welcome to italy by: keonna michele. map italian flag
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Welcome to Italy
By: Keonna Michele
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Italian Flag
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Fun Facts
• Slightly larger than Arizona• Pinocchio was originally written
in Italian• Shakespeare set the play Romeo
and Juliet in Italy• Has the most hotels in all of
Europe• Over 5 million people in Rome,
Italy
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Traditions
• La Bomboniera– The bomboniere is a traditional
keepsake that is given to guests as a way of saying thank you for coming
• Christmas eve dinner– There is a certain number of fish dishes
that are made for Christmas eve. In some parts the families make 7 in other they make 13 but each number represents something about the family.
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Folktales
• Some of the folktales of Italy are:– Dauntless Little John– The Man Wreathed in Seaweed– The Ship with Three Decks– The Man Who Came Out Only at Night– And Seven!– Body-without-Soul– The Little Shepherd– Silver Nose
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Foods• North ItalyNorth Italy
– Val d’Aosta; Fontina cheese– Veneto; rice, wild fowl, mushrooms, or seafood– Friuli-Veneza Giulia; Prosciutto di San Daniele
• South ItalySouth Italy– Sicily; lemons, tangerines, olives, prickly pears– Basilicata; lamb– Campania; spaghetti topped with pommarola
• Central ItalyCentral Italy– Tuscany; olive oils, sheep milk and cheeses, roasted
meat dishes– Lazio & Rome; pasta dishes, meat dishes
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Famous places
• Abbey of Pomposa in Rome• Arch of Constantine in Rome• Arch of Severus in Rome• Arch of Titus in Rome• Banca Popolare di Verona in Verona• Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza• Temple of Venus and Rome in Rome• Tomb at Chiusi in Chiusi• Villa Capra or Villa Rotunda in Vicenza
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Famous people
• Salvatore Ferragamo• Giorgio Armani• Raphael• Leonardo da Vinci• Michelangelo• Sophia Loren
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Inventions
• Barometer• Battery• Catapult• Eyeglasses• Thermometer• Radio• Parachute• Piano
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Fashion
• Glamorous and Dressy– Brands
• Prada• Missoni• Ferragamo• Ferre• Bottega Veneta• Damini• Bvlgari• Zara
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Beaches
• Rosalina Beach in Venice, Italy• Capri Isle beaches• Cinque Terre in Monterosso, Italy• Venetian beach in Lido, Italy• Fontane Bianche in Sicily, Italy
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A few Cities to visit
• Rome– Rich in culture, visit the roman coliseum,
visit roman museums and see the sculptures
• Venice– Great weather, by the sea, great place
for food
• Milan– Fashion capital (next to France)
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Currency exchange
• $100.00 USD = $144,56.52 ITL
• $1,000.00 USD = $1,444,719.66 ITL
• $10,000.00 USD = $14,441,443.69 ITL
– The Italian Lire is no longer the currency. The new currency of Italy is the Euro.
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Sports
• Soccer– Teams
• AC Milan• Ascoli• Atalanta
• Volleyball– Treadwalker Volley (men’s team)– Italia (women’s team)
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Climate
• Rome– This time of the year its light rains and
temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s
• Milan– This time of the year it’s the very first of
the spring rains and the temperatures are in the upper 60’s and lower to mid 70’s
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Italian Slang
Italian SlangItalian Slang• Donnicciola• Fare una figura di
merda• Porco
TranslationTranslation• Air head• Embarrassing ones
self• Pig (insult)
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Animals
• Red foxes• Beavers• Grey wolves• Brown Bears
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Bibliography
• http://www.destination360.com/europe/italy/beaches.php
• http://www.lifeinitaly.com/fashion/default.asp• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-people-fr
om-italy.html• http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/locations/ita
ly.html• http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/italian-regional-
food.asp• http://www.lifeinitaly.com/potpourri/fun-facts.asp• http://italiansrus.com/resources/traditions.htm
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Bibliography
• http://www.italianweb.org/Recreation-and-Sports/
• http://www.isfa.com/team/italy.php• http://www.omeganet.it/UKOM01280322.asp• http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/O
lympics/2008/W/Teams/Team_Roster.asp• http://italian.about.com/library/slang/bladultslangi
ndexp.htm• http://www.initaly.com/info/play/paestalb.htm
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Citations• (2008). Italian Beaches. Retrieved May 6, 2009, from Italian
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• Moda Italia- Latest Trends In fashion. Retrieved May 6, 2009, from Italian Fashion Web site: http://www.lifeinitaly.com/fashion/default.asp
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