Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.

And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction.

Italy is a country that has been divided since 1948.

Were the Inhabitants of Italy charming as their Country, all other Regions would be depopulated I think

It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.

You're a Catholic in Italy when you're born, it's unthinkable to stop being Catholic. You just take the rules a lot more seriously, because it pervades your culture.