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Riveting/Fascinating facts about the area:
- Italy is said to have more masterpieces per square mile than any other country in the world
- Almost four-fifths of Italy is either mountainous or hilly
- When McDonald's opened in 1986 in Rome, food purists outside the restaurant gave away free spaghetti to remind people of their culinary heritage
- The University of Rome is one of the world’s oldest universities and was founded by the Catholic Church in A.D. 1303
- Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock its own gates at night
Interesting people:
Meet Giulia Riva, a young travel blogger from Italy, who writes about unconventional destinations, abandoned places, street art, urban landscapes, and all the amazing and crazy places she gets to visit. The most incredible experience she had was when she got to live in Slovenia for two years. It was then that she became obsessed with Balkan countries and couldn’t help writing about them.
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