When I think of Italy, I tend to think of ancient cities. Rarely do I think about snowcapped mountains. Just a few hours drive from Rome is the region of Abruzzo and it is known for being “wild.” Abruzzo is home to the Abruzzo bear. Who knew that there were bears in Italy? We didn’t see any bears but we did see snow. In April.
If you love nature, then I recommend visiting Abruzzo. Maybe on your tenth visit to Italy?
Abruzzo also has coastline, but I think of it as a mountainous place.
As I’ve recently been staying close to sea level, I thought I’d reflect on when I lived 8,500 feet above the sea. Something I had not thought about when I moved to Bogota was that there would be earthquakes. There are. Which shouldn’t be surprising since Bogota is part of the Sierra Nevada mountains which is part of the Pacific ring of fire. 
Fortunately, I only felt a few tremors in my time in Bogota. One of them was big enough to cause the crack in the photo.
The Spanish word for earthquake is “terremoto” which is appropriately terrifying sounding to me.