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Novara : Italy

Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan. Founded in ancient times by Romans, Novara currently has 112,000 inhabitants. See also battle of Novara.

Varese : Italy

Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. It is the capital of the province with the same name; other important towns in the province are Busto Arsizio, Gallarate, Saronno, Tradate, Vedano Olona. Geographical features The province of Varese lies below the Alps, so mountains and hills constitute 32% and 46% of its territory respectively; other common features are rivers (including the Ticino and Olona) and glacial lake (Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake of Varese and four other smaller ones). (if you want get an idea on how the lakes around Varese are, visit: www.kayakvarese.it) The southern

Monza : Italy

Monza (locally 'Munscia') is a city (2001 pop. 117,068) in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Its new province (Monza e Brianza), created in 2004, will be effective in 2009. It is the third largest city of Lombardy and the most important economical, industrial and administrative centre of the Brianza sub-region, supporting a textile industry and a publishing trade, but its international fame comes from the Autodromo Nazionale Monza racing circuit, home to the Italian Grand Prix, and the Scuderia Ferrari team, and previously the Alfa Romeo team. The city lies on the Lambro, a tributary of the Po, 8 miles north-northeast

Vicenza : Italy

Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. At 45°33? N 11°33? E, Vicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan. The city has an active and lively industrial sector, which is especially famous for jewelry and clothing factories. The Gold Exposition is world-famous and it takes place in Vicenza three times per year (January, June, September). History Vicenza (Roman "Vicetia") an ancient Roman municipium (from 49 BCE) was overshadowed by its neighbor Patavium (Padua) in

Pelagie Islands : Italy

Pelagie Islands (Isole Pelagie in Italian) consist of Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione. They are small islands in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily. They are part of Agrigento province, Italy. The name Pelagie comes from the Greek word "pelaghia", meaning high sea. The archipelago is the most southern part of Italy, and is part of the African continent.