Italy

by Iryna Levchenko
Map of Italy
Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula that juts out of southern Europe
into the Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and
other waters. Its location has played an important role in its
history.

The sea surrounds Italy, and mountains crisscross the interior,

dividing it into regions. The Alps cut across the top of the
country and are streaked with long, thin glacial lakes. From the
western end of the Alps, the Apennines mountains stretch
south down the entire peninsula.

West of the Apennines are wooded hills that are home to

many of Italy's historic cities, including Rome. In the south are
hot, dry coastlands and fertile plains where olives, almonds,
and figs are grown.
 Geography

The contry stretches over 1000 km from north to south.

Total area of over 300,000 sq km.
Includes two large islands, Sardinia and Sicily, and many smaller
ones.
 Archaeological
chronology

ROMAN THE MIDDLE THE MODERN

EMPIRE AGES RENAISSANCE ITALY
 Italy has been a crucial center of discovery in art and

Art culture, whether it be the many phases of the Renaissance or

the exploration of new lands by Columbus and Vespucci.
Rome itself, as Western civilization’s political and religious

History capital, contains both the history of the Roman Empire and
Christianity, earning the name “The Eternal City” by poets
and writers. It’s clear that we owe more to Italy than Vespas
and pasta, as the country hosts some of the most stunning
architecture ever built, from the Colosseum to Brunelleschi’s
Duomo to the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Quote
“Italy was where the soul went to find calm and love, and I
wanted to hold the best of it in the palm of my hand.”
— LISA BRENNAN-JOBS - AMERICAN
WRITER
PEOPLE & CULTURE
Since the rise of the Roman Empire, Italian art,
architecture, and culture have had an influence around
the world. Famed Italian painters include Leonardo da
Vinci and Michelangelo. Italy is also at the heart of the
Catholic Church, which is governed from Vatican City,
a city-state surrounded by Rome.
The family is at the center of Italian society. Young
people often live at home until they are in their 30s,
even if they have a job. When parents retire, they often
go to live with their children.
 NATURE
For 22 centuries, Italians and their ancestors have
cleared fields, grazed livestock, and hunted wild
animals. Forests that once covered large areas are gone.
But the country's remote places and many national
parks still have wilderness largely untouched by
humans.

The lower slopes of Italy's Alps are covered with

forests. Above these woodlands are meadows that
explode with specially adapted wildflowers in the
spring. Throughout Italy, millions of birds stop to rest
during their annual migration to Africa.
GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMY
In Italy, politics can often be exciting and noisy.
Crowds gather in the streets to protest government
policies or to show support for their party.

Since World War II, Italy has enjoyed an economic

transformation. Industry grew, and by the mid-1960s,
Italy had become one of the world's leading
economies. Its main exports are clothing, shoes, food,
and wine.
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