Italy is a European country bordering the Mediterranean and the Adriatic. It has left a strong imprint on culture. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as artistic treasures and ancient ruins.
Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces, Venice, the city of canals, and Milan, the Italian fashion capital.
Sardinia is a large Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, popular with the world’s wealthy, with almost 2,000 km of coastline.
It has sandy beaches and a mountainous interior crossed by famous paths.