Italy

CAPITAL: Rome (Roma)

FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of green, white, and red vertical stripes.

ANTHEM: Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy).

MONETARY UNIT: The euro replaced the lira as the official currency in 2002. The euro is divided into 100 cents.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard.

CLIMATE:Climate varies with elevation and region. Generally, however, Italy is included between the annual isotherms of 11°c and 19°c (52°f and 66°f). The coldest period occurs in December and January, the hottest in July and August. In the Po Plain, the average annual temperature is about 13°c (55°f); in Sicily, about 18°c (64°f); and in the coastal lowlands, about 14°c (57°f). The climate of the Po Valley and the Alps is characterized by cold winters, warm summers, and considerable rain, falling mostly in spring and autumn, with snow accumulating heavily in the mountains. The climate of the peninsula and of the islands is Mediterranean, with cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Mean annual rainfall varies from about 50 cm (20 in) per year, on the southeast coast and in Sicily and Sardinia, to over 200 cm (80 in), in the Alps and on some westerly slopes of the Apennines. Frosts are rare in the sheltered western coastal areas, but severe winters are common in the Apennine and Alpine uplands.

LANGUAGES:Italian, the official language, is spoken by the vast majority of people.

ATTRACTIONS:

• VENICE:

1. Piazza San Marco(St. Mars's Square):

  2.  Palazzo Ducale(Doge's Palace):

  3.  Basilica di San Marco(St. Mark's Basilica):

  4.  Ponte di Pialto(Rialto Bridge):

 5.   Ponte dei Sospiri(Bridge of Sighs):

Film which takes place in city:

THE TOURIST:http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrqpKEOF8uw

 

• FLORENCE:

Ponte Vecchio(old bridge):

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore(basilica of saint mary of the flower) :

Palazzo Pitti(pitti palace):

Giardino di Boboli:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1f8Z_JS93w

•    ROME:

Colosseo(Colosseum):

Pantheon(Pantheon):

Fontana de Trevi(Trevi fountain):

Circus Maximus:

Fotro Romano(Forum Romanum):

Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano(St. Peter Basilica):

Palatino(Palatine Hil)l:

Piazza di Spagna(Spanish Steps):

Piazza Navona:

Arco di Tito(Arch of Titus):

Musei Vaticani(Vatican museum):

Campidoglio(Campitoline hill):

Via Appia Antica(Appian way):

Altare della Patrica(Victor Emmanuel Monument):

Castel sant'angelo:

Arco di Costatino(Arch of Constantine):

Colonna Traiana(Trajan's column):

Film which takes place in city:

ROMAN HOLIDAY:www.youtube.com/watch?v=olpEsLb37Pw&feature=related