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Tourism Mezzogiorno:

Introduction:1. The region that I have studied is the Mezzogiorno. Physical

factors and human factors have influenced the development

of tourism in this region.

2. A region is an area of the earths surface that has one or more

characteristics, e they physical or socio!economic, "hich

distinguish it from other areas.

Physical Factors:1. In the summer, high pressure ensures days are sunny, dry and

almost cloudless "ith temperatures averaging at 2#$%,ma&ing the Mezzogiorno attractive for sun holidays.

2. The comination of the regions Mediterranean climate and

the rain shado" provided y the Apennines, means that

annual precipitation is e'tremely lo" at less than ()) mm, a

ma*or pull factor for many tourists.

+. The Mezzogiorno has also een ale to overcome seasonality

ecause of the mild "inter temperatures, rarely droppingelo" 11$%, and the attraction of the s&i resorts of the

Apennines.

. The reno"ned coastlines of the region, such as the Almafi

coast, containing the sun!drenched resort of -orrento, ma&e

the Mezzogiorno an e'cellent each!holiday destination.

(. The scenic attractions of the islands of -icily, -ardinia and

%apri, along "ith the ay of /aples, are "ell &no"n andcontinually attract large numers of tourists.

0. The Mezzogiorno has an unspoilt countryside ecause it is

not an overly commercialised region, and "ith ( eing

upland and hilly, the area provides spectacular vistas.

3. The Mezzogiorno has an aundance of popular

geomorphilogical sites "ith volcanoes, such as Mt. 4esuvius

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near /aples and Mt. 5tna near -icily, ecoming ma*or tourist

destinations.

Human Factors:

1. The ItalianAutostrada

e'tends from the -"iss order to thetoe of %alaria, ma&ing the Mezzogiorno accessile y car

for 6erman, Austrian and -"iss tourists.

2. The increased numer of udget airlines flying to many

destinations in the Mezzogiorno ma&e the region much more

reachale for tourists from /orthern 5urope.

+. The development of the Taranto, ari and rindisi ports in

the south "est of the Mezzogiorno has greatly improvedaccessiility for tourists.

. The -ea -u"ay is a rapidly gro"ing pulic transport service

ased in %ampania, "ith the numer of tourists using the

service increasing from +1,))) in 2))1 to 13),))) in 2))+.

(. 4isitors can also en*oy the many archaeological treasures of

the Mezzogiorno, from the e'cavated 7oman to"n of

Pompeii to the 6ree& temples that litter -icily.

0. 8n average, 2 million people visit Pompeii and more than

2),))) people visit to 9erculaneum annually, "hich

contriutes more than ( million euro to the Italian economy.