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CapitalRome
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Euro (EUR)
LanguageItalian
TimezoneUTC+1
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GDP Total
$2380.8B (2024)
Life Expectancy84.0 years (2024)
CO₂ Emissions299.2 Mt (2024)
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Italy's Hidden Side: 8 Places Most Tourists Never Find
Italy has a well-worn tourist trail: Rome, Venice, Florence, the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre. They're famous for a reason, and they're worth seeing. But Italy is a country of 20 regions and thousands of years of layered history. What follows are ei...
Apr 7, 2026
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Do You Need Cash When Traveling in Italy?
Italy has been slowly embracing card payments over the past decade — but anyone who says cash is unnecessary in Italy has probably only stayed in major city hotels and chain restaurants. Here's the honest picture for travelers. When You Definitely N...
Mar 28, 2026