3 sides.
Le province del Piemonte
Lo stemma del
Piemonte
La bandiera del
Piemonte
Monte Viso
Il Sacro Monte di Crea
La Puglia
La Puglia
Capital: Bari
Area: 7,474 sq mi; 6.43%
Population: 4 million; 6.84%
Provinces: 6
In 1240 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
built Castel del Monte in Andria.
• The region around Ostuni has existed
since the stone age; the medieval town still
stands.
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Le province della
Puglia
Lo stemma della Puglia
La bandiera della
Puglia
El Castel del Monte
Le Grotte di Castellana
La Sardegna
la Sardegna
Capital: Cagliari
Area: 9,300 sq mi; 7.99%
Population: 1.6 million; 2.79%
Provinces: 8
It is the 2nd largest island in the
Mediterranean Sea.
• Autonomous region.
• Permanent settlements date back to 6000 BC.
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Le province della
Sardegna
Lo stemma della
Sardegna
La bandiera della
Sardegna
Fordongianus
Il Supramonte
Villasimius
La Sicilia
la Sicilia
Capital: Palermo
Area: 9,927 sq mi; 8.53%
Population: 5 million; 8.44%
Provinces: 9
The largest island in the Mediterranean.
Autonomous region.
Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in
Europe.
• Cave drawings by the Sicani date back to
8000 BC.
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Le province della Sicilia
Lo stemma della Sicilia
La bandiera della Sicilia
L’Etna
Syracuse
San Giovanni degli
Eremiti
La Toscana
la Toscana
Capital: Firenze
Area: 8,878 sq mi; 7.63%
Population: 3.7 million; 6.17%
Provinces: 10
Considered the birthplace of the Italian
Renaissance.
• Six locations have been designated as
World Heritage Sites.
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Le province della
Toscana
Lo stemma della
Toscana
La bandiera della
Toscana
Il Centro storico di
Firenze
La Piazza del Duomo,
Pisa
Il Centro Storico di
Siena
Il Centro storico della
città di Pienza
Val d’Orcia
Il Trentino-Alto Adige
Il Trentino-Alto Adige
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Capital: Trento
Area: 5,254 sq mi; 4.52%
Population: 1 million; 1.69%
Provinces: 2
Autonomous region.
Part of Holy Roman Empire in 8th century,
then Austria-Hungary until annexed by
Italy in 1919.
Le province del
Trentino-Alto Adige
Lo stemma del
Trentino-Alto Adige
La bandiera del
Trentino-Alto Adige
Il Passo dello Stelvio
Parco Nazionale dello
Stelvio
Riva del Garda
L’Umbria
l’Umbria
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Capital: Perugia
Area: 3,265 km2; 2.81%
Population: 906,000; 1.48%
Provinces: 2
Only peninsular region that is landlocked.
Mostly hilly or mountainous land.
Home to 6 natural parks.
Assisi was the birthplace of St. Francis.
Le province
dell’Umbria
Lo stemma dell’Umbria
La bandiera
dell’Umbria
Assisi
Assisi
Il Veneto
Il Veneto
Capital: Venezia
Area: 7,104 sq mi; 6.10%
Population: 4.9 million; 8.11%
Provinces: 7
Venice, with its canals, is the primary
tourist destination in Veneto.
• It had been an independent state for more
than 1000 years.
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Le province del Veneto
Lo stemma del Veneto
La bandiera del Veneto
Belluno
Venezia
Il Canal Grande