Italy Nature
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Mountains
Italy is a very mountainous country. Entire north of the country occupy Alps and center from north to south long ridge of the Apennines.
Volcanos
Italy already has three very famous volcano.
- Etna is the highest volcano in all of Europe
- Vesuvius is due to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii again historically famous
- Stromboli is the most active volcano in Europe
Mountain passes
Italy as a very mountainous country has a lot of interesting passes. Thanks to the world-famous Giro d´Italia, cyclists are especially popular. Perhaps the most famous alpine pass in Italy is Passo Stelvio.
In Italy, you found not only its famous beaches, but also the beautiful mountains and the remnants of volcanic activity mainly in the Aeolian Islands.
Lakes and Ponds
Canyons and valleys
Road mountain passes
In Italy, there are a number of high Alpine road passes. Passes to the south of the Apennines are not so high even though, of course, beautiful.
- The most important passes in Italy are Passo Stelvio, Gavia, Timmelsjoch, Umbrail, Great St Bernard Pass, Forcola di Livigno and many beautiful Dolomite passes.