ITALYSandra and Hector Payeras

Italy is a country in southern Europe. It is a boot-shaped peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea. In the north Italy is bordered by France,

Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.

map

The population of Italy is more than 60 millions and their official language is Italian.

The currency is the euro.

Euro

Rome is the capital of

Italy.

These are famous

buildings that you can visit in

Rome.Other important

cities in Italy are: Milan,

Venice, Bologna, Florence, Naples…

Italian food is very good: pizza, lasagna, pasta, cheese, ice-cream…

It has a number of islands; the biggest are Sicily and Sardinia on the west.

Sicily and Sardinia

Italy is a beautiful country. Is has got very different landscapes.

The most popular sport in Italy is football.

Ferrari and Lamborghini come from Italy.Also Pinocchio was born in Italy.

Famous italian people: Marco Polo, Columbus, Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Vivaldi…

Some useful words in italian:·ciao=hello

·buon giorno=good morning·come stai?= Howe are you?·mi chiamo…= my name is…