http://www.trekking-world.com/regional/italy en http://www.trekking-world.com/italy <p><strong>Italy</strong> occupies a long, boot-shaped peninsula, surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia to the north. The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula's backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. The largest of its northern lakes is Garda . The Po, its principal river, flows from the Alps on Italy's western border and crosses the Padan plain to the Adriatic Sea. Several islands form part of Italy; the largest are Sicily and Sardinia.<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.trekking-world.com/italy">read more</a></p> http://www.trekking-world.com/italy#comments 42.488302 13.007813 Italy Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:20:43 +0100 superadmin 64 at http://www.trekking-world.com