Italy is a mountainous country located in Southern Europe. Italian is the official language spoken by 55 million people. The euro is the common currency. Culturally, Italians value family and tend to live in extended family groups. Traditional Italian food includes pasta, pizza, and dishes made with garlic and tomatoes. Popular tourist destinations include Rome, Venice, and the island of Capri. Italians take pride in their cultural heritage of food, fashion, and music.

1. ITALY
I INVITE YOU TO KNOW
A LITTLE BIT OF ITALY
COUNTRY

2. •Members:
•Mario Daniel Ontiveros Ramírez
•Aldo F. Orozco
•Mesina Toledo Ámbar
•Cristian Emanuel Villa Michel
UNIVERSITY
OF COLIMA
Medicine School
ENGLISH I
1 SEMESTER
TEACHER:
María Magdalena

3. Continent:
Europe
Region:
Southern
Europe.
Relief: Italy is
essentially a
mountainous
country,

4. Language
Italian is the official language of Italy,
San Marino, Vatican City and one of the
four official languages ​​of Switzerland,
spoken in Italy for 55 million people.

5. ALPHABET

6. Currency
 The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for nations outside the euro
zone.
 The euro coins have two different sides, a common side (front) for all
countries, which indicates the value of the currency and a national side
(back) to the chosen by each of the countries design.

7. Culture
 Urbanism, Architecture, and the Use of
Space
 The architecture throughout Italy has strong Roman influences.
 Italians tend to cluster in groups, and their architecture encourages this clustering.

8. Religion
 Ninety percent of the population is Roman Catholic. The other 2 percent is
mainly comprised of Jews, along with some Muslims and Orthodox and
Eastern Rite Catholics.
 Rome, or more precisely Vatican City, is the center of the Roman Catholic
religion.

9. Secular Celebrations
 Most secular celebrations also are tied to religious holidays, like Christmas
or New Year's (the Circumcision of Jesus).
 The Anniversary of the Republic is celebrated on 2 June.
 Independence Day is March 17

10. Family
 Culturally, many Italians place a high value on family ties.
 Extended families often live together, with the mother being the center of the home in the
deeply respected role of donor and matriarch.
 It is traditional extended families get together for dinner daily.

11. Wearing
 Italian dress waiting to be seen and be seen in public; not considered rude
to stare at strangers watching.

12. Panacota Spaghetti alla Bolognese
Pita pizzulata Tiramisu
Italian Food
These are some examples of traditional Italian food:

13. Risotto with mushrooms: fettuccine alfredo:
Agnolotti: Lasaña

14. The main ingredients in Italian food is garlic and tomato, as it is mainly used to make
sauces, pastas, pizzas and other meals.
We will give a taste of Italian food like pizza and pasta.

15.  The Italian music is a genre very apart. Is considered the country of the
opera.
 Music has traditionally been one of the cultural markers of Italian national
and ethnic identity and holds an important position in society and in politics.
MUSIC

16. The most important artists of the Italian music are:
LAURA PAUSINI ANDREA BOCELLI ALEX BRITTI
GIANNI NANNINI

17. TOURIST PLACES
OF ITALY

18. Vatican
(Rome):
ROMAN
COLUSSEUM

19. The Tower
of Pisa
The island
of Capri

20. The Venice canals

21. Italian Clothes
 Typical Roman Empire’s clothes that men mainly wear black with dress shoes and
loafers and women basic garment is the ‘stola’, which is essentially a long tunic
reaching to the ground.

22.  Women wear colorful embroidered skirts and bodices over light-weight
chemises or blouses, with elaborate hats decorated with flowers or fruit.
 Men's traditional clothing tends to be simpler with embroidery and metal
buttons and pins.

23. Italian Food Facts
 When McDonald's opened in 1986 in Rome, food purists outside the
restaurant gave away free spaghetti to remind people of their culinary
heritage.
 Parmesan cheese originated in the area around Parma, Italy

24. It's all
Thank you for your
attention