Italy

Italy (Italian: Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal climate or Mediterranean climate; due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale (the Boot). With 61 million inhabitants, it is the third most populous EU member state. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino and Vatican City.

Links To Peel
Peel and Sheila with John's brother Alan took on a driving holiday in mainland Europe in the summer of 1969, which involved their first trip to Venice according to Margrave Of The Marshes. Florence was also another city Peel and Sheila visited and may have contributed to naming their youngest daughter of the same name.

Sessions
The following artists from Italy recorded sessions for the John Peel Show:
 * PFM: (2 sessions, 1973)


 * Uzeda: (2 sessions, 1994)

Festive Fifty

 * None