Welcome to Italy

By: Keonna Michele

Map

Italian Flag

Fun Facts

• Slightly larger than Arizona• Pinocchio was originally written

in Italian• Shakespeare set the play Romeo

and Juliet in Italy• Has the most hotels in all of

Europe• Over 5 million people in Rome,

Italy

Traditions

• La Bomboniera– The bomboniere is a traditional

keepsake that is given to guests as a way of saying thank you for coming

• Christmas eve dinner– There is a certain number of fish dishes

that are made for Christmas eve. In some parts the families make 7 in other they make 13 but each number represents something about the family.

Folktales

• Some of the folktales of Italy are:– Dauntless Little John– The Man Wreathed in Seaweed– The Ship with Three Decks– The Man Who Came Out Only at Night– And Seven!– Body-without-Soul– The Little Shepherd– Silver Nose

Foods• North ItalyNorth Italy

– Val d’Aosta; Fontina cheese– Veneto; rice, wild fowl, mushrooms, or seafood– Friuli-Veneza Giulia; Prosciutto di San Daniele

• South ItalySouth Italy– Sicily; lemons, tangerines, olives, prickly pears– Basilicata; lamb– Campania; spaghetti topped with pommarola

• Central ItalyCentral Italy– Tuscany; olive oils, sheep milk and cheeses, roasted

meat dishes– Lazio & Rome; pasta dishes, meat dishes

Famous places

• Abbey of Pomposa in Rome• Arch of Constantine in Rome• Arch of Severus in Rome• Arch of Titus in Rome• Banca Popolare di Verona in Verona• Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza• Temple of Venus and Rome in Rome• Tomb at Chiusi in Chiusi• Villa Capra or Villa Rotunda in Vicenza

Famous people

• Salvatore Ferragamo• Giorgio Armani• Raphael• Leonardo da Vinci• Michelangelo• Sophia Loren

Inventions

• Barometer• Battery• Catapult• Eyeglasses• Thermometer• Radio• Parachute• Piano

Fashion

• Glamorous and Dressy– Brands

• Prada• Missoni• Ferragamo• Ferre• Bottega Veneta• Damini• Bvlgari• Zara

Beaches

• Rosalina Beach in Venice, Italy• Capri Isle beaches• Cinque Terre in Monterosso, Italy• Venetian beach in Lido, Italy• Fontane Bianche in Sicily, Italy

A few Cities to visit

• Rome– Rich in culture, visit the roman coliseum,

visit roman museums and see the sculptures

• Venice– Great weather, by the sea, great place

for food

• Milan– Fashion capital (next to France)

Currency exchange

• $100.00 USD = $144,56.52 ITL

• $1,000.00 USD = $1,444,719.66 ITL

• $10,000.00 USD = $14,441,443.69 ITL

– The Italian Lire is no longer the currency. The new currency of Italy is the Euro.

Sports

• Soccer– Teams

• AC Milan• Ascoli• Atalanta

• Volleyball– Treadwalker Volley (men’s team)– Italia (women’s team)

Climate

• Rome– This time of the year its light rains and

temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s

• Milan– This time of the year it’s the very first of

the spring rains and the temperatures are in the upper 60’s and lower to mid 70’s

Italian Slang

Italian SlangItalian Slang• Donnicciola• Fare una figura di

merda• Porco

TranslationTranslation• Air head• Embarrassing ones

self• Pig (insult)

Animals

• Red foxes• Beavers• Grey wolves• Brown Bears

Bibliography

• http://www.destination360.com/europe/italy/beaches.php

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food.asp• http://www.lifeinitaly.com/potpourri/fun-facts.asp• http://italiansrus.com/resources/traditions.htm

Bibliography

• http://www.italianweb.org/Recreation-and-Sports/

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lympics/2008/W/Teams/Team_Roster.asp• http://italian.about.com/library/slang/bladultslangi

ndexp.htm• http://www.initaly.com/info/play/paestalb.htm

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