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Located in Southern Europe, Italy is a home to the greatest number of World Heritage Sites, and art and monuments are everywhere around the country.
It is also famous worldwide for its cuisine, its fashion, the luxury sports cars and motorcycles, as well as for its beautiful coasts, lakes and mountains (the Alps and Appennines).
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Latest from Italy | Rome Film Festival - October 13 - 21, 2006
A great new festival is taking place in a great city.
And not just a festival but a real feast for movie lovers.
Not just a great city, but THE city of cinema par excellence, will host the Festival which will be held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
The event is devoted to those who live the movies; the professionals as well as the audience, to those who create the movies but especially to those who watch them and dream.
Almost 100 films will be shown during the week of the Festa, in 5 sections Première, The actor’s craft, Competition, Extra, Alice in the city. 14 movies will take part in the Competition, whose winner will be chosen by a People’s Jury, presided by the renowned Italian director Ettore Scola. The Rome Film Festival will take place in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, where info and hospitality points as well as welcome desks. A village will come to life, with structures destined to host the audience as well as cinema and media professionals. www.romacinemafest.org
Tips: Best times to visit Italy
If you're a tourist, planning a trip to Italy, the region is at its best in spring (April-May) and autumn (October-November).
During these seasons, the scenery is beautiful, the temperatures are pleasant and there are relatively few crowds.
Try to avoid August, as this is the time that most Italians take their vacations, and many shops and businesses are closed as a result.
Facts
Italy is largely homogeneous in language and religion but is diverse culturally, economically, and politically. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe!
Roman Catholicism is by far the largest religion in the country. Although the Catholic church has been separated from the state, it still plays a role in the nation's political affairs partly due to Holy See's location in Rome.
