1. Let ’ s Learn About Italy www.flags.net/ITAL.htm

2. Where is Italy?

3. Map of Italy www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/Italy_color.GI F

4. A Few Facts About Italy The capital of Italy is Rome The population of Italy is 58,147,733. The language they speak is Italian. The money they use is the euro. Italy is a member of the European Union.

5. Important cities Rome www.galenfrysinger.com The Colosseum

6. More famous sights in Rome Trajan’s Column www.galenfrysinger.com

7. Arch of Constantine

8. The Pantheon in Rome (click on the picture to see more)

9. Milan: Duomo www.galenfrysinger.com

10. Venice In Venice the streets are waterways that people travel by gondola. www.galenfrysinger.com

11. St Marks Basilica

12. Doge's Palace, Venice

16. Some of Italy ’ s Important People MichelangeloMichelangelo (click on his name to find out more) Galileo - a scientist and astronomer Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci (click on his name to find out more) Picasso Picasso - a famous artist (click on his name to try some artwork) Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio - baseball player (click on his name to try a little baseball)

17. What Italian Kids Do In the winter kids go skiing, sledding and snowboarding in the mountains. In the summer they enjoy the many lakes for swimming and boating. Many people go to the beaches. Kids in Italy love soccer, bicycling, ball games, going to movies and surfing the Internet.

18. Famous Sights in Italy The Ancient City of Pompeii (Click on the pictures to see more of Pompeii. www.galenfrysinger.com/pompeii.htm Pompeii was built in 600 BC.

19. Lake Garda www.galenfrysinger.com/lake_garda.htmwww.destination360.com/europe/italy/mount-etna.php Mt. Etna This is the most active volcano in the world.

20. Pisa - the Leaning Tower www.destination360.com/europe/italy/pisa.php

21. Vatican www.destination360.com/europe/italy/vatican-museum.php Sistine Chapel www.destination360.com/europe/italy/sistine-chapel.php The Sistine Chapel is inside the Vatican Museum and is the work of artist Michelangelo.

22. Italian Culture and Life There are many carnivals and festivals with colorful costumes and parades. Italians enjoy watching motor races like the Grand Prix in Milan.There are also bicycle races. Much of Italy is farmland where they grow fruits, vegetables, grapes and olives. The cities are very crowded and many families live in apartments. Italy has open air markets as well as fancy designer shops.

23. Carnival Held before Lent People go to fancy dress balls Parades on the streets Delicous food

24. Other festivals Fish festivals- held in fishing towns Festival of Saint Dominic- a statue covered in snakes is carried around the streets(protects them from snakes) Crop festivals Horse festivals Chocolate festival in Turin- where Nutella was invented

25. Sport Soccer most popular. Italian national team has won the World cup four times. Car racing- hosts the Italian Grand Prix Winter sports also popular. Alps.

26. What Italians Like to Eat Typical Italian food- pizza, Pesto, gelato, lasagna, mozarella www.bellalunacincy.com/ image/2220319.jpegwww.fooditalian.info/images/italian1.jpg