Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

=== Roots tourism ===
{{further|Italian diaspora}}
[[File:Map of the Italian Diaspora in the World.svg|thumb|Map of the [[Italian diaspora]] in the world]]

Italy has experienced a [[Italian diaspora|conspicuous emigration to foreign countries]] following [[Italian unification]], [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. By 1980, it was estimated that about 25,000,000 [[Italians]] were residing outside Italy.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=King|first=Russell| date=1 January 1978|title=Report: The Italian Diaspora|journal=Area|volume=10| issue=5|pages=386| jstor=20001401}}</ref> It is estimated that the number of their descendants, who are called "''[[oriundi]]''", is about 80 million worldwide.<ref name="askanews">{{Cite web|url=https://www.askanews.it/esteri/2020/02/04/sono-circa-80-milioni-gli-oriundi-italiani-nel-mondo-pn_20200204_00081/|title=Sono circa 80 milioni gli oriundi italiani nel mondo|access-date=10 November 2021|language=it}}</ref>

This includes about 60% of Argentina's population ([[Italian Argentines]]),<ref>{{cite book |title= Britain and the Making of Argentina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXNgInLwwIoC&pg=PA101 |page=101 |first=Gordon A. |last=Bridger |year=2013 | publisher=WIT Press |isbn = 9781845646844|quote=Some 86% identify themselves as being of European descent, of whom 60% would claim Italian links}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zingerling.com.ar/obras/geneitaliana/laargentinayloserupeos.htm |title=La Argentina y los europeos sin Europa |author=Marcello De Cecco |language=es |website=Zingerling |access-date=2020-11-24 |archive-date=2017-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626202432/http://www.zingerling.com.ar/obras/geneitaliana/laargentinayloserupeos.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> 1/3 of Uruguayans ([[Italian Uruguayans]]), 15% of Brazilians ([[Italian Brazilians]], the largest Italian community outside Italy),<ref name="Brazil">{{cite web|url=http://www.brazil.org.uk/resources/documents/bs-primary03.pdf |title=Brazil – the Country and its People |publisher=www.brazil.org.uk |access-date=20 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021152752/http://www.brazil.org.uk/resources/documents/bs-primary03.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2014 }}</ref> more than 5 million Venezuelans ([[Italian Venezuelans]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title="Noi veneti del Venezuela, siamo i nuovi profughi fantasma"|url=https://www.ilgazzettino.it/nordest/venezia/veneti_venezuela_profughi_fantasma-5025889.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=www.ilgazzettino.it|date=3 February 2020 |language=it}}</ref> and people in other parts of [[Europe]] (e.g. [[Italians in Germany]], [[Italians in France]] and [[Italians in the United Kingdom]]), the [[Americas]] (such as [[Italian Americans]], [[Italian Canadians]], [[Italian Colombian]]s and [[Italians in Paraguay]], among others), [[Australasia]] ([[Italian Australians]] and [[Italian New Zealanders]]), and to a lesser extent in the [[Middle East]].

This phenomenon has led to an important flow of tourists of Italian origin who visit the country and discover their roots.<ref name="esteri">{{cite web|url=https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/italiani-all-estero/turismo-delle-radici/|title=Turismo delle Radici|access-date=17 April 2021|language=it}}</ref> The trip to Italy of these tourists is mainly about knowing the places, the language, the cuisine and the people to which their ancestors belonged.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cascinafarisengo.it/turismo-delle-radici-cos-e-esempi/|title=Turismo delle radici: cos'è e perché è importante|access-date=17 April 2021|language=it}}</ref> In 2018, about 10 million tourists of Italian origin went to the country to rediscover their roots.<ref name="esteri"/>