https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo Made while eating pizza. en-us 2018-06-05 11:24:06 UTC 2023-03-14 10:34:57 UTC hello@padlet.com gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265607813 The Colosseum was the emperor's gift to the Romans. Without doubts it was not only an amphitheatre. It became a symbol of power and majesty of the emperor, Rome and Roman society]]> 2018-06-05 11:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265607813 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608191 While we do think of pasta as a culturally Italian food, it is likely the descendant of ancient Asian noodles. A common belief about pasta is that it was brought to Italy from China by Marco Polo during the 13th century.]]> 2018-06-05 11:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608191 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608352 The vintage Vespa is, without a doubt, one of the most recognized symbols of Italy. This simple, practical vehicle can be seen and heard in the main squares of towns and cities all over Italy, and is famous not only for its design, but also for being the first ever globally successful scooter. And it originated right in Tuscany.]]> 2018-06-05 11:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608352 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608540 Venice is unique environmentally, architecturally, and historically, and in its days as a republic the city was styled la serenissima (“the most serene” or “sublime”). It remains a major Italian port in the northern Adriatic Sea and is one of the world's oldest tourist and cultural centers.]]> 2018-06-05 11:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608540 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608654 'Holy See' means the see of the bishop of Rome. Therefore, the term refers to the city-state of Vatican because it happens to be the territory in which the Pope resides. The term as used by the United Nations refers not to the city of Vatican but to the government of the Roman Catholic Church.]]> 2018-06-05 11:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265608654 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609035 The Bishop of Rome]]> 2018-06-05 11:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609035 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609191 The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks.]]> 2018-06-05 11:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609191 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609500 Surface stereotypes by region in Italy.]]> 2018-06-05 11:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609500 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609928 The Amalfi Coast is known for its production of limoncello liqueur as the area is a known cultivator of lemons, known as sfusato amalfitano in Italian, which are grown in terraced gardens along the entire coast between February and October.]]> 2018-06-05 11:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265609928 gmcmanus3 https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265610077 An often recounted story holds that on 11 June 1889, to honour the Queen consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, the Neapolitan pizzamaker Raffaele Esposito created the "Pizza Margherita", a pizza garnished with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, to represent the national colors of Italy as on the Italian flag.]]> 2018-06-05 11:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gmcmanus3/3n6fstt4tglo/wish/265610077