A man has not fully lived until he experiences that gentle balmy clime of ancient empires, the land of lemon trees and the genius of Michelangelo.Just everything to me comes together there. The culture, the cuisine, the people, the landscape, the history.

I find other countries have this or this, but Italy is the only one that has it all for me.From small towns to large cities, you’ll find one with your name on it. From the magic of Venice to the beauty of Florence and the colourful past in Sicily, you’ll find a world of wonders to discover. No matter what you’re into, Italy has it all. That came from living in Italy for a long time. We wouldn’t have the marvel that is Venice. If we were a normal country, we wouldn’t have Rome.

Italian culture is so deeply soaked in an appreciation of the good things in life.Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land.

Italy – I love the late-night culture, hanging around the square at midnight with everyone, catching up, and having a drink.

Every town has its own cast of characters that will charm you the moment they get a chance. Having lived in Italy for some time, the people here never cease to amaze me, quirks and all. Italy wouldn’t be what it is without the people who live here.

If bliss could be a colour, today would be Amalfi Blue.

It doesn’t want to be backstage, warming up.

All my ego wants is to be sitting by a lake in Italy.

For us to go to Italy and to penetrate into Italy is like a most fascinating act of self-discovery.

How beautiful is sunset, when the glow of Heaven descends upon a land like thee, Thou Paradise of exiles, Italy! - Percy Bysshe Shelley.

One of the great joys of travelling through Italy is discovering firsthand that it is, indeed, a dream destination.

In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence, you learn poise.

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.

I gasp for air if I don’t get to breathe Italian air once a year.

Italy was where the soul went to find calm and love, and I wanted to hold the best of it in the palm of my hand.

Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.

Italy offers one the most priceless of one’s possessions – One’s own soul.

The name of Italy has magic in its very syllables.

You may have the universe if I may have Italy.

Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life.

There is something about Italy that makes people wax poetically about it, which also makes for some wistful quotes about Italy.

Bologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists.

Accessible, comforting, seemingly simple but endlessly delicious, it never disappoints, just as it seems to never change.

Italian cuisine is the most famous and beloved cuisine in the world for a reason.

I’d much rather do that than go to the Vatican.

If I’m in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy little joint where Romans eat.

Italy will always have the best food.– Diane von Furstenberg.

Everything you see I owe to pasta.– Sophia Loren.

In Italy, they add work and life onto food and wine.

The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again.

“You know, people come to Italy for all sorts of reasons, but when they stay, it’s for the same two things.

Life is a combination of magic and pasta.

Not surprisingly, many who come to Italy discover culinary joy, and there is no shortage of quotes about Italy and Italian food. Italians are known for their food, and they love to talk about it just as much as they like eating it.

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