Sunday, August 26, 2012

Lo Stivale (The Boot)


I have always dreamed of visiting the most wonderful country in the world, Italy. Last year that dream has come true when I spent three weeks in Rome, Venice and Milan. I had so much fun so I would love to share my great experience with you. I really urge everybody to visit this beautiful country with ancient history and delicious food.   

 

Italy is one of the most wonderful countries in the world; it has a lot of the historical and great places to visit. It’s the fifth country in the world that welcomes the visitors.

Lo Stivale is one of the famous nicknames for Italy which mean the boot, people used to call it the boot because Italy’s shape look like a boot. As we can look at the map of Italy location, we can see that it’s located in the Southern part of Europe surround by France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia from the top and the Mediterranean Sea from other sides.

I spend my first week in the Eternal City, Rome which is one of the beautiful cities in Italy. It’s the capital of Italy and the largest city. Rome is full of history everywhere you look; the best part for me is when I went to see the Vatican (St. Peter’s Basilica) which is the home of the Catholic Church. The area was crowded and everything was nice. You won’t miss the place of luck which is the Trevi Fountain; all you have to do is to throw a coin to bring the luck, I remember in that day I throw more than five coins to bring the luck to me and my beloved people. I will not forget this amazing place, which was one of the world’s wonders; it’s the Colosseum which is Roman world’s biggest amphitheaters. Have you ever try to go up or down 138 Stairs? You can find that kind of an amazing stairs in Italy, it’s called Spanish steps. Rome has a lot of museums and other places to visit that’s I am sure you are going to like as I did.




I won’t forget the city of the sea; Venice is the city that’s built in the middle of lagoon. It’s one of Italy's most beautiful and romantic cities as well as one of the most popular cities for visitors. There are a lot of museums, palaces that you might enjoy to visit and wandering along Venice's canals is just interesting. Don’t forget to ride one of the most beautiful gondolas; the gondolas are the tall thin boats that Italian people used to transfer from place to another, I felt so afraid in the beginning but later it was the best experience in Venice.   

 
Of course, I won’t forget my last stop in Italy, Milan; one of Europe's richest cities, known for stylish shops, galleries, and restaurants. In Milan you can find the world’s most famous opera houses which is La Scala. If you wonder what’s that big amazing building where we can see in the posters, It’s Milan Cathedral; one of the world’s largest churches.



I will never forget how Italian people are really friendly and nice, and their tasty food. I enjoyed tasted all types of Italian food and drinks; everything was great.

Italy trip was the best trip ever in my life where I really saw nice places and tries a lot of new things. If you are looking for a wonderful place to enjoy, I highly recommend Italy for you!!! Hope you enjoyed my blog.