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This Padlet shows our opinions and views on the culture in Italy. We've researched Italian food, community and sports, and summarised it all to give main points on health, diet and exercise. We hope you enjoy.

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Italy is in the southern part of Europe, It has land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria and Solveinia. It's a peninsular, extending into the Mediterranean sea. Italy has many islands, including the Aeolian islands.

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The population of Italy is 59.83 million, and the people of Italy have a very close community. People come together over food and drink. Ways of transport in Italy are widespread, from cars and buses to trains to water transport in the canals throughout Italy. Venice has beautiful canals in which you can travel through. Walking is a very common way of transport. Coffee is important in Italy, and it is a very poular way to catch up with friends, or pass the time.

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Food is taken very seriously in Italy, and lunch is generally the main meal of the day. As we all know, Italian food stereotypes are pizza and pasta, but Italian food is much more than that. Italians eat many things that are not usually eaten in Australia, for example, snails, horse, donkey, hedgehog, goat, guinea pig, rabbit and hare, wild boar, sea urchin, sea snails, octopus, squid, sparrows, peacock.......and lots more! Soups are commonly eaten as a second course in Italy . Vegetables and meat have a VERY big part to play in Italian cuisine.

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Italian food generally has lots of calories and carbohydrates, so most food has to be eaten in small portions. Because of this, other courses need to be eaten, which gives a variety of flavours and ingredients to choose from. You might start your meal with some dairy, cheese on biscuits, then move onto a small serving of lentil, or vegetable soup, followed by a pasta (carbohydrates) and then finish with some roast chicken, or beef, or maybe some fish. It's good to have variety in your diet. In Australia, we would eat a large plate of pasta and that's it. Italians have a much better, balanced diet. With lots of calories and carbohydrates comes lots of energy, which means you need more physical activities to burn all that energy.

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Soccer is one of the most popular sports played in Italy. Italy has won 4 world cups, coming in a close second to Brazil's 5 world cups. Lots of people gather in stadiums to watch soccer games unfold, and lots of soccer games are played in the back yard. More popular sports include basketball, volleyball, and cycling. A strong tradition in Italy is that Italians like water sports including swimming, water polo, rowing, boat racing and diving. The older residents of Italy play a game called Bocce, which was invented in Italy, Rome. All the sports played by the people of Italy contribute to the healthy lifestyle most Italian's live.