314 Quotes About Italy

A part of northern Italy called Val Camonica contains about 350,000 petroglyphs that were created nearly 10,000 years ago. Brescia is a famous town at 75 km from there, it is very popular for Beretta arms industry, the oldest in the world, the GardaLake and also because Carl William Brown was born there.

There was a magical timelessness to Capri A special atmosphere, and a sense of history.

Carlina felt as if sudden sunshine had filled the kitchen... [Carlina's reaction to Stefano Garini]

Verona has long haunted the English imagination.

Like so many ancient cities, Perugia has long outgrown her early walls, and much of the new town is remorselessly ugly.

The reality is that when you visit Italy, you'll be hijacked by relatives of all sorts; the entire family tree is waiting to meet you. [A hyphenated Italian's risk]

Sara loved Nicolo's quiet affection far more than the yearning and lust she saw on Umberto's face.

...the first twenty years of the republic had done more harm to Italy than the Fascists and Nazis combined.

...some people here seem to have stepped through a time-warp -- old Romans being recycled with a mere change of costume.