Italy is a regional power that is easily overlooked! When most people think of the good places in Europe, they think of Britain, France, Germany, and the Nordic countries. In reality, however, the real comfort of Europe is precisely Italy, which many people look down on.
What does Italy have?
Probably all you know is pasta, pizza, the ancient city of Rome, and the Italian cannon.
However, what you don't know is that Italy is also a rich cultural country, a good industrial power, and a treasure land suitable for human habitation.
Italy's cultural heritage is the most important place to ignore
Nowadays, people only think that Paris, France is the cultural center of Europe. But in fact, in terms of cultural heritage, France is really a younger brother in front of Italy.
Nowadays, many people in Europe and the United States are still proud of the Roman Empire, but where is Rome? It is in contemporary Italy.
It can be said that, with the exception of Greece, Italy is a great hotbed of classical European culture.
Italy is the size of a province in China, but it has as many as 47 world cultural heritages, ranking first in the world!
The numerous World Heritage sites are a testament to the glory of Italy's history and its influence on the development of Europe as a whole.
Historically, Europe has had a very long period of darkness, that is, the European Middle Ages.
The landmark event that ended the European Middle Ages was the Renaissance, which originated in Italy.
The Renaissance was a bright light that brought Europeans out of the darkness and gradually became the dominant world for the next few hundred years.
Galileo
Historically, Italy can be said to have produced many talents, such as Dante, Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and other great men, who laid the foundation for the ideological enlightenment and technological blowout in Europe.
Contemporary Italy remains an industrial powerhouse to be reckoned with
Italy's industrial foundation is good, most of the heavy industry and light industry can be built, and the quality and reputation are very good.
Italy is the country of top supercars
Without going into too much detail about luxury and luxury sports cars, let's take a look at Italy's own military technology.
In my opinion, only independent military technology can truly reflect the level of a country's industrial manufacturing industry.
And I would like to say that Italy is very often underestimated in terms of military-industrial technology.
Italy can not only build "Italian guns", but also independently develop and manufacture aircraft carriers, and one of the aircraft carriers currently in operation in Italy is the "Cavour" aircraft carrier.
Italian aircraft carrier Cavour
In addition, Italy has also contributed a lot to the joint Typhoon fighter project of many European countries and is responsible for a very important research and development task.
There are also the prestigious "C1 Ram Tank" and the "Spartan Tactical Transport Aircraft", which are purely domestic in Italy.
C1 Ram Tank
In terms of civilian use, Italy's cars are still good, as well as precision instruments and aerospace technology, Italy has made great achievements.
And the reason why many people think that Italian industry is weak, I think one of the main reasons is because the difference between the north and the south of Italy is too big, and the south is dragging its feet!
Northern Italy and Southern Italy are bounded by the city of Rome, and the economic level of the north and south is very different!
Northern Italy can be regarded as the ceiling of Europe, and its industrial strength and economic level are comparable to those of Germany and France, while the level of development of southern Italy is much lacking, similar to that of countries such as Portugal and Greece.
Therefore, when discussing the level of the Italian economy and industry, we generally talk about Northern Italy, and as for Southern Italy, it is only suitable for tourism.
Italy has a suitable climate and many delicacies, making it the best choice for Europeans to travel and retire!
Why is Italy a treasure trove in Europe? The main reason is that the climate is so pleasant!
Italy belongs to a very typical Mediterranean climate, the temperature in July is 23~25 °C, and the temperature in January is 2~10 °C, which is not hot in summer and cold in winter, and the climate is very livable.
This pleasant climate has also given rise to a wide range of Italian delicacies such as pasta, macaroni, tiramisu, pizza, cappuccino, and the world-famous red wine.
Comfortable climate + special food + historical sites, these three unique conditions make Italy the world's most popular tourist country.
Italy receives 62 million international tourists a year, more than its own population (59.1 million).
epilogue
Italy itself is in good condition, and the climate, topography and agricultural conditions are among the best in Europe.
However, in recent years, Italy's development has been sluggish, and it has not been able to innovate in industrial technology, such as mobile Internet, new energy, artificial intelligence and other emerging projects, Italy has made no achievements at all.
And the current situation in Italy is just a microcosm of the old Europe: it is impossible to make breakthroughs in new areas, and it is only necessary to eat the old little by little, and in this way, maintain the last face of the old developed countries.