ITALY

ITALIA

  

ITALIAN REPUBLIC

Capital city: Rome     

Official languages: Italian

President: Giorgio Napolitano     

Prime Minister: Mario Monti      

Population: 60,813,326 (61 millions)

Area: 301,338 km² (116,346 sq mi)

Currency: euro  

Regions: 20 

 

Religion:
- Christianity: 91.6 %
- None: 5.8 %
- Islam: 1.9 %
- Buddhism: 0.3 %
- Hinduism: 0.2 %
- Sikhism: 0.1 %
- Judaism: 0.1 %

ROME - la città eterna (the eternal city)

Colosseum

Fontana di Trevi      Piazza San Pietro

VENICE

Ponte dei Sospiri  

Gondola    

San Marco  

Carnevale  

FLORENCE

Duomo  

 

MILAN

Duomo    

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele   

Lucky Bull   

Teatro La Scala  

Milan Fashion City  

WHAT IS ITALY FAMOUS FOR?

- Food 

   

- Cities, landscape, art, and literature

    

- Cars

   

- Soccer

World cup: 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006

UEFA – Europa League: 1968

 

- Fashion

   

- People

   

- History

 

SCHOOLS

Elementary school: 5 years

Middle school: 3 years

High school: 5 years

University: at least 5 years

HIGH SCHOOL

- Professional school

- Liceo

LICEO

 - liceo linguistico
- liceo classico
- liceo scientifico
- liceo artistico

 

6 days a week, from 8am to 1pm
Same classmates for 5 years
Same classroom all day, all year
Teachers go from a classroom to another
3 to 5 hours homework and study every day
No clubs
No flag in the class, but a crucifix
No lunch at school
No lockers
15 min break at 10am, 5 min break at 12am
Bar and vending machines with hot drinks
Both oral and written tests
At least a test every day

LAWS

Driving age: 18

Drinking age: 16

Clubbing age: 16

 

   

APERITIVO  - happy hour

The typical cocktail of Brescia is called PIRLO. It is made of Prosecco wine, Aperol or Campari, or both. It is served with appetizers.

  

Aperitivi are really popular nowadays, especially among teenagers and young adults.
They meet at the bar or the pub before lunch and/or before dinner to have a light drink together.

MILLE MIGLIA

“Mille Miglia” is the most famous and ancient Italian car race. People from all over the world come to Italy to race.