Let’s Learn About Italy

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Where is Italy?
Map of Italy

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A Few Facts About Italy
The capital of Italy is Rome
The population of Italy is 58,147,733.
The language they speak is Italian.
The money they use is the euro.
Italy is a member of the European Union.
Let’s visit some important cities
in Italy. Rome

The Colosseum

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 Arch of Titus

More famous sights in Rome

Trajan’s Column

Arch of Constantine

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Florence
Views of the city

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Venice
In Venice the streets are waterways
that people travel by gondola.

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Some of Italy’s Important People
Michelangelo (click on his name to find out more)
Galileo - a scientist and astronomer
Leonardo da Vinci (click on his name to find out more)
Picasso - a famous artist (click on his name to try some
artwork)
Joe DiMaggio - baseball player (click on his name to try a
little baseball)
What Italian Kids Do
In the winter kids go skiing, sledding and
snowboarding in the mountains. In the summer
they enjoy the many lakes for swimming and
boating. Many people go to the beaches. Kids in
Italy love soccer, bicycling, ball games, going to
movies and surfing the Internet.
Famous Sights in Italy
The Ancient City of Pompeii
(Click on the pictures to see more of Pompeii.

Pompeii was built in 600 BC.

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 Lake Garda Mt. Etna

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This is the most active volcano

in the world.
Pisa - the Leaning Tower The Pantheon in Rome
(click on the picture to see more)

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 Vatican Sistine Chapel

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The Sistine Chapel is inside the

Vatican Museum and is the work of
artist Michelangelo.
Italian Culture and Life
There are many carnivals and festivals with colorful costumes
and parades.
Italians enjoy watching motor races like the Grand Prix in
Milan.There are also bicycle races.
Much of Italy is farmland where they grow fruits, vegetables,
grapes and olives.
The cities are very crowded and many families live in
apartments.
Italy has open air markets as well as fancy designer shops.
What Italians Like to Eat

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Go to these websites to find Italian recipes-

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215463/cuisines.htm
www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_gc_tuscany/0,1971,FOOD_9810,00.html
Learn More About Italy
Italy
www.kidskonnect.com/Italy/ItalyHome.html
Italy Geography
www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Italy/Italy.htm
Travel for Kids - Italy
www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htm
Time for Kids – Italy
www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,726880,00.html
Italian Mandolin
www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/music4kids/world/european/mandolin.htm
Italy for Kids
http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htm
A Kid’s Life in Italy
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/italy.html
Books to Read
Look What Came From Italy. Miles Harvey. Franklin Watts. 1998.

Discovering Cultures – Italy. Margaret Gay Malone, 2003.

Marshall Cavendish Corporation.

Italy: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions.

Grolier. 1999.

Italy ABCs. Sharon Katz Cooper. Picture Window Books. 2006.

What’s It Like to Live in Italy? Jillian Powell. Hodder Wayland. 2003.