Milan

The unemployment rate in Italy in November last 2013 set a kind of “anti-record”: according to the ISTAT statistics bureau, 12.7% of the country's population do not have a regular income. According to the Italian media, this is the highest unemployment rate ever recorded in the country, which is direct evidence that the measures taken by the Italian government to get out of the deep economic recession do not have much effect.

Italy is perhaps the most romantic country in the world. And that is why, on the eve of Valentine's Day, at airports, there is a larger usual cluster of tourists holding hands, many of whom obviously came here to celebrate the holiday in a romantic setting with their soulmate.

Skamortsa is not a very pleasant word for a Russian ear. And if you learn that it comes from the Italian capa mozza, meaning "severed head", then the fantasy will surely take us to some cave with orcs. But, in fact, everything is not so bad. Scamorza is an Italian cheese in the Pasta Filata category.

Italy is famous for its many Christian shrines, especially believers love to visit the city of Bari, the capital of Puglia. Italy in the number of attractions and cultural monuments takes first place in Europe. For any religious person, this city is of great value. Here is the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Basilica di San Nicola) - the Russian church dedicated to the saint, revered by many believers, where his relics are stored.