I give you a few aspects of the more Italian characteristics.
Italy is basically divided into 3 regional cultures
1) The southern boundary with Rome as a parallel line to the south is called the southern culture.
Southern culture is more characterized by some of the characteristic buildings left over from the ancient Roman period, such as the ancient city of Pompeii, some of the remnants left over from the Kingdom of Sicily and the monuments in the capital city of Rome. If the traveler does not have deep knowledge of ancient Roman culture, basically walking around, can not see, just feel everywhere is a broken temple. Southern napoli although thieves and so on more, but still worth a visit, Vesuvius is also very beautiful. The capital city of Rome is the focus, a little to be carefully viewed, it is recommended that you study a few months of knowledge of ancient Rome before traveling. After you visit if you have a look back to the long river of history, the concept of time and space fly by feeling, you understand what I said. Rome, the city of the Pope's country must not miss, each fresco is the history of your smile back, a thousand beautiful.
The people of southern Italy are very much like the people of northeastern China, and the women are just as bold and passionate as the women of northeastern China. However, when dealing with people in the south of Italy, you have to pay attention to the fact that they are very careful and cunning, and they don't look at the money, not the people. So if you're traveling to the south, you should remember to bring less cash and go to fewer strange places unless you have local friends.
Southern people are good at singing and dancing, and Italy's beautiful voice originated in Napoli, so the ballad of Napoli is the most cheerful music in Italy. Kind of like flamenco. You must listen to it when you have a chance.
Food, the southern series of restaurants opened almost all over Italy, so basically 70% of the Italian food you eat is southern food. Here I will not introduce one by one, especially recommended napoli's local pizza is the most famous in Italy. Those who do pizza pizzaiolo basically from the age of 12,13 years old pad a small bench in the pizza table to do, so very powerful. The flavor is very authentic. The southern diet is based on seafood, and the meats eaten in the southern mountains are usually spicy, probably related to the weather.
2) The boundary of the center is the area north of Rome and south of the Po River Plain. This includes the cities of Florence, Parma, and so on.
The culture of the center is characterized by Renaissance architecture and frescoes. Florence, in particular, is the birthplace of the Renaissance. There are many monuments in the city, as well as the statue of David and so on. There is time to stroll through the center of the cemetery, a lot of books on the character of Michelangelo, etc. are under your feet. (Sorry for the masturbation.) It's a real treat. It's worth it.
The people in the center of the country are quite old-fashioned. The language is the purest Italian, perhaps because of Dante. Kind of like Mandarin and Pekingese. Not much in the way of music. Generally speaking, it is not backward and old-fashioned. Women are the most elegant among Italian women, with a unique literary style. Especially the eyes. So in Florence must see the beauty.
The central diet is based on meat and cheese. Not by the sea ah. One of the Florence tripe, steak is more famous, but the price is dead expensive. Parma's cheese is famous all over the world, you can visit the cheese factory and so on. The city of Parma is famous for its cheese, and you can visit the cheese factory, etc. There are also pig's feet in Mandova, etc.
The city is characterized by a predominantly masonry structure, there are a lot of bricks in the city to build up the columns, is the result of the ancient city states have the money to fight the rich (to see who builds a high) urban planning is reasonable, the basic walking can be strolled all over.
Shopping Florence is a good choice, a lot of brand-name brands come to this city.
3) The northern part of the city is the Po River Plain, which includes Milan and extends to the area near the Swiss border. Venice, and north of Venice, Genoa Turin area.
This division is complicated by the fact that there used to be three principalities: the Duchy of Milan, the Duchy of Venice, and the Kingdom of Genoa. These three kingdoms existed for quite a long time and so created a more complex culture in the north.
The people of the north are basically very cautious, and they are not very talkative, with the exception of Venice.
Genoa, the harbor city. It is the home of Columbus. There are many beautiful towns along the coast, worth a good trip. The sun sets and the sea waves drift away. Especially suitable for taking a lover. (Wives are fine too). The food is a combination of northern and southern specialties, with a unique flavor. Cultural monuments mainly in the city of Genoa, Baidu search get, I do not detail.
Milan, after a thousand years, churches and other very famous. Frescoes also need to see more. Modern art has a high proportion. And the so-called fashion capital. Good for spending lots and lots of money. Bags, perfume, watches 。。。。 Bring enough money and stay a few days for shopping, but not much else. The food is more international.
Venice, rotten, foreigners think of Italy is Venice. In fact, it is not. I don't need to say much about the architecture of the city. Baidu can popularize. Downstairs also answered. I recommend is to go to Venice outside the city, because the Venice area is very famous for wine, you can go to see the winery, etc., and the sea fishing, small squid, etc.. There are also casinos on the outer islands, so you can have a good time.
North around the Alps, there are a lot of good places to travel, need to know the details, give some gold coins, I answered a lot of questions did not get a penny.