Southern Italy information

Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Southern Italy, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

It's best to avoid the Italian main holiday from mid-July to late August. Since it is full, expensive and hot. June to mid-July and late August to September are wonderful for beach holidays. From October to April make the resorts close to the coast many hotels and all resorts. Some restaurants will be closed temporarily. The cities and the interior, however, can travel throughout the year.

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The Mezzogiorno is generally viewed as encompassing Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Apulia, and Sicily, which lie in Italy's south, as well as Molise and Abruzzo, which are geographically in central or south-central Italy. Some would also include Sardinia and the southern half of Lazio in the Mezzogiorno. Italians often refer to Southern Italy as Il Meridione (the South); the terms Meridione and Mezzogiorno are often used interchangeably, though the word Meridione has less cultural and political baggage associated with it. The Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) now uses the term Italia Meridionale instead of Mezzogiorno. ISTAT excludes Sicily, Sardinia and southern Lazio in its definition of "Italia Meridionale" but does include Abruzzo and Molise.
The term Mezzogiorno ("mèzzo" /'mɛddzo/ or half in English and "giórno" /'dʒorno/ or day) first came into use in the 19th century. The term was popularized by Giuseppe Garibaldi who referred to the whole of Italy south of Rome as well as the Abruzzi (although part of that region lay to Rome's north) as "Il Mezzogiorno". (...) more....

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Southern Italy, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

Campsites, holiday villages and resorts spread along the beach shores and block with their fences, walls and barriers often seemingly uninterrupted access to the sea. You can kindly ask for permission to pass through the facility up to the beach, on foot of course. Man you can not deny the law here and it usually does not. Be careful when shopping with street vendors: for fake branded goods are also fines aufgebrummt to the buyer record, we are in the south, as the religious sentiment is even more pronounced than in the north . This is especially true in sanctuaries, as in Santa Maria di Leuca, in Monte Sant'Angelo or San Giovanni Rotondo. So, covered shoulders and skirts or long pants. Large parts of the Apulian coast is rocky, often from very porous, sharp-fringed, cracked Tufa. Without secure plastic sandals because no one manage to lurk in the water - and there also sea urchins. And as a basis for sunbathing on the rocks is not always enough in the towel, it would be better since an iso-or mat. The advantage of rocky shores, however, is the interesting seabed and crystal-clear water. Think so be sure to also mask and snorkel. Since 2005, one in Italy is no longer allowed to smoke in restaurants, bars, trains, in short, in all public places. The fact that the ban is implemented far-reaching, has something to do with the drastic penalties for infringement. Do not let the car packed full stand and give thieves a chance!

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