1. Sea breeze: bringing european together. 2015-2017 Country presentation ITALY Istituto Comprensivo S. Margherita Ligure (Italy)

2. Continent: Europe

3. 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

4. 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..

5. The italian map

6. Curosities The highest mountain in Italy is Mont Blanc. It is 4.810 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.

7. 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

8. Italian food PizzaSpaghetti Lasagne Pesto

9. Famous people (1) Name and surname Job Birth/death year Antonella ClericiPresenter 6/12/1963 Sergio MattarellaPresident 23/07/1941 Alberto Sordi Actor 1920 - 2003 Lorella Cuccarini Dancer 10/08/1965 Alessandro ManzoniWriter 1785 - 1873 Antonio Cassano Footballer 12/07/1982 Andrea Doria Politician, admiral 1466-1560

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

11. Famous people (2) Name and surname Job Birth/death year Caio Giulio Cesare Emperor 101 - 44 B. C. Marco PoloExplorer 1254 - 1324 Carlo Collodi Writer (Pinocchio’s inventor) 1826 – 1890 Leonardo Da VinciPainter 1452-1519 Michelangelo Buonarroti Artist 1475 - 1564 Giotto Painter 1267-1337

12. Marco PoloC. CollodiPinocchio Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo BuonarrotiGiotto

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

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

15. Monte Fumaiolo Monte Cervino Monte Big Mountains: Mont Blanc 4.810 m, Rosa 4.634 m, Cervino 4.478 m, Fumaiolo, Big. Nature Monte Rosa Monte Bianco

16. Plains: Padana, Pontina, Veneta. Volcanoes: Etna 3.350 m, Vesuvio 1.281 m, Stromboli. Vesuvio Stromboli Etna Pianura Padana

17. 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

18. Lake Maggiore Como lake Bracciano lake

19. Italy and the sea Seas: Mediterrenian, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, Ligurian, Ionian. Ligurian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Adriatic Sea Islands: Sicily 25.711 Km 2, Sardinia 21.090 Km 2, Elba, Giglio. Sicily Sardinia Elba

20. Map of the italian seas

21. Harbours There is a harbour in Genova, Savona, Bari, Brindisi, Taranto Civitavecchia, Palermo and other towns. Harbour of Genova Harbour of Trieste

22. Famous sailors Name 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 - ?

23. Cristoforo ColomboAmerigo Vespucci Ambrogio Fogar Giovanni Soldini Giovanni Caboto Antonio Pigafetta

24. 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

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

26. Gozzo Leudo Traditional ligurian boats. Lampara

27. People looking for a better life on dangerous boats.

28. 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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