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Schio
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.
Schio is a town and municipality in the province of Vicenza situated in the North of Vicenza and in the East of the Lake of Garda. It is surrounded by the Prealps, the so-called Little Dolomites and the Mount Pasubio. By the 12th century Schio had become an important centre of woollen manufacturing, which prospered a lot. The city was under the Venetian Maltraversi family until 1311.
Schio is now an industrial town thanks to Alessandro Rossi, who founded the biggest Italian woollen firm in 19th century. Rossi also arranged the building of houses, nurseries, schools, theatres and gardens for his workers. The most important textile factories in Schio were Lanerossi, Conte and Cazzola. Schio was called Manchester of Italy, because it was the focal point of the northern wool trade like the British city.
The little church of St. Mary in the Valley, originally a column erected in 1511 after a plague. It became a church in the year 1580. Toaldi-Capra Palace dates from the 15th century or earlier. It first belonged to the Toaldi family which then passed to Enrico Capra, a noble from Vicenza, before becoming the Town Hall until 1913. It was recovered and carefully restored in 1981, and now houses the civic Musical Institute as a centre for cultural activities.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Schio is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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