Welcome to Italy! Benvenuti in Italia! 15／5／2 1 Welcome to Italy! Benvenuti in Italia! This is the start of a mysterious and fascinating trip: a voyage across more than 20 centuries of creativity through which art and history interact, telling the story of what nature and human ingenuity have created through the ages.

15／5／2 2 ____History c Italy is a young nation, but it has an ancient history and this is what makes it unique.

____History Italy became one country in 1861, 3 15／5／2 ____History Italy became one country in 1861, before it was made up of many different little states.

4 15／5／2 ____History This is why we have many cultural differences between regions. Each region has a different dialect, different traditions, special food, special architecture and so on.

15／5／2 5 Nature_____ c From a natural point of view, Italy is a peninsula which looks like a boot, we have 8,000 km of coastline with wonderful beaches, but we also have mountains, as the Alps in the north.

15／5／2 6 Nature_____ c In the Alps you can go skiing or you can have a nice time relaxing, walking in the nature and visiting a lot of small and nice villages lost in the valleys.

7 15／5／2 Nature_____ We also have plains...going southward, you arrive in the plain of the river Po, the longest Italian river. Here, there are a lot of farms, rice-field and wonderful naturalistic parks.

8 15／5／2 Nature_____ The north and centre of Italy are very various: there are beautiful seaside areas like Liguria and the Riviera Romagnola...

9 15／5／2 Culture_____ ...or city of art like Florence in Tuscany and Rome, our capital city, well known all over the world for being the heart of the Roman Empire and for its artistic heritage.

Culture_____ Rome – Colosseum 1010 15／5／2 Culture_____ Rome – Colosseum

Culture_____ Rome – La Barcaccia 1111 15／5／2 Culture_____ Rome – La Barcaccia 11

1212 15／5／2 _____Culture The South of Italy, Sicily and Sardinia are very popular, thanks to their artistic and natural heritage: but there are also small beautiful islands as Capri, Ischia, Procida, the Elba, the Eolian islands...

1313 15／5／2 _____Culture ... active volcanoes like the Stromboli, the Vesuvius and the Etna!

1414 15／5／2 _____Culture …white sandy beaches, cliffs and fascinating coasts, mountain and sea parks, and more than anything else, the warm hospitality of the Mediterranean culture!

1515 15／5／2 _____Tourism From a tourist point of view, if you wanted to have a sight- seeing tour in Italy, you should visited an infinitude of cities... Some examples? Venezia, the city on water with her carnival and famous masks...

1616 15／5／2 _____Tourisme ...Firenze, Dante, Leonardo Da Vinci and Renaissance's fatherland

1717 15／5／2 _____Tourisme Milano world's fashion heart and host of the international EXPO2015

_____Tourisme Genova, with the biggest aquarium of Europe... 1818 15／5／2 _____Tourisme Genova, with the biggest aquarium of Europe...

1919 15／5／2 _____Tourism Turin, Pompeii, Verona, Ravenna, Ferrara, Pisa, Palermo...

2020 15／5／2 _____Tourism ...Caserta, Assisi, Siena and last, but not the least Naples!

2121 15／5／2 _____Naples With a population of about 1 million inhabitants, Naples is the third largest city in Italy, after Rome and Milan. Situated on the south west coast , Naples is famous for its amazing scenary, culture and history.

2222 15／5／2 _____Napoli The weather is fantastic all year round, the beaches near the city are a dream and its historic center was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995.

2323 15／5／2 _____Napoli But Naples is a seaside town too, in fact, we hope that when you are in Italy next year it'll be good weather, to invite you to make a small cruise and discover the city from a particular perspective.

2424 15／5／2 _____Conclusion In Italy ART isn't just that one of museums: ART of JOB, ART of FOOD, ART of MUSIC, ART of SHOW and CINEMA...ART of BEAUTIFUL LIFE, meeting friends in our awesome squares...

2525 15／5／2 _____Conclusion where we welcome visitors with our friendly style ... and about effective communication our second language is that of gestures…so we could offer you some lessons...

2626 15／5／2 _____Conclusion Lesson 1

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2828 15／5／2 _____Conclusion Lesson 3

2929 15／5／2 Thank You 29