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Nettuno
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.
Nettuno is one of Italy’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments. It is a town and commune of province of Rome in the Lazio region, 60 kilometers to the south of Rome. It is named in honor of the Roman god Neptune. The town was founded by the Saracens in the ninth century.
Nettuno is a resort city and agricultural center on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea and has a population of approximately 37,000 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination today, where there are a well-preserved old quarter, called Borgo Medievale, with mediaeval streets and small squares, and the Sangallo Fort built in the 1500s. It is also an important center of pilgrimages, as shrine of Saint Maria Goretti.
In the domain of army, Nettuno has one of the largest centre for the Italian force, whose land extend to the province of Latina, and one of the most important Italian police schools, where police dogs are trained. It has a touristic harbor hosting about 860 boats and a shopping center, selling everything for fishing and sailing. Nettuno is the city of the finest wine Cacchione.
Presently, Nettuno experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of Italy. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
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