2. Location of Italy

6. About 58 million people Ireland has a population of about 4 million!!

7. Italian is Italy’s official language but people living on the borders speak French or German

8. Longest River: River Po Largest Mountain: Mount Blanc

9. Italian food All types of pasta are popular e.g. Penne, spaghetti, lasagne

10. Italians Love Pizza!!

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13. To Mr Kirwan Hello from Venice! We had great fun riding on the gondola boats. It’s the only way to get around the city, Venice is built on 117 islands, which have nothing but water in between, See you soon, Aoife

14. To Mr Kirwan, Hello from Rome. This is the capital of Italy. We visited Vatican City today which is a separate country located in Rome where the pope lives. The pantheon which is one of the largest buildings in the world is also located in Rome. See you soon, Aisling.

16. Dear Mr Kirwan, Hello from the North of Italy. 2/3 of all Italians live here. We spent time in the cities of Milan, Turin and Genoa. Dad had to visit Turin to see the fiat car factory. It is one of the largest car factories in the world. We visited the city of Genoa as I wanted to see the massive ship building industry beside the sea. See you soon, Paddy

18. Population : 5 million Region = Lazio Province: Rome

19. The Colesseum

20. Vatican City

22. Region : Veneto Population: 272,000 “The City of Water”

24. Location: Plains of Lombardy Province: Milano Population: 1.3 million

25. Milan Cathederal

27. Region: Piedmount Population: 908,000 Situated Left or the River Po Fiat

28. RIVER PO

30. Region: Tuscany Population: 365,000 Lies on the River Arno Art and Architecture

31. Things to see! World Heritage Site

33. Region: Liguria Province: Genoa Population: 620,000 HOUSE OF CHRISOPHER COLUMBUS