Italy’s Unique Charms: 9 Things That Set It Apart

17 is an unlucky number.

While in most countries, the number “13” is considered to be an unlucky number, for Italians, it’s “17.” This is because rearranging the Roman numeral, XVII, can create the word, “VIXI,” which is translated from Latin as “my life is over.” Due to this, even some hotels here don’t have a seventeenth floor.

October 9, 2023 | 8:08 pm