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ITALY

Published on Nov 24, 2015

A short introduction to Italy

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Italy is a peninsula in southern Europe

The capital is Rome

with more than 2.5M abitants
Photo by italianjob17

Once the capital of the Roman Empire

Rome is almost 3000 years old
Photo by rmlowe

The Flag is Green White and Red

Photo by Ed Yourdon

The green of plains and hills

White for the snow of the Alps

The blood spilled in the Italian independence

Italy has 60M people

Most of them live in small towns

The biggest cities are
Rome 2.5M
Milan 1.2M
Naples 900K
Turin 900K
Palermo 660K

87% of Italians are Catholics
Minorities are:
Orthodox 1.2M
Muslim 1M
Jewish 50K

Photo by Renégat

Major historical periods:
Ancient Rome

From: 753 BC - 476 AD

Middle Age 476-1492 AD

Abbeys, castles, medieval communes, maritime republics

Amalfi

Photo by elevationus

Venice

Photo by efilpera

Renaissance

Arts, architecture, literature, painting
Photo by ShutterRunner

Italian unification

and the Italian Kingdom 1861-1946

Italian Republic

1946

Juventus is the dominant and most loved team

Football is the most beloved sport

Landmarks

Dolomiti
Photo by efilpera

Cinque Terre

Photo by Brian U

Sassi di Matera

Portofino

World heritage site

Italy is ranked first with 50 sites
Photo by vale.ph

Italian food

Food is a very important part of our culture

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  • Pizza
  • Casatiello
  • Lasagne
  • Pesce: branzino, rombo, capitone,
  • Carne:stracotto, bollito, lesso, salumi
  • Granita
  • Cannoli
  • Moltitude of recipes

Italian Culture

Multitude of regional customs, L'Italia dei campanili

Dialects

In Italy we have hundreds of dialects

Italian Hand gesture

Maybe that's why we gesticulate