This article originally appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Given its history, Italy can sometimes come across as multiple countries in one. There are virtually no similarities whatsoever between Calabria and Alto Adige or a Sardinian sheep herder and a Venetian gondolier. After all, Italy was formed in 1861 by the unification of numerous autonomous kingdoms, city-states and maritime…
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