The Local

Venice's Rialto Bridge: famous world-over, but not so much in Italy. Photo: Chris ChabotItaly is full of cultural gems, drawing millions of tourists to the country each year, but many Italians are not aware of them. The shocking results of a survey sponsored by the drinks company, Bibite Sanpelligrino, have revealed how little some Italians know about the wealth of cultural heritage in their midst. Some 56 percent of those surveyed said they had never heard of Venice’s famous Rialto Bridge while six out of ten believe that Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ is in Florence, and not Milan. Photo: Wikicommons Equally puzzling is that a large number of those questioned associated Alberobello,...

Venice's Rialto Bridge: famous world-over, but not so much in Italy. Photo: Chris ChabotItaly is full of cultural gems, drawing millions of tourists to the country each year, but many Italians are not aware of them. The shocking results of a survey sponsored by the drinks company, Bibite Sanpelligrino, have revealed how little some Italians know about the wealth of cultural heritage in their midst. Some 56 percent of those surveyed said they had never heard of Venice’s famous Rialto Bridge while six out of ten believe that Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ is in Florence, and not Milan. Photo: Wikicommons Equally puzzling is that a large number of those questioned associated Alberobello,...