Trade made the Italian city-states dazzlingly wealthy. Venice, the most powerful city-state, had hundreds of ships that controlled the trade routes in the Mediterranean Sea. Silk, spices, and perfume from Asia flowed into Venice. The city-states’ wealth encouraged a boom in art and learning.

The sectors acquired by burgeoning Italian cities in the Crusader states enabled them to extend their trade with the Muslim world and led to the establishment of trade depots beyond the Crusade frontiers, some of which lasted long after 1291.

As the Italian trio of Venice, Pisa, and Genoa gained more and more wealth, so they spread their trading tentacles further, establishing trading posts in North Africa, also gaining trade monopolies in parts of the Byzantine Empire and, in return for providing transport, men and fighting ships for the Crusaders, a …

Among the earliest city-states of Italy, that already started to emerge in the 7th century, were the Duchy of Naples, Duchy of Amalfi, Gaeta and Venice which, although nominally under Byzantine control, were effectively independent.

According to the study results, Milan was the most expensive city in both years, with the average monthly rent for a single room exceeding 500 euros: renters paid on average 573 euros per month in 2019, not including utilities.

This statistic illustrates the average room rates in the top 12 most expensive travel destinations in Italy in 2017. According to the study, Venice was the most expensive destination in the country (139 euro per night for a hotel room), followed by Milan (116 euro per night) and Florence (108 euro per night).

Lombardy

The southern economy greatly suffered after the Italian unification and the process of industrialisation was interrupted. Poverty and organised crime were long-standing issues in Southern Italy as well and it got worse after unification.

The Roman culture and language overwhelmed the former civilisation in the following years, and Lombardy became one of the most developed and richest areas of Italy with the construction of a wide array of roads and the development of agriculture and trade.

Italians are not richer than Germans or Austrians Although private wealth is lower in Italy, wealth distribution is more equal; in Germany and Austria, wealth is more heavily concentrated in richer households.

Lombardy is the leading industrial and commercial regione of Italy. Milan, the chief city, is one of the largest industrial centres of Italy. It makes iron and steel, automobiles and trucks, and machinery and is also a centre of banking and wholesale and retail trade.

Ancona

Lombardic

Lombard, Latin Langobardus, plural Langobardi, member of a Germanic people who from 568 to 774 ruled a kingdom in Italy. The Lombards were one of the Germanic tribes that formed the Suebi, and during the 1st century ad their home was in northwestern Germany.

Italy

In 568–569 a different Germanic tribe, the Lombards, invaded Italy under their king, Alboin (c. 565–572). They came from Pannonia (modern western Hungary), which had itself been a Roman province.

A characteristic Lombard dish is risotto, most famously risotto alla milanese (which contains saffron), with rice-based food being highly common throughout the region. Similarly to risotto, maize-based dishes such as polenta are also common parts of the regional cuisine.

Famous dishes

• Risi e bisi. Risi e bisi – rice and peas. by Luca Marchiori.
• Bigoli in salsa. Bigoli in salsa.
• Sarde in saor. Sarde in saor.
• Baccalà mantecato. Baccalà mantecato.
• Risotto al nero di seppia. Squid ink risotto – risotto al nero di seppia.
• Bellini. Peach bellini.
• Tiramisu. Tiramisu.
• Folpetti. Folpetti.

Marche Italy food : enjoy our list!

• 1) Moscioli.
• 3) Ascoli stuffed olives (or Olive all’ascolana)
• 7) Fish stew (or Brodetto)
• 8) Tagliatelle with Acqualagna’s truffles (or tagliatelle al tartufo di Acqualagna)
• 9) Rabbit in porchetta (or coniglio in porchetta)
• 10) Ancona’s Stockfish (or stocafisso all’anconetana)

The 16 Most Iconic Foods to Eat in Italy

• Pizza. Though a slab of flat bread served with oil and spices was around long before the unification Italy, there’s perhaps no dish that is as common or as representative of the country as the humble pizza.
• Bottarga.
• Lasagna.
• Fiorentina Steak.
• Ribollita.
• Polenta.
• Ossobuco.
• Risotto.

On the coast, fish and seafood dishes abound. In the hills, chicken and pork are the primary proteins. Creamy sauces made from chicken giblets are used liberally in Marche cooking. Olives grow well in Marche, and are served both on their own and stuffed with savory meat fillings.

[maʀʃe ] 1. (= lieu) market. marché aux fleurs flower market.