ITALY

"Italy" (Italia) the name mention a legendary ancient king named 'Italus',meaning "land of young cattle", since Italy had been a rich agricultural country since ancient times.

Location of Italy•Italy is a country in south-western Europe

•Italy is bordered by Switzerland and Austria to the north,• Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea the east, •France and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west,•Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean to the south.•The country of Italy also includes the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.

History of Italy

•Roman Empire declined and “fell” in the fifth century Italy was the target of several invasions, and the previously united region broke apart.

. Italy, and its smaller states, also went through stages of foreign domination

. A war between Austria and France in 1859 allowed several small states to merge with Piedmont;

•Modern Italy is democratic republic, and has been since the modern constitution came into effect in 1948.

• This followed a referendum in 1946 which voted to abolish the previous monarchy by twelve million votes to ten.

Italian Culture

• Carnivale di Venezia,In vaniceTwo week party in early spring.

• La Macchina di Santa RosaCity of viterboSeptember 3 Thanks to Santa Maria Rose

•FerragostoItalian summer holidayTraditionally, it was simply a period of relaxation. Modern Italians typically celebrate it as a national holiday on August 15 (they only get one day off these days)

Italian customs

Greetings in Italy

• When you’re introduced to an Italian, you should say ‘good day’ (buongiorno)

• shake hands (a single pump is enough).• • ‘Hello’ (ciao) is used among close friends

and young people

Kissing in Italy

• Italian families and friends usually kiss when they meet, irrespective of their sex.

• If a lady expects you to kiss her, she offers her cheek

• never on the mouth (except between lovers!) and isn’t usually really a kiss,

Language & dialect

•The Tuscan of Florence (la lingua fiorentina) - as a standard literary language

•The first grammar of Italian with the Latin title Regule lingue florentine (Rules of the Florentine language).

•During the 15th and 16th centuries both Latin and Italian were used for technical and scientific texts.

Sample text in Italian

•Tutti gli esseri umani nascono liberi ed eguali in dignità e diritti. Essi sono dotati di ragione e di coscienza e devono agire gli uni verso gli altri in spirito di fratellanza.

Translation•All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Famous Foods from Italy

• 1. Pizza These colors represent the Italian flag colors and

legend says this pizza was served to Queen Margherita of Savoy.

• 2. Gelato• Gelato is Italy's version of ice cream. It contains many

of the same ingredients as other frozen dairy desserts, but has a lower butterfat and sugar content.

3. TiramisuTiramisu is a popular dessert found on nearly every Italian restaurant menu in the United States. It is made of biscuits soaked in coffee with layers of whipped mascarpone and egg yolks. It also contains cocoa and liquor flavors.

• 4. Mozzarella• - Mozzarella di Bufala (buffalo mozzarella) - made

from water buffalo milk - Mozzarella fior di latte - made from fresh cow's milk (may or may not be pasteurized)

Speciality

• Amazing beache• Amazing architecture

Famous beaches

Goloritzè

Cala Mariolu

Cala Luna

Famous architecture

colosseum

•The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy.

The Roman Forum

The Roman Forum is a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome

Grand canal

The Grand Canal is a canal in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola