Location of Italy

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

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

Longest River: River Po Largest Mountain: Mount Blanc

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

Italians Love Pizza!!

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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

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.

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

Population : 5 million Region = Lazio Province: Rome

The Colesseum

Vatican City

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

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

Milan Cathederal

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

RIVER PO

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

Things to see! World Heritage Site

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