Traveling to Italy

Italian economy ranks as the world's sixth largest economy measured by GDP. Its economic strength owes much to the success of small and medium-sized companies - often family-owned and managed and concentrated in industrial clusters throughout the country. There is a thriving culture of artisan workers. Italy remains an economy where the manufacturing sector is very strong. Key industries include automobiles, shipbuilding, chemicals, furniture, clothing and textiles, leather goods and footwear, food processing, ceramic products, components and machinery.