Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Info on the 20 Regions of Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 September 2008)

Here are the links for the 20 Regions of Italy:

REGION/REGIONE
  1. Abruzzo – Capital: L'Aquila – In Italian Only – Located in southeast Italy, it borders the regions of Lazio, Marche and Molise and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  2. Valle d'Aosta – Capital: Aosta (Aoste) – In Italian Only – Located in northwestern Italy, borders the countries of France and Switzerland and the region of Piemonte
  3. Basilicata – Capital: Potenza – In Italian Only – Located in southern Italy, it borders the regions of Calabria, Campania and Puglia and its coast is on the Golfo di Taranto
  4. Calabria – Capital: Catanzaro – In Italian Only – Located in southwestern Italy (the toe of Italy), it borders the region of Basilicata and its coasts are on the Golfo di Taranto, Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea
  5. Campania – Capital: Napoli (Naples) – In Italian Only – Located in southwestern Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Basilicata, Lazio, Molise and Puglia and its coast is on the the Tyrrhenian Sea
  6. Emila Romagna – Capital: Bologna – In Italian Only – Located in northern Italy, it borders the regions of Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Toscana and Veneto and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  7. Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Capital: Trieste – In English, Italian, German, Slovene – Located in northeastern Italy, it borders the countries of Austria and Slovenia, the region of Veneto and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  8. Lazio – Capital: Roma (Rome) – In English, Italian – Located in central Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Abruzzo, Campania, Marche, Molise, Toscana and Umbria and its coast is on the Tyrrhenian Sea
  9. Liguria – Capital: Genova (Genoa) – In Italian Only – Located in northwestern Italy, it borders the country of France and the regions of Emila Romagna, Piemonte and Toscana and its coast is on the Golfo di Genova and the Ligurian Sea
  10. Lombardia – Capital: Milano (Milan) – In Italian Only – Located in north central Italy, it borders the country of Switzerland and the regions of Emila Romagna, Piemonte, Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto
  11. Marche – Capital: Ancona – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – Located in central Italy (east coast), it borders the regions of Abruzzo, Emila Romagna, Toscana and Umbria and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  12. Molise – Capital: Campobasso – In Italian Only – Located in the south central Italy (east coast), it borders the regions of Abruzzo, Campania, Lazio and Puglia and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  13. Piemonte – Capital: Torino (Turin) – In Italian Only – Located in northwestern Italy, it borders the countries of France and Switzerland and the regions of Valle d'Aosta, Emila Romagna, Liguria and Lombardia
  14. Puglia – Capital: Bari – In Italian Only – Located in southeastern Italy (the heel of Italy), it borders the regions of Basilicata, Campania and Molise and its coasts are on the Adriatic Sea and the Golfo di Taranto
  15. Sardegna (Sardinia) – Capital: Cagliari – In Italian Only – Island off of the west coast of Italy, its coasts are on the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  16. Sicilia (Sicily) – Capital: Palermo – In Italian Only – Island off of the southwest coast of Italy, its coasts are on the Ionian Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  17. Toscana (Tuscany) – Capital: Firenze (Florence) – In Italian Only – Located in central Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Emila Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Marche and Umbria and its coast is on the Ligurian Sea
  18. Trentino-Alto Adige – Capital: Trento – In Italian, German – Located in northeastern Italy, borders the countries of Austria and Switzerland and the regions of Lombardia and Veneto
  19. Umbria – Capital: Perugia – In Italian Only – Located in central Italy and landlocked, it borders the regions of Lazio, Marche and Toscana
  20. Veneto – Capital: Venezia (Venice) – In Italian Only – Located in northeastern Italy, it borders the regions of Emila Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardia and Trentino-Alto Adige and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
MAPS OF THE REGIONS OF ITALY
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  • Italy Travel Guides Ltd
    • 360° – "a new way to explore Sardinia, Italy"
    • 360° – "A new way to explore Tuscany"
MISCELLANEOUS
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* = Blog entry has been updated.

The 20 regions of Italy listed above are the "Sito Ufficiale" - official web site - for the region. Most are In Italian Only except where noted above.

That's it for Tuesday, 20 February 2007: martedì, 20 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 September 2008)
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