The document summarizes information about Sicily, Italy. It discusses Sicily's location in southern Italy surrounded by three seas. It describes Sicily's flag symbolizing the island with three legs. It also summarizes Sicilian traditions including costumes, a traditional cap, and puppets. Additionally, it provides brief summaries about Sicily's landscape featuring Mount Etna, soils, fauna and flora, and Mediterranean climate. Finally, it highlights several major Sicilian cities including Palermo, Messina, Agrigento, and Catania as well as traditional Sicilian foods and drinks.

1. COMENIUS CONFERENCE IN BAYONNE
Students’ and Teachers’ Mobility
Comenius Multilateral Partnership
“Promote Your Euroregion”
22nd – 26th October 2012
Welcome to
Italy

2. Green: the country’s plains and
hills
White:the snow-capped Alps
Red:blood spilt in the Wars of Italian Independence

3. Sicily is the biggest
region and island
situated in the South part
of Italy. It is surrounded
by 3 seas: the
Mediterranean, Ionian
and Terranian.

4. The symbol on
the Sicilian flag
is called
Trinacria. In the
centre there is
the head of
Medusa. The
three bent legs
represent the Pa
three points of le
the island.
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Co o
There are also rle
three on
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wheatears.

5. SICILIAN
TRADITIONS

6. Traditional
costumes
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7. Traditional Sicilian cap
called coppola

8. Traditional puppets and carts

9. Traditional puppets and carts

10. THE LAND

11. ETNA
Etna
- 3,370 mt;
- Highest in Europe;
- Active.
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12. THE SOIL
In our land there
are 2 main types of
soils, the east coast
is made of volcanic
black rocks from
the cooled magma
from Etna.
The south-west coast is
characterized by white ovolollo
sedimentary rocks. Siracusa
was mostly built with this
type of rock.
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13. FAUNA, FLORA AND CLIMATE
Sicily has a tipycal mediterranian climate
characterized by mild, wet winters
and hot, dry summers.
Sicily is inhabited by
a large variety of species.
In Sicily we have a characteristic
ecosystem called
Macchia Mediterranea

14. THE CITIES

15. PALERMO
Chief town of Sicily
The Arabian, Roman and Norman cultures coexist in a
combination that makes the city UNIQUE!

16. MESSINA
Connects Sicily with
the rest of Italy and
Europe
It’s basically a
touristic town
A big bridge is
supposed to be
built across the
strait

17. AGRIGENTO
Ancient Greek colony
Concordia Temple
Ercole Temple
The Greek
civilization built
the magnificent
Temple Valley
Giove Temple

18. SIRACUSA
One of the most
important cities of
antiquity
The
The Ear of Dioniso
Anphiteather
Hosts
important
archeological
sites of
Ancient Greece

19. • Catania is in the East part of Sicily and is the
second biggest city on the island. Its
population is aproximately 300,000.
• The Sicilian word "Katane" means grater, flying
knife, skinning place. This name was adopted
by Greek colonists.

20. Catania was
founded on the
foot of the
active volcano
of Mount Etna
CATANIA
in the VIII
century BC by
the Greeks.
LIOTRO – The
symbol of the
city
BELLINI PARK

21. TRADITIONAL
FOOD & DRINKS

22. STREET FOOD : TAVOLA CALDA

23. Do you want to try some Sicilian
food? So go to Sicilian
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24. And some traditional sweets
Cassata Granita
Cannoli
Torrone

25. And do you want to try some
typical drinks?
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26. After all you may need a “pausa pranzo”,
siesta time!!
Some shops are closed at lunchtime, people go
home and have their lunch and maybe they have
a nap or do whatever they want.
LICEO STATALE “BOGGIO LERA” -
CATANIA – ITALY CLASS 4G