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Italy has a varied and beautiful landscape. In the North, it shares the Alps with France, Austria and Switzerland. A major mountain chain, the Apennines, runs down the centre of the country. Vesuvius, close to Naples, is the only active volcano on the European mainland; Etna on Sicily is one of the world's largest volcanoes.The largest river in Italy is the Po, which begins in the Alpine region in the west of the country and ends in an extensive delta on the Adriatic. The Tiber and the Arno are the other major rivers. Italy has many islands: the largest of them is Sicily. Sardinia, Elba and Capri are also important.
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Ligurian coast | 
Ligurian coastline | 
The Italian Alps |
Mountain landscape in Madesimo | 
View over Mount Etna in Sicily | 
Abruzzo landscape |
Abruzzo landscape with sunflowers | 
Snow covered Mount Etna | 
Abruzzo landscape at sunset |
