ITALY FROM VARUN KUHAD
MAJOR CITIES • ROME: Capital city of Italy , largest and most
populous city, 2.8 million inhabitants. The historic capital of the Roman Empire
• VENICE: famous for its canals & palaces built on water. Venice is the Capital of the Veneto region
• population: 271,251.
TURIN:• Important industrial city • A business and cultural centre in northern
Italy • Headquarter of the Fiat company.
• BOLOGNA: Capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region.
• One of the top cities in Italy in terms of quality of life
• FLORENCE: one of the most important Renaissance architectural and art centers.
• Duomo and Baptistery are magnificent
LANGUAGES• Official language: Italian• Numerous dialects spoken all over the
country and some Italians cannot speak Italian at all.
• FRIULIAN: one of the dialects• a number of minority languages have co-
official status. French is co-official in the Valle d’Aosta.
RELIGION• Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and
Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
ARCHITECTURE• Broad and diverse architectural style.• considerable architectural achievements • Colosseum, the Milan Cathedral and Florence
cathedral, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the building designs of Venice.
FESTIVALS• Nevada county Italian festival: 17& 18 sep• Festa Italiana: 1st weekend of August• The sicilian festival: 18th May
VISUAL ART• Painting: a warmth of colour and light, as
shown in the works of Caravaggio and Titian• Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello
Botticelli, Fra Angelico,Caravaggio,Bernini, Titian and Raphael
• The Last Supper& Mona Lisa
SPORTS• long sporting tradition• most popular sport: football• Basketball and volleyball: next most popular
games• It has also got strong traditions in cycling,
tennis, athletics, fencing, cycling, motorbiking and rugby.
History of Italian fashion
• Italian fashion has a long tradition, is regarded as one of the most important in the world.• Most fashionable in Europe• recognized as the cradle and
birthplace of the Renaissance
ITALIAN FOODS• history of Italian cooking• Italian food has become famous all over the
world• Its pasta based dishes and the use of cheese• The food is mostly combined with sauces
• public education is free and compulsory from 6 to 15 years of age and has a five-year primary stage and an eight-year secondary stage.
• an above-average output of scientific papers as compared to 90 countries in world.
• 15 Italian universities ranked in the 2010 QS World University Rankings
• two are ranked in the Top 200 of the world
BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
• Relationships & Communication• Business Meeting Etiquette• Dressing etiquette• Business cards
TOURISM• Italy is the fourth highest tourist earner, and
fifth most visited country in the world• more than 43.2 million tourists a year visit the
country• rich art, cuisine, history, fashion and culture, its
beautiful coastline and beaches, its mountains, ancient monuments especially those from the Greek civilization and Roman civilization.
Italian companies operating in India
• Fiat India• Benetton India• ST microelectronics• Wellspun zucchi textiles• Perfetti van melle india
ITALY AT A GLANCE
• Capital city: Rome• Republic day: 2nd June• National flag: Tri coloured flag • National animal: Italian Wolf• National flower: white lily or poppy• National anthem: Carto de italiana• National bird: bluebird• National game: football • Currency: Euro(56.69 indian rupees)
INTERESTING FACTS• The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral • ranks 84th in the world for ecological
sustainability.• one of the world's largest producers of
renewable energy
• Italian Scuderia Ferrari is the oldest surviving team in Grand Prix racing
• Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup• currently the second most successful football
team in the world, after Brazil, having won four FIFA World Cups.
• Most famous Indian politician i.e Mrs. Sonia Gandhi is a native of Italy
• Birth place of pizza & pasta• Red flower: secrecy• Purple flower: bad luck• Yellow flower : jealousy