# Italy

> Europe's second-biggest manufacturer: Ferrari, Leonardo, Prada, La Sportiva and Lavazza. Italian brands worth choosing over US and Chinese defaults.

Italy Brands Worth Choosing: European Alternatives | Euronomy

Italy is Europe's second-biggest manufacturer after Germany, and much of what it makes has no substitute. Ferrari, Lamborghini and Ducati for engineering theatre. Leonardo for helicopters and defence electronics. A dense supply chain of precision firms across the north that European industry quietly depends on.

Fashion is an Italian industry, not just an aesthetic: Prada, Gucci, Bottega Veneta. The Alps climb and ski on La Sportiva, Tecnica, Nordica and Blizzard. And the food, from Lavazza and Illy onward, needs no introduction.

Below: the Italian brands worth choosing over US or Chinese defaults.

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