1. ITALY By: Ryan Gray

2. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Italy's most popular tourist attractions are the Colosseum 4 million tourists per year, and the ruins at Pompeii. Pisa, Italy, is known for its architecture, especially the leaning tower of Pisa.

3. HOLIDAYS & SPECIAL EVENTS Italy’s special events are the Fifa World Cup. Italy won it in 2006. EPIPHANY Celebrated on the sixth of January, it originally began as a celebration of the birth of Jesus, and is still celebrated as that in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

4. Special greetings and customs In Italy appearance matters. People always dress up to go out with there family. Buona Giomata: Good Day Buonasera: Good Evening Ciao: Hello Buona giomata: Good day Buonasera: Good evening Buonanotte: Good night Benvenuto: Welcome Ciao: Hello Ciao: Goodbye

5. Type of money with exchange rate and 3 hotels. 1.00 USD=1,412.68 ITL. That is the currency between US and Italy. Both of these hotels are both rated 4 stars each.

6. WEATHER January average temperature of -8oC Italy temperatures average 24oC all summer The best time to go to Italy is in the Summer time because it has an average temperature of 80 degrees. Italy temperatures average 24oC all summer

7. NATURAL FEATURES “Tuscany and Rome is the modern region which thousands of years ago were home to the capital of the Roman Empire Rome. In Rome there are many mane made monuments there including the Colosseum and the circus maximus “. “The leaning tower is tower associated with the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Pisa.Although was meant to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after construction in 1173 because of a badly laid foundation of ground and dirt which began to slip but its this accident that earned it its name.”

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