Italy

Italy

Italy is the 5-th most visited

country in the world with over
62 million international tourists.

Some of favourite places to visit

are the cities of Rome, Pisa,
Florence and Milan

Rome
Pisa Milan

Florence
All three of Europe’s active volcanoes are in
Italy - Etna, Vesuvius and Stromboli.
Italians invented pizza in Naples in 1860 - The first modern
pizza with a tomato base. Since then, it is one of the most
beloved foods on the planet.
 Italy has the most UNESCO
World Heritage sites in the world
with historic treasures - the
Colosseum in Rome, the city of
Pompeii, and the amazing Amalfi
Coast.
 Italians have eaten
pasta since the 4-th
century B.C.- Pasta is
an important part of
Italian culture with
many pasta dishes
created in Italy.
 There are over
1,500 lakes in
Italy- surrounded
by the snowy Alps
and golden
beaches. The most
famous are Lake
Como and Lake
Garda.
Italians drink 14 billion espressos coffee each year- Italians adore their
coffee. That’s impressive for a country with a population of just over 60
million.
 The world’s smallest
country is inside Italy-
the Vatican City is
around one-eighth the
size of New York’s
Central Park. It is
located in Rome. You
can see St Peter’s
Cathedral, painted by
Michelangelo in 1512.
Tourists throw €3,000 into the
Trevi fountain every day for
luck. The money was collected
and donated to charity.
The tradition says if you throw a coin from
your right hand over your left shoulder, you
will return to Rome one day.
A second legend says if you throw two more
coins, you’ll find a new romance.
One-fifth of Italy is
covered in hills and
mountains- The
highest mountain
in Italy is Mont
Blanc. It’s also the
highest mountain
in the Alps.
 Italy has the oldest
population in Europe- 23%
of the population aged over
65 years.
 Rome is over
2,000 years old
– but Italy is one
of Europe’s
youngest
countries.

Italy is less than

200 years old.
 Italians have over 2,500 types of cheese. Some of the most popular are
parmesan, mozzarella, ricotta and gorgonzola.

mozzarella
parmesan ricotta

ricotta
Thank you!