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Favara
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Favara is a town of south central Sicily, Italy, in the province of Agrigento, 8 kilometers east of Agrigento by road. The town has a considerable agricultural trade, and there are sulfur and other mines in the neighborhood. The city’s population is 33,666 and its total area is 81 square kilometers. It possesses a Castle of the 11th to 15th century noble Chiaramonte family, erected in 1280.
Favara is one of the most visited place. It enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and it is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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