<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMichelangelo completed the Sistine ceiling in 1512 and today the Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most visited monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s also the official residence of the Pope, as well as the site of the Papal Conclave, the process for selecting new Popes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLast Judgment fresco in Sistine Chapel, Vatican City <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>9. Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAlmost 65 million people visit Italy each year. Given that most head to Rome, Florence and Pisa it’s still possible to find uncrowded places. Try Castelmezzano in Basilicata or head to Camogli in Liguria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Growing in popularity, Puglia is another stunning, less crowded option, and it also happens to be one of the best places to visit with kids and has some of the best beaches in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDuomo Santa Maria Del Fiore in Florence <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>10. Italy’s highest mountain is Mont Blanc<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nItaly shares Mont Blanc with France, although it’s called Monte Bianco in Italian. It rises 4,808 meters above sea level and is Italy’s highest peak as well as the highest mountain in the Alps.<\/p>\n\n\n\nItaly shares Mont Blanc, or Monte Bianco, with France<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>11. Fourteen billion espressos are consumed in Italy each year<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOver 20,000 Italians work as baristas and the country’s average household coffee consumption is 37 kg a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can drink Espresso any time in Italy, but it’s an unspoken rule that you don’t order Cappuccino after 11am.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEspresso machine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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