Let’s Learn About Italy

Where is Italy?

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A Few Facts About Italy The capital of Italy is Rome The population of Italy is 58,147,733. The language they speak is Italian. The money they use is the euro. Italy is a member of the European Union.

Let’s visit some important cities in Italy. Rome The Colosseum

More famous sights in Rome Arch of Titus Trajan’s Column Arch of Constantine

Florence Views of the city

Venice In Venice the streets are waterways that people travel by gondola.

Some of Italy’s Important People MichelangeloMichelangelo (click on his name to find out more) Galileo - a scientist and astronomer Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci (click on his name to find out more) Picasso Picasso - a famous artist (click on his name to try some artwork) Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio - baseball player (click on his name to try a little baseball)

What Italian Kids Do In the winter kids go skiing, sledding and snowboarding in the mountains. In the summer they enjoy the many lakes for swimming and boating. Many people go to the beaches. Kids in Italy love soccer, bicycling, ball games, going to movies and surfing the Internet.

Famous Sights in Italy The Ancient City of Pompeii (Click on the pictures to see more of Pompeii. Pompeii was built in 600 BC.

Lake Garda Mt. Etna This is the most active volcano in the world.

Pisa - the Leaning Tower The Pantheon in Rome (click on the picture to see more)

Vatican Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel is inside the Vatican Museum and is the work of artist Michelangelo.

Italian Culture and Life There are many carnivals and festivals with colorful costumes and parades. Italians enjoy watching motor races like the Grand Prix in Milan.There are also bicycle races. Much of Italy is farmland where they grow fruits, vegetables, grapes and olives. The cities are very crowded and many families live in apartments. Italy has open air markets as well as fancy designer shops.

What Italians Like to Eat Go to these websites to find Italian recipes- l image/ jpegwww.fooditalian.info/images/italian1.jpg

Learn More About Italy Italy Italy Geography Travel for Kids - Italy Time for Kids – Italy Italian Mandolin Italy for Kids A Kid’s Life in Italy

Books to Read Look What Came From Italy. Miles Harvey. Franklin Watts Discovering Cultures – Italy. Margaret Gay Malone, Marshall Cavendish Corporation. Italy: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions. Grolier Italy ABCs. Sharon Katz Cooper. Picture Window Books What’s It Like to Live in Italy? Jillian Powell. Hodder Wayland