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Country presentation

ITALYIstituto Comprensivo

S. Margherita Ligure (Italy)

Continent: Europe

KEY FACTS• Surrounding countries: France, Switzerland,

Austria, Slovenia

• Capital city: Rome

• Famous towns: Milan, Venice, Florence

• Regions: 20

• Size: 301.338. Km2

• Population: 61.830.000

• Language: Italian

• Currency: Euro

• Time zone: GMT+1

• Telephone country code: +39

• Climate: tempered, mild

The italian flag

• The colours of the italian flag are green,

white, red.

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The italian map

Curosities

• The highest mountain in Italy is Mont Blanc. It is 4.810 metreshigh.

• The highest waterfall in Italy is the Cascate del Serio. It is about100 kilometres from Milan.

• The largest lake in Italy is Lake Garda. There are lots of islands on the lake.

• The longest river in Italy is the river Po. It is over 650 kilometreslong. It goes through many cities.

• La Maddalena is an arcipelago with seven islands. There are lots of sandy beaches.

Inside Italy there are 2 other small countries:

Republic of San Marino (area 61,19 km²)and

Città del Vaticano (area 0,44 km²)

San Marino

San Marino

Città del Vaticano

Italian food

Pizza Spaghetti

Lasagne Pesto

Famous people (1)Name and surname Job Birth/death year

• Antonella Clerici Presenter 6/12/1963

• Sergio Mattarella President 23/07/1941

• Alberto Sordi Actor 1920 - 2003

• Lorella Cuccarini Dancer 10/08/1965

• Alessandro Manzoni Writer 1785 - 1873

• Antonio Cassano Footballer 12/07/1982

• Andrea Doria Politician, admiral 1466-1560

Antonella Clerici Lorella Cuccarini Sergio Mattarella

Antonio Cassano Alberto Sordi Andrea DoriaCaio Giulio Cesare

Alessandro Manzoni

Famous people (2)

Name and surname Job Birth/death year

• Caio Giulio Cesare Emperor 101 - 44 B. C.

• Marco Polo Explorer 1254 - 1324

• Carlo Collodi Writer (Pinocchio’s inventor) 1826 – 1890

• Leonardo Da Vinci Painter 1452-1519

• Michelangelo Buonarroti Artist 1475 - 1564

• Giotto Painter 1267-1337

Marco Polo C. Collodi Pinocchio

Leonardo Da VinciMichelangelo Buonarroti Giotto

Touristic attractions

Colosseum Rome

Pisa tower Pisa

Trevi Fountain Rome

St. Mark Square Venice

Mole Antonelliana Turin

Duomo Milan

Giotto’s Campanile Florence

Name Place

Pisa Tower

Trevi fountain

Colosseum

St. Mark Square

Mole AntonellianaDuomo of Milan

Giotto’s Campanile

Monte FumaioloMonte Cervino Monte Big

Mountains: Mont Blanc 4.810 m, Rosa 4.634 m, Cervino 4.478 m, Fumaiolo, Big.

Nature

Monte Rosa

Monte Bianco

• Plains: Padana, Pontina, Veneta.

• Volcanoes: Etna 3.350 m, Vesuvio 1.281 m, Stromboli.

Vesuvio Stromboli

EtnaPianura Padana

• Rivers: Po (652 km.), Tevere (405 km.), Arno, Magra, Adige.

• Lakes: Garda (370 km2), Maggiore (212,5 km2), Como, Bracciano

Garda Lake Garda Lake

TeverePo

Lake Maggiore

Como lake

Bracciano lake

Italy and the sea• Seas: Mediterrenian, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, Ligurian, Ionian.

Ligurian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Adriatic Sea

• Islands: Sicily 25.711 Km2, Sardinia 21.090 Km2, Elba, Giglio.

Sicily Sardinia Elba

Map of the italian seas

Harbours

There is a harbour in Genova, Savona, Bari, Brindisi,

Taranto Civitavecchia, Palermo and other towns.

Harbour of Genova Harbour of Trieste

Famous sailorsName and surname: Birth/death year

• Cristoforo Colombo 1451 - 1506 A.C.

• Amerigo Vespucci 1454 – 1512 A.C.

• Giovanni Soldini 1966 - still alive

• Giovanni Caboto 1450 - ?

• Ambrogio Fogar 13/08/1941 – still alive

• Antonio Pigafetta 1492 - ?

Cristoforo Colombo Amerigo VespucciAmbrogio Fogar

Giovanni Soldini

Giovanni Caboto

Antonio Pigafetta

Famous shipsName: Construction year

• Nina, Pinta, S. Maria 1441 ( built in Spain)

• Palinuro 16/07/1955

• Andrea Doria 9/02/1950

• Amerigo Vespucci 22/02/1931

• Principessa Mafalda 1908

• Rome (Battleship) 9/06/1940

Palinuro

Rome (Battleship)

Andrea DoriaAmerigo Vespucci

The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

Pricipessa Mafalda

Gozzo

Leudo

Traditional

ligurian

boats.

Lampara

People looking for a better life on dangerous boats.

DictionaryITALIAN ENGLISH

• Ciao Hello

• Amico /Amica Friend

• Come ti chiami? What’s your name?

• Come stai? How are you?

• Bambini Children

• Scuola School

• Maestra Teacher

• Arrivederci Good-bye

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