PRESENT A PLACE

ITALY

School: 2nd Junior High School of Melissia

Subject:English Language

Teacher: Th. Chatzicharalampous

Class : 1st Grade – Α1

School Year: 2018 – 2019

Name: ΑΡΙΑΔΝΗ ΖΑΡΕΙΦΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ

• Italy is a country with rich history. It has been the home of many European cultures, such as the Etruscans and the Romans. The movement of the Renaissance, has began in Tuscany and spread all over Europe.

• Today Italy is an attractive destination for every tourist. More than 40 million tourists visit the country every year mainly for its art, cuisine, history, fashion and culture.

• Italy has a long sporting tradition. In international level Italians have been extremely successful in various sports such as football and basketball.

LOCATION

• Italy is a European country which is located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea.

• The whole country has over 60 million inhabitants, 4million of them live in Rome, which is the capital of Italy.

• Other Metropolitan cities of Italy are:

1. Milan (3,208,509 million) 5. Bari (1,263,820 million)

2. Naples (3,113,898 million) 6. Genoa (854,099 million)

3. Florence (1,113,348 million) 7. Bologna (1,005,831 million)

4. Palermo (1,271,406 million) 8. Venice (855,696 million)

ROME In Rome, you can visit

• Colosseum

• Roman Forum

• St Peter's Basilica

• Pantheon

• Trevi Fountain

• The Spanish Steps

and of course the Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) which is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome.

MILAN

• Milan is a city in northern Italy and the second-most popular city in Italy after Rome.

• The city has been recognized as one of the world's four fashion capitals thanks to Milan Fashion Week.

• The city is also famous because it is home of one of Europe's most successful football teams, A.C. Milan.

NAPLES Naples is a city in southern Italy. The city is called Napoli in Italian, and Napule in Neapolitan. The name comes from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις, meaning "new city", via the Latin Neapolis.

Napoli's name is synonymous to authentic pizza and delicious food. It also has great chefs awarded with Michelin stars.

FLORENCE

Florence is found in the Italian region of Tuscany.

The city contains numerous museums and art galleries and attracts millions of tourists each year.

It is considered as one of the most beautiful cities in the world

PALERMO

Palermo is a city of Southern Italy in Sicily.

The city is Known for,

• Its history

• Culture

• Art

• Music and

• Gastronomy

BARI

Bari is found in southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea and it is an important economic center. It is known as the city of Saint Nicholas or Nicholas the Wonderworker (because of his many miracles), it is also a port and a university city.

GENOA

Genoa is located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea and it has historically been one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean Sea.

It is considered the busiest port in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and the twelfth-busiest in the European Union.

BOLOGNA

Bologna is the center where many large mechanical, electronic and food companies have their headquarters.

The city’s activities are

• agricultural

• Industrial

• financial

• Transport

and also it has the largest permanent trade in Europe.

VENICE

• Venice is a city in northeastern Italy. It is situated on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers.

• Everywhere in Venice there are Gondolas only for touristic purposes. A tourist can take a gondola with one or two gondoliers as drivers and make a tour around the narrow canals which lead to the Grand Canal.

Sources :

Wikipedia