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Italy has a long history of 3000 years and modern Italy or Italian Republic came into being
in the year 1946, soon after World War II. Italy practices parliamentary democracy and is
one of founding members of the European Union.
Reaching and travelling around Italy is easy. It has well connected air links with most parts
of the world; one can arrive to this country by train, by sea or by road also. There are about
150 cities and townships, out of which Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin and Venice are the major
cities of Italy. These major cities are connected with frequent daily flights and by rail and
road network. She, the Italy, has a mainland and a few islands around it. There are regular
ferry services from mainland to the islands.
Overall a typical Mediterranean climate manifests in Italy. Warm summer and mild winter
make it an ideal country to be visited in any time of the year. The summer is from June to
September with average temperatures of 25 to 30C and winter is from November to
February with average temperatures of 15 to 20C. There can be rains in any time of the
year.
With a valid identity card or passport, citizens of European Union can enter Italy, but
citizens from all other countries must carry and present a valid passport on the border /
point of entry; where a prior visa is required or visa entry must be made. The foreign
travelers not only must specify their length of stay but also their probable destinations
while entering the country.
Foreign visitors who are not staying in a hotel or similar commercial lodging must notify
their place of stay to local police headquarters within 8 days of their arrival. Those travelers
who are staying in hotels or other recognized tourist place will be routinely registered
through the hotel.
With respect to security, Italy is a safe country. But, if a difficult situation arises, it is better
to resort to the services of police in charge of safety for foreign nationals.
At present, euro is the currency used in Italy. It takes 100 euro-cents to make one euro.
Both, cash or credit card can be used to purchases within the country.
Italian is the widely used and the official language of Italy, but there are pockets where
French, German and Greek are predominantly used.
Italy follows Central European Time (CET) Zone, which is one hour before Greenwich Mean
Time (GMT). In certain seasons the clocks are adjusted to regulate to the light dark cycles.
Most of the Italians take three meals a day i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner and their timings
are 7 am 10 am, 12.30 -2.30 pm and 20 -23 pm respectively.
Local Shops and Shopping malls follow different schedules of working hours. Local shops are
open from Monday to Saturday and from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 and from 3.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
While shopping malls remain open on all days of the week and remain open full day, from
10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. Most of the pharmacies and drug stores follow the schedules of
local shops.
Italy and European Union follow the seven fundamental units used in SI system (meter,
kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole, candela). Sizes used in textiles, footwear,
innerwear shops are in centimeters.
Many interesting places and people together make Italy a rich experiential destination for
the tourists.