Southern Italy, also known as Meridione or Mezzogiorno, is a macroregion of Italy consisting of its southern regions. In the 21st century, the term "Mezzogiorno" mostly refers to the regions that are
Gran Sasso d'Italia in Abruzzo, the highest peak in the Apennines and the second-highest in Italy outside the Alps
The Greek Temple of Concordia, Valle dei Templi, Agrigento, Sicily
Southern Italy under Augustus
The Kingdom of Sicily at its greatest extent, during the 12th century
In Italian historiography, the southern question is the perception, dating back to the aftermath of the unification of Italy, that southern Italy is persistently backwards in terms of socioeconomic de
Silk production in the 1860s
Number of workers employed in the major metallurgical and mechanical industries in 1864
Roads in 1861. The data for Lombardy do not include the province of Mantua, which had not yet been annexed.
Railroads in the period 1859–1863