One of the world's most ancient bridges: Ponte Vecchio, Firenze

Golden Ponte Vecchio, Firenze
Originally uploaded by Rita Crane Photography

Map #2 of L'Italia -

- The neighbors:
Monaco,
France,
Switzerland,
Austria,
Slovenia,
Tunisia.

- Venezia: palazzo (palaces)
- Bologna: Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati factories are nearby.
Also, one of Europe's oldest universities.
- Firenze: Ponte Vecchio (bridge, old)
- Vatican City: il Pape ("father")
- Roma
- Napoli: home of pizza.
- Sicily: Mt Etna, volcanic peak.
- Tunisia: Arabic, Muslim-dominated culture.

More engineering achievements:
autos - Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Maserati
cycles - Ducati, Benelli, Moto Guzzi
bicycles: Camponoglo
scooters - Vespa ("wasp")

Gross streotypes -
The North: industry, wealth, business energy.
The South: poverty, fun, corruption.

casino: "little house," like a summer house or a gambling house.