Italia by Alan Judge https://padlet.com/judgealan78/Bookmarks Made with serendipity en-us 2021-10-05 15:17:34 UTC 2026-01-25 03:13:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Facts about Italy judgealan78 https://padlet.com/judgealan78/Bookmarks/wish/1957026378
  • The population of Italy is 59.55 milllion (2020). 
  • The capital city is Rome, which is often called the Eternal City. It was founded in 753BC.
  • The language spoken is Italian.
  • It is a country located in Southern Europe and it's neighboring countries include Austria, France, Holy See, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
  • It's peninsula is boot shaped but perhaps you already noticed this.
  • The currency used is euro and before 2001 they used a currency called Lira.
  • The Italian Flag is green, white and red. The colours represent these virtues:hope, faith and charity.
  • The islands of Sicily and Sardegna are also part of Italy.
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  • Italy has been known as the fashion hot spot since the 11th century.
  • The cities of Rome, Milan Venice and Florence are all recognised as the fashion capitals of the world.
  • Some of the most famous fashion brands are Italian including Versace, Prada, Gucci & Valentino.
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  • The tower of Pisa – a tower like no other, you can visit the leaning tower of Pisa and you can also get to the top, if you can take the 273 steps to get there!
  • The Colosseum – the most famous of all! Built in the Ist century AD, the Colosseum is in Rome and yes, you can visit it inside!
  • St Peter’s Dome – if you want to visit the biggest church in the world, then you need to go to St Peter’s, in Vatican City.
  • Milan’s Duomo – In the center of Milan sits the famous duomo, a church in Italy with a unique look. The best way to see up close how elaborate it is, it’s to climb all the way to its roof, which you can easily reach by elevator!
  • Piazza San Marco, Venice – You may know this square because of its impressive church or because of its most distinctive inhabitants: pigeons! You cannot feed them (it is illegal) but you can surely join the other kids in the square chasing them
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  • Italy has the tallest active volcano in Europe. Italy also has several volcanoes, including Mount Etna, in Sicily, which is the tallest active volcano in Europe!
  • Another famous volcano in Italy is Mount Vesuvius, near Naples.
    Mount Vesuvius is the volcano that erupted in 79BC and destroyed Pompeii: you can still visit Pompei nowadays and see how the city was back in the day.
    The volcano basically stopped time there and you can still see the houses, streets and even some of the people who lived there over 2000 years ago!



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    The second biggest lake is called Lake Maggiore, in the Lombardy region, and the third one for size is Lake Como, also in Lombardy.

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  • Italy is very famous for food: pizza, gelato and pasta are maybe its most famous export but you will taste much more than these in Italy!
  • Each region has its specialties: some you may like to taste are fried chicken (Milan), steak (Florence), pesto (Genoa), Cannoli (Sicily), pizza (Rome and Naples), but if you are adventurous you can also taste octopus and sea urchins! 
  • The most famous type of pizza in Italy is pizza margherita and it was born in Naples in the XIX century.
  • It takes its name from Queen Margherita, for whom this pizza was first cooked: the 3 colors of this pizza (tomato=red, mozzarella=while, basil=green) are those of the Italian flag!
  • While pizza margarita is somewhat recent, it is said bread with toppings that resembled a pizza already existed in ancient times. 

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  • Venice is over 1200 years old.
  • The city rests on 118 islands separated by 150 canals.
  • There are no cars in Venice.
  • Venice is known for its lace and glass.
  • Only four bridges cross the Grand Canal.
  • Venice was once an independent empire.
  • Venetian masks aren't just touristy souvenirs.
  • Marco Polo was a Venetian
  • In Venice, you don’t have cars at all but rather, you travel on foot or by boat, motored or not.
  • The most traditional mean of transport in Venice is the gondola: you can take a tour on one, but if you want to become a gondolier you need to study: it takes 400 hours of training and an exam to get your gondolier license!

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  • Italy is characterised by a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. 
  • July is the hottest month with temperatures up to 30C (86F), and January is the coldest month.
  • Imperia is considered to have the perfect climate to make you feel good. And the winner of best weather in Italy is Imperia, in Liguria.

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