Sea breeze: bringing european together Country presentation ITALY Istituto 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: Km2 Population: 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..

The italian map

Curosities The highest mountain in Italy is Mont Blanc. It is metres high. The highest waterfall in Italy is the Cascate del Serio. It is about 100 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 kilometres long. 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 Città del Vaticano

Italian food PizzaSpaghetti Lasagne Pesto

Famous people (1) Name and surname Job Birth/death year Antonella ClericiPresenter 6/12/1963 Sergio MattarellaPresident 23/07/1941 Alberto Sordi Actor Lorella Cuccarini Dancer 10/08/1965 Alessandro ManzoniWriter Antonio Cassano Footballer 12/07/1982 Andrea Doria Politician, admiral

Antonella Clerici Lorella Cuccarini Sergio Mattarella Antonio CassanoAlberto Sordi Andrea Doria Caio Giulio Cesare Alessandro Manzoni

Famous people (2) Name and surname Job Birth/death year Caio Giulio Cesare Emperor B. C. Marco PoloExplorer Carlo Collodi Writer (Pinocchio’s inventor) 1826 – 1890 Leonardo Da VinciPainter Michelangelo Buonarroti Artist Giotto Painter

Marco PoloC. CollodiPinocchio Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo BuonarrotiGiotto

Touristic attractions ColosseumRome Pisa tower Pisa Trevi Fountain Rome St. Mark Square Venice Mole AntonellianaTurin DuomoMilan Giotto’s Campanile Florence Name Place

Pisa Tower Trevi fountain Colosseum St. Mark Square Mole Antonelliana Duomo of Milan Giotto’s Campanile

Monte Fumaiolo Monte Cervino Monte Big Mountains: Mont Blanc m, Rosa m, Cervino m, Fumaiolo, Big. Nature Monte Rosa Monte Bianco

Plains: Padana, Pontina, Veneta. Volcanoes: Etna m, Vesuvio m, Stromboli. Vesuvio Stromboli Etna Pianura Padana

Rivers: Po (652 km.), Tevere (405 km.), Arno, Magra, Adige. Lakes: Garda (370 km 2 ), Maggiore (212,5 km 2 ), Como, Bracciano Garda LakeGarda Lake Tevere Po

Lake Maggiore Como lake Bracciano lake

Italy and the sea Seas: Mediterrenian, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, Ligurian, Ionian. Ligurian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Adriatic Sea Islands: Sicily Km 2, Sardinia Km 2, 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 sailors Name and surname:Birth/death year Cristoforo Colombo A.C. Amerigo Vespucci 1454 – 1512 A.C. Giovanni Soldini still alive Giovanni Caboto ? Ambrogio Fogar 13/08/1941 – still alive Antonio Pigafetta ?

Cristoforo ColomboAmerigo Vespucci Ambrogio Fogar Giovanni Soldini Giovanni Caboto Antonio Pigafetta

Famous ships Name:Construction year Nina, Pinta, S. Maria 1441 ( built in Spain) Palinuro16/07/1955 Andrea Doria9/02/1950 Amerigo Vespucci22/02/1931 Principessa Mafalda1908 Rome (Battleship)9/06/1940

Palinuro Rome (Battleship) Andrea Doria Amerigo Vespucci The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria Pricipessa Mafalda

Gozzo Leudo Traditional ligurian boats. Lampara

People looking for a better life on dangerous boats.

Dictionary ITALIAN ENGLISH Ciao Hello Amico /AmicaFriend Come ti chiami?What’s your name? Come stai? How are you? BambiniChildren Scuola School Maestra Teacher ArrivederciGood-bye

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