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Central Italy

Central contains several distinctive regions that have played a formidable role not only in Italian history, but in world history, as the centres of the Etruscan and Roman civilizations and of the Holy See of the Catholic Church.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Rome and Florence.

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, the 'Eternal City', is the capital and largest city of and of the region. It's the famed city of the Roman Empire, the Seven Hills, La Dolce Vita, the and Three Coins in the Fountain.

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² is the capital of the region of in , with a population of about 367,000. The city is a cultural, artistic and architectural gem, and is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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is a city in , , best known for its world-famous leaning tower. But the tower isn't the only thing to see – there are other architectural and artistic marvels in this beautiful city.

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is a region on 's west coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is one of the most popular places to visit in a country that is itself one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

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is a central region of . is more or less in the middle of the region but has numerous other attractions and would well repay a visit even if Rome did not exist.

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is one of the twenty Italian regions. It is situated in the central part of , to the east of on the Adriatic Sea. 's western border lies less than 80 km due east of Rome.

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is one of the smaller regions of . It has no large cities and a total population of less than a million. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in the beauty of its agricultural land and in its many fascinating small towns.

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is a central region of on the east coast composed of rolling hills and fertile plains at the base of the Apennine mountains. It is bordered by Adriatic Sea in the east, , and in the west, and to the north, to the south.

Central Italy

Latitude of center
42.8383° or 42° 50′ 18″ north
Longitude of center
12.2415° or 12° 14′ 29″ east
Population
11,900,000
Elevation
575 metres (1,886 feet)
Geo­Names ID
12089032
Wiki­data ID
Q1127320
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Central Italy” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Italia qendrore”
  • Albanian: “Italia Qendrore”
  • Arabic: “وسط إيطاليا”
  • Arabic: “وسط ايطاليا”
  • Armenian: “Կենտրոնական Իտալիա”
  • Asturian: “Italia central”
  • Balinese: “Italia tengah”
  • Belarusian: “Цэнтральная Італія”
  • Bengali: “মধ্য ইতালি”
  • Bulgarian: “Средна Италия”
  • Bulgarian: “Централна Италия”
  • Catalan: “Itàlia central”
  • Chinese: “中意大利”
  • Chinese: “中義大利”
  • Croatian: “Središnja Italija”
  • Czech: “Střední Itálie”
  • Danish: “Centralitalien”
  • Danish: “Midtitalien”
  • Dutch: “Midden-Italie”
  • Dutch: “Midden-Italië”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Italio”
  • French: “Italie centrale”
  • Galician: “Italia central”
  • German: “Italia centrale”
  • German: “Mittelitalien”
  • Greek: “Κεντρική Ιταλία”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז איטליה”
  • Hungarian: “Centro”
  • Hungarian: “Italia centrale”
  • Hungarian: “Közép-Itália”
  • Hungarian: “Közép-Olaszország”
  • Indonesian: “Italia Tengah”
  • Irish: “An Iodáil Láir”
  • Italian: “centro Italia”
  • Italian: “Centro”
  • Italian: “Italia centrale”
  • Japanese: “イタリア中央部”
  • Japanese: “中央イタリア”
  • Japanese: “中部イタリア”
  • Korean: “이탈리아 중부”
  • Latin: “Italia media”
  • Latvian: “Vidusitālija”
  • Macedonian: “Средна Италија”
  • Persian: “ایتالیای مرکزی”
  • Romanian: “Italia Centrală”
  • Russian: “Центральная Италия”
  • Sardinian: “Italia tzentrale”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Centralna Italija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Središnja Italija”
  • Slovak: “Stredné Taliansko”
  • Slovenian: “Srednja Italija”
  • Spanish: “Italia central”
  • Sundanese: “Italia Tengah”
  • Swahili: “Italia ya Kati”
  • Swedish: “Mellersta Italien”
  • Turkish: “Orta İtalya”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральна Італія”
  • Urdu: “وسطی اطالیہ”
  • Venetian: “Italia centrale”
  • Venetian: “Italia sentrałe”
  • Venetian: “Itàlia sentrałe”
  • Venetian: “Italia zsentrałe”
  • Venetian: “Itałia zsentrałe”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung Ý”
  • “ma Italija meso”

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