EGT Tourism in Italy

Tourism in Italy

1.     Tourism is very important to the Italian economy and contributes nearly 10 percent to the economic sector. In 2012 nearly 46.4 million tourists visited Italy. The majority of these tourists came from other European countries and America.

2.     The most important and popular tourist attractions are, the canals in Venice, the Colosseum in Rome, Santa Maria del Flore, Lake Como, the Leaning tower of Pisa, the Roman Forum, and the Vatican (and Vatican museums).

3.     Some national parks and nature preserves in Italy include Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Parco della Majella Abruzzo (they are both in Abruzzo), Parco Nazionale del Arcipelago Toscano in Tuscany, Parco Nazionale della Cinque Terra in Liguria, and Parco Regionale della Maddalena in Sardinia. Some important wildlife in Italy is the Corsican Hare, the Apennine Shrew, the Sicilian Wall Lizard, as well as many different species of butterflies and freshwater fish.

4.     Some important Italian museums are the Vatican museum in the Vatican City, the Egyptian Museum of Turin in the city of Turin, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, and the National Etruscan Museum in Rome.