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Wine regions of Italy

  • SicilyThe year 750 BC marks the beginning of a profound transformation on Sicily, as twelve Greek colonies began to rise along its coasts.
  • SardiniaSatellite imagery captured on the 27th of April 2003 by NASA's Aqua MODIS instrument reveals the distinct shape of Sardinia, an island situated 200 km west…
  • Mount EtnaVolcanic activity first took place at Mount Etna about 500,000 years ago. Eruptions occurred beneath the sea off the ancient coastline of Sicily.
  • TuscanyTuscany stretches across a landscape shaped like a rough triangle, bordered by Liguria to the northwest and Emilia-Romagna to the north.
  • ElbaThe island of Elba rose from the ancient Tethyan seafloor through violent tectonic shifts. Slices of rock once submerged in that prehistoric ocean now form…
  • ArcoleArcole is a comune with 5,274 inhabitants in the province of Verona. The name sounds like a whisper on the Italian plains, yet it carries the weight of…