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ITALY

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  1. ITALY “This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained there in." Italy is sorrounded by the Tyrrhenian sea to the west, the Adriatic sea to the east and the Mediterranean sea to the south.

  2. ROME Rome is one of the most beautiful and famous cities in the world. It's the capital of Italy ITALIAN MONEY The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic  republic with a multi-party system. Italy has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by a popular referendum.

  3. THE ALPS The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, and France to the west, and Italy and Monaco to the south. The highest peak is MONT BLANC. APENNINES The Apennines or Apennine Mountains are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending 1,200 km (750 mi) along the length of peninsular Italy.  The highest peak is GRAN SASSO D’ITALIA.

  4. GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK Gran Paradiso National Park (4,061 m) is a mountain in the Alps and the main massif of the same name. The summit is totally in Valle d'Aosta although the southern section of its massive extends up in Piedmont. STELVIO NATIONAL PARK Stelvio National Park is a national park in the north-east ofItaly, founded in 1935. The park is the largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and  Lombardia, in 24 municipalities. ABRUZZO NATIONAL PARK The National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise is located for the most part in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo and in Lazio and in Molise.

  5. THE MOST IMPORTANT RIVERS TIBER PO The river flows through many important Italian cities, including Turin,Piacenza and Ferrara. It is connected to Milan through a net of channels called navigli, which Leonardo da Vinci helped to design. The river rises at Mount Fumaiolo in central Italy and flows in a generally southerly direction past Perugia and Rome to meet the sea at Ostia. ARNO The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve. The river turns to the west near Arezzo passing throughFlorence, Empoli and Pisa, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Marina di Pisa. THE MOST IMPORTANT LAKES LAKE GARDA LAKE COMO

  6. VOLCANOES IN ITALY Stromboli Stromboli is an Italian island belonging to the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. The volcano is 926 m over the sea and reaches a depth of about 1700 m below the sea level. Stromboli has a persistent explosive activity and it is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

  7. MILAN NAPLES VENICE View of the city FLORENCE TURIN

  8. In Italy there are 49 world heritage sites, It is the country that has more world heritage sites. POMPEI TIVOLI Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) TIVOLI THE VILLA D’ESTE MATERA AND ITS STONES CASERTA ROYAL PALACE

  9. THE VATICAN CITY The State of the Vatican City. Vatican City is an independent state in Europe. In particular, it is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of both population and land mass of (0.44 km ²), but it is also in the second place in Europe as an average density of population. In the state there is a system of absolute monarchy elective type of asset, headed by the Pope of the Catholic Church, from 13 March 2013, is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, reigning pope under the name of Francis. VATICAN FLAG VATICAN MUSEUM VATICAN GARDENS

  10. GIOTTO NOTABLE FIGURES Leonardo Da Vinci (Vinci 1452 – Amboise 1512 ) Painter, architect, sculptor, inventor, misician.. Giotto portrait. He is considered one of the most important artists as regards painting. He painted realistic scenes, expressing deep feelings. MICHELANGELO Michelangelo, portrait. He is one of the most important artist of the Italian Renaissance.

  11. IMORTANT ITALIAN FIGURES RELATED TO DIFFERENT FIELDS LITERATURE THE GENIUS ART 1265-1321 1445-1510 1452-1519 DANTE ALIGHIERI SANDRO BOTTICELLI LEONARDO DA VINCI SCIENCE MUSIC VA PENSIERO 1564-1642 1813-1901 GALILEO GALILEI GIUSEPPE VERDI

  12. IMPORTANT ITALIAN AUTHORS DANTE ALIGHIERI ARIOSTO GIACOMO LEOPARDI MANZONI QUASIMODO 1265-1321 1474-1533 1798-1837 1785-1873 1901-1968 QUALCOSA DELLA SICILIA L’INFINITO I PROMESSI SPOSI DIVINA COMMEDIA

  13. IMPORTANT HISTORICAL CHARACTERS GIULIO CESARE LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO FEDERICO II GIUSEPPEGARIBALDI GIOVANNI FALCONE

  14. ITALIAN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS 1st WORLD WAR 1915-1918 ITALIAN UNION 1861 2° WORLD WAR 1939-1945 THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC 1946

  15. LASAGNE TYPICAL ITALIAN FOOD CANNOLI SICILIANI PIZZA SPAGHETTI TORTELLINI

  16. VOLLEYBALL FENCING THE MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS SWIMMING FORMULA ONE CYCLING FOOTBALL

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