ITALY

Hello, I’m Chef Croissant. I’ll be your tour guide.

We will be taking a delightful tour through Italy. Follow me.

We will be visiting Italy’s capitol to learn about Italy’s

government.

From 1861 to 1922, Italy was ruled by a Monarchy. In

1922, power was passed to the government, known as Fascism.

Parliament is Italy’s legislative branch. The Senate has 315

members, and the chamber of Deputies has 630 members.

Elections are held every five years. The universal election

age for Chamber of Deputies is 18. The universal election age

for Senate is 25. The two main political parties are the Christian

Democratic Party and the Italians People Party.

Italy’s president is Giorgio Napolitano. He represents Italy.

The prime minister of Italy is Silvio Berlusconi. He is head of

government. The president chooses the prime minister and the

prime minister chooses ministers. The president is elected

every seven years.

The Constituzione della Repubblica italiana was enacted by

the Constituent Assembly on December 22, 1947. The Italian

Constitution was made official of January 1, 1948. Education is

mandatory for children six through fourteen. Classes are held

Monday through Saturday. Italy’s economy changed drastically

since World War Two. The economy has improved since 2009.

Now we will be taking a tour to the Italian Art History

Museum, to learn the different kinds of arts.

Just don’t touch that art, its very old, and PRICELESS!!

Art has been a part on Italian landscape for many years. In

Rome (the capital) people of the streets paint their homes and

public buildings to design and decorate the streets that they

live in, to amuse everyone who walks by. They use many

mixtures of colors to make the town look good.

Some other museums in Italy, such as Florence, Naples,

and Rome internationally renowned art collections. And yes,

they did not steal the art, they renowned it. Even some of the

worlds greatest Western painters, architectures, and sculptors,

are from Italy. And their art is now displayed in these museums.

Some of the world’s greatest artists are Michelangelo, Devinci,

and Caravaggio.

Did you know that Italians are the inventors or the opera,

musical notions, and the piano? Vary interesting. There are so

many Opera houses in Italy. One of the most famous Opera

houses is the Sydny Opera house.

Italians are very passionate about Opera. Many of the world’s

greatest Opera songs, like Aida and Madame Butterfly, were

composed by Italians. Enrico, Caruso, and Luciano, Pavartti are

well – loved Italian Opera singers of the 20th century.

There are many Italian sports. Soccer, cycling, skiing, car

racing, tennis, volleyball, fencing, horse racing, hunting, fishing,

hiking and basketball are only a few of the sports Italians play.

Soccer is by far the most popular sport in Italy. There are

18 soccer teams in the leagues first division. On Sundays almost

all the people are at league matches. Italy won the world cup 3

times and was runner up in 1994.

The other popular sports are volleyball, basketball, and

cycling. Their national volleyball team won the world title in

1994. Italy has won more world cycling championships than any

other country except Belgium. Coppi and Bartali are cycling

legends in Italy. Next to soccer, basketball is the next popular

sport. Only two Italians were able to graze the NBA dream.

Bocce is another traditional Italian game. It’s like bowling

only played on a dirt court with wooden balls. You toss the balls

and try to hit the larger wooden ball. Bocce is strictly Italian.

In Italy, breakfast is normally light, consisting of a cup of

coffee or a cappuccino, a cornetto, a cream filled croissant, or

bread with jam or honey.

The first items on the family table are appetizers. That

includes cold meats, vegetables, olives, and artichoke hearts.

Traditionally, the main meal, weather lunch or dinner, includes

3 courses: fish, pasta, meat, and vegetables.

Pizza was originated in Naples, Italy in the 1700’s. Pizza

means pie in Italian. Italian pizza isn’t the same as American

pizza; it differs from region to region.

After people’s meals, Italians love coffee. Their imaginable

ways with beverages are appreciated through out the world.

Italians also love fruit because Italy has a big fruit industry.