ITALY

1. ITALIA / ITALY
Capital City: Roma (Rome)
Currency: Euro
Population: about 60 millions
Area: 301.338 km²
Type of Government: Democratic Republic

2. Famouse People:
IN THE PAST
Gulius Cesar (imperor),
Raffaello (painter),
Michelangelo (painter and sculptor),
Galileo (inventor and painter),
Leonardo da Vinci (painter, anatomist, musician, designer and inventor),
Cristoforo Colombo (navigator),
Marco Polo (traveller and writer)
Giuseppe Verdi (musician)

3. IN THE PRESENT
Sophia Loren (actress)
Roberto Benigni (actor and film director)
Luciano Pavarotti (classic music singer)
Laura Pausini (pop singer)
Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racer)
Alessio Del Piero (football player)
Francesco Totti (football player)
Federica Pellegrini (swimmer)

4. Famouse Places:
Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, Sorrento, Taormina, Positano, Sicily,
Sardinia, etc.
Typical landscape
In Italy we have all sort of landscapes because we have mountain sas well as hills,
lowlands, islands, volcanos, beaches and so on.
Monuments:
The Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome, the
Amphitheater in Taormina, Valley of Syracuse Temples, the Milan Cathedral, the Pity
of Michelangelo, the Giotto Bell Tower in Florence etc. etc.

11. Typical Food
One thousand ways to cook pasta and pizzas. All sort of cakes and wines.

12. PIZZA
SPAGHETTI

13. LASAGNE
SECOND COURSES

14. FISH SOUP

15. SALAMI, SAUSAGE AND HAM

16. CAKES

17. WINES