A presentation on Italy done by my students in 3.DBH (Maria,Aner,Ivan and Paula) 2012

1. ITALY
Aner , Maria , Paula and Iván

2. GEOGRAPHY
Italy is situated in the southeast of
Europe , in the south of Italy is the
Mediterranean sea , in the east is the
Tyrrhenian and in the west the
Adriatic. In the north of Italy are the
Alps.
Italy has two islands : Sardinia and
Sicily. Italy has a very peculiar form ,
because it looks like a boot.

3. INTERESTING DETAILS
The capital of Italy is Rome . In Italy
there are 58.093.000 inhabitants.
The official language is Italian. The
official currency is the euro .Italy is
301.227 sq km big.

4. THE FLAG
The Italian flag is green , white and red.

5. HISTORY
The state of Italy was founded in 1861
by King Victor Emmanuel II.
Inside Italy , there is a city-state called
``Vatican city´´ . The Pope lives in
Vatican city .

6. POLITICS
Italy is a democratic Republic , so it
hasn´t got a king, it has got a
president . Last year the president
was Silvio Berlusconi and now it is
Mario Monti.

7. SPORTS
Football is the most popular sport in Italy , Italy
has been 4 times World Champion , in 1934, in
1938, in 1982, and in 2006.
Formula 1 is popular too ,because there is a
very famous Italian team called Ferrari . Ferrari
has 16 constructors´ championships and 15
drivers’ championships.

8. CLIMATE
In most parts of Italy the climate is
Mediterranean , except in the Alps.

9. NATIONAL ANTHEM
The Italian national anthem is called “Il canto degli Italiani”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3RToBymttA

10. FOOD
In Italy the most popular food are pizza and pasta
like : macaroni , spaghetti , lasagna or cannelloni.

11. VENICE

12. • This town is characterized by the canals
surrounding the entire city.
• Venice is composed of 120 little islands
connected by 455 bridges and 177 rivers.

13. The city has got 412 km²
and 271.009 residents

14. Since the city was constructed, it has had a lot of
floods. In springs and autum, the disaster called
aqua alta takes place. Twice a day San Marcos
square is flooded.

15. The famous public
transportation is
the gondolas, little
rowboats.

16. The popular festival in
Venice is the Carnival.

17. These are some of the
landmarks in Venice

18. San Marcos square

19. Ducal Palace

20. Palazzo Dolfin Mannin

21. Palazzo Grassi

22. Constitution bridge

23. San Rocco church

24. Rome

25. Fontana di Trevi
It is situated in the middle of three
streets, where the water of the Tiber
river passes. People took a lot of
water from there and because of
that Pope Nicolas V reappeared in
1453. It was designed by Leon
Battista Alberti, to announce the
coming of the water.
A legend says that the people who
go to the Fontana de Trevi and throw
one coin, will come back to Rome. If
you throw two coins, you’ll have a
romance, and if you throw three
coins, there will be a marriage or a
divorce. Another legend says that if
you throw the coin with the right
hand over your left shoulder, you
will have luck.

26. Piazza di Spagna
It is one of the most famous
squares in Rome. It has this name
because, it was given by Fernando
the Catholic. When you go up on
the stairs you, find the Trinita Dei
Monti.
In the middle of the square it is the
famous Fontana della Barcaccia.
The staircase has 135 steps, Pope
Benedicto XIII inaugurated it.

27. Coliseum
It is an amphitheater of the season of the
Roman, Empire it was constructed in the
first century. It is one of the most famous
monuments of the classic antiquity. It
can accommodate about 50.000 people.
The people that were in the first row were
the important ones, and the people that
were at the back, weren’t as important as
the others. In the Coliseum there were
fights of gladiators and public spectacles.
In 64 A.D. the Coliseum was destructed
by the Big fire of Rome.

28. Piazza Del Popolo
It is one of the most famous
squares in Roma. The architect
who designed it was Giuseppe
Valadier in the years 1811-1822.

29. Vatican City
It is an independent country that is
inside Rome. When you visit Rome,
it is typical to visit the Vatican too.
The Vatican is the only country
where the first language is Latin. The
Swiss Guard is in charge of the
Vatican security. They wear unusual
clothes. In this country they have
their football team.

31. Location
●
Toscana is a
region of Italy.
●
It is in the centre.
●
It has 22.994 km2.

32. Geography
●
It has got a lot of
mountains there
are 25,1%. The
highest mountain
is Monte Prado. It
also has
volcanoes, for
example Monte
Amiata.Forests
are the 8,4% of
the geography.

33. Climate
●
The climate is very
rainy and it has
sharp changes of
temperature
between summer
and winter.

34. Provinces
●
Arezzo,Florencia,
Grosseto,Livorno,
Lucca, Massa-
Carrara,Pisa
,Pistoia,Prato and
Siena.
●
The capital city is
Florence.
●
There are
3.734.355
inhabitants

35. Places to visit
●
There are a lot of
cities to visit
Florence,Pisa,Sien
a,Pienza ,The
valley of Orcia.

36. Economy
●
The agriculture
has importance in
the economy.They
produce a lot of
wine.
●
Industry has
importance
because they
have minerals.