| MILAN | It is the capital of the region of Lombardy (Lombardia) in northern Italy. It is a leading financial centre and the most prosperous manufacturing and commercial city of Italy. In The Tempest (act 1, s |
| INTRANSIT | How people may travel across Europe, ignoring capital of Italy - it is on the way (2,7) |
| FLORENCE | It was founded as a Roman military colony about the 1st century BCE. It is the capital of Tuscany. In The Taming of the Shrew (act 1, scene 1), Lucentio says, "A merchant of great traffic through the |
| MANTUA | This is a city in the region of Lombardy. Roman colonization began about 220 BCE, and the poet Virgil was born at nearby Andes in 70 BCE. In Romeo and Juliet (act 3, scene 5), Juliet says, "It is some |
| ROUEN | Port city on the River Seine in NW France, capital of the region of Normandy (5) |
| OVIEDO | City in northwestern Spain that is capital of the region of Asturias (6) |
| GENOA | Capital of the region of Liguria, northern Italy (5) |
| KUWAIT | Persian Gulf city that shares its name with the country of which it is the capital and the bay on which it is located (6) |
| NAMUR | Capital of the region of Wallonia in southern Belgium (5) |
| CANTABRIAN | Of the region of northern Spain whose capital is Santander (10) |
| COMO | Y-shaped lake in the foothills of the Rhaetian Alps of Lombardy, site of the town Bellagio on the water's edge (4) |
| BRETON | Native of the region of France in the north-west corner (6) |
| YAM | The ___ festival celebrated in Ghana, Papua New Guinea, and Nigeria is named for a starchy tuber, which is a staple crop of the region |
| TIBER | In Italy it flows back to the top of the berg (5) |
| EARNEST | The Importance of Being ____ , play in which Lady Bracknell is a leading character (7) |
| FOCUS | Get a clear picture of the region of greatest activity (5) |
| LOCHLOMOND | Celebrated in a folk song and forming part of the region that contains the Great Trossachs Forest, the largest freshwater lake in Scotland by surface area (4,6) |
| OCEANIA | Collective name of the region made up of the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. (7) |
| MADAGASCAR | Animated comedy film franchise in which Marty the zebra is a leading character (10) |
| RENNES | Prefecture of the region of Brittany (6) |
