Diapositiva 1
ITALY
Italy is sorrounded by the Tyrrheniansea to the west, the
Adriatic sea to the east and the Mediterranean sea to the
south.
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in."Rome is one of the most beautiful and famous cities in the
world. It's the capital of ItalyROME
ITALIAN MONEY
Thepolitics of Italyis conducted through
aparliamentary,democraticrepublicwith amulti-party system.Italy has
been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946, when themonarchy was
abolished by a popularreferendum.
THE ALPSTheAlpsare one of the greatmountain rangesystems
ofEuropestretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750mi) across
eightAlpine countriesfrom AustriaandSloveniain the
east,Switzerland,Liechtenstein,Germany, and Franceto the west,
andItalyandMonacoto the south. The highest peak is MONT BLANC.
APENNINESTheApenninesorApennine Mountainsare amountain
rangeconsisting of parallel smaller chains extending 1,200km
(750mi) along the length of peninsular Italy. The highest peak is
GRAN SASSO DITALIA.
Gran Paradiso National Park (4,061 m) is a mountain in the Alps
and the main massif of the same name. The summit is totally in
Valle d'Aosta although the southern section of its massive extends
up in Piedmont.
GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK
The National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise is located for
the most part in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo and in
Lazio and in Molise. ABRUZZO NATIONAL PARK
STELVIO NATIONAL PARKStelvio National Parkis anational parkin
the north-east ofItaly, founded in 1935.The park is the largest in
Italy and covers part of two regions:Trentino-Alto
Adige/SdtirolandLombardia, in 24 municipalities.THE MOST IMPORTANT
RIVERSThe river flows through many important Italian cities,
includingTurin,PiacenzaandFerrara. It is connected toMilanthrough a
net ofchannelscalled navigli, whichLeonardo da Vincihelped to
design.
The river rises atMount Fumaioloin central Italy and flows in a
generally southerly direction pastPerugiaand Rome to meet the sea
atOstia.
TIBER PO
ARNOThe river originates onMount Falteronain theCasentinoarea of
theApennines, and initially takes a southward curve. The river
turns to the west near Arezzopassing throughFlorence,EmpoliandPisa,
flowing into theTyrrhenian Sea atMarina di Pisa. THE MOST IMPORTANT
LAKESLAKE GARDA
LAKE COMOVOLCANOES IN ITALY
Stromboli
Stromboli is an Italian island belonging to the archipelago of
the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. The volcano is 926 m over the sea
and reaches a depth of about 1700 m below the sea level. Stromboli
has a persistent explosive activity and it is one of the most
active volcanoes in the world.
View of the cityMILAN
TURIN
FLORENCE
VENICENAPLES
In Italy there are 49 world heritage sites, It is the country
that has more world heritage sites.
THE VILLA DESTE
CASERTA ROYAL PALACE
MATERA AND ITS STONES
POMPEI
TIVOLITIVOLI Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome)THE VATICAN
CITY
The State of the Vatican City. Vatican City is an independent
state in Europe. In particular, it is the smallest independent
state in the world in terms of both population and land mass of
(0.44 km ), but it is also in the second place in Europe as an
average density of population. In the state there is a system of
absolute monarchy elective type of asset, headed by the Pope of the
Catholic Church, from 13 March 2013, is Jorge Mario Bergoglio,
reigning pope under the name of Francis.
VATICAN FLAG
VATICAN GARDENS
VATICAN MUSEUM
Leonardo Da Vinci (Vinci 1452 Amboise 1512 )
Painter, architect, sculptor, inventor, misician..
GIOTTO
Giotto portrait. He is considered one of the most important
artists as regards painting. He painted realistic scenes,
expressing deep feelings.MICHELANGELO
Michelangelo, portrait. He is one of the most important artist
of the Italian Renaissance.
NOTABLE FIGURES
IMORTANT ITALIAN FIGURES RELATED TO DIFFERENT
FIELDS1265-1321MUSICDANTE ALIGHIERILITERATURE
1813-1901GIUSEPPE VERDITHE GENIUS
1452-1519LEONARDO DA VINCI
SCIENCE
1564-1642GALILEO GALILEIART
1445-1510SANDRO BOTTICELLIVA PENSIERO
DANTE ALIGHIERI1265-1321
ARIOSTO1474-1533GIACOMO LEOPARDI1798-1837
MANZONI1785-1873
QUASIMODO1901-1968
DIVINA COMMEDIA
LINFINITO
I PROMESSI SPOSI
QUALCOSA DELLA SICILIAIMPORTANT ITALIAN AUTHORS
GIULIO CESAREFEDERICO IILORENZO IL
MAGNIFICOGIUSEPPEGARIBALDIGIOVANNI FALCONEIMPORTANT HISTORICAL
CHARACTERS
ITALIAN UNION 18611st WORLD WAR 1915-1918
2 WORLD WAR 1939-1945
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC 1946ITALIAN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS
TYPICAL ITALIAN FOODLASAGNECANNOLI
SICILIANISPAGHETTITORTELLINIPIZZA
VOLLEYBALLFENCING
THE MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS
SWIMMING
CYCLING
FORMULA ONEFOOTBALL
Mount Vesuvius is astratovolcano in theGulf of Naples, Italy,
about 9 kilometres (5.6mi) east ofNaplesand a short distance from
the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form theCampanian
volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a largeconepartially encircled
by the steep rim of a summitcalderacaused by the collapse of an
earlier and originally much higher structure. Its height is 1281
metres.