ITALY

TOURISTIC PLACES

• Italian cuisine is renowned for its exquisite flavours and fascinating variety.It reflects the cultural variety of its regions and there are many influences Greek,Roman,Gaul,Germanic,Goth,Norman, Lombard,Frank,Turkish,Hebrew,Slavic,Arab and Chinese.

GASTRONOMY

ITALIAN PASTAS

CHEESE

DESSERTS

• The Renaissance Art. • Magnificent Opera.• Edgy Cinema.• Architectural wonders

of Rome Florence and Venice.

• Milan fashion houses. • Pasta and pizza.

CULTURE

•Leonardo Da Vinci•Donatello•Botticelli•Fra Angelico•Tintoretto•Caravaggio •Bernini•Titan and Rafael explored creativity in this country.

LEGENDARY PAINTERS:

•Boccaccio•Giacomo Leopardi•Alessandro Manzoni•Tasso•Ludovico Ariosto•Petrarch

WRITERS AND POETS :

•Monteverdi•Vivaldi•Scarlatti•Verdi•Puccini•Bellini•Rossini

MUSIC AND SPORTS:

Popular sports include cycling,football and auto racing (Ferrari and Lamborghing both originated in Italy.

CURRENCYItaly is one of the 12 Europe countries that joined the EMU (The Economic and Monetary Union) which introduced the single currency, the Euro.  The current exchange rate is approximately €0.77 = $1.  The most up to date exchange rate in México is 1 EUR = 17.3807 MXN.

TYPICAL ITALIAN DRESS Girls:

Dress blue & whiteA fan

Black shoesA red waistcoat

Boys:Black pants

T-shirt of stripesA red girdle

A red kerchief in the neckA hat

1. italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa060699d.htm2. http://www.italylogue.com/italy-tourist-

attractions3. http://www.statravel.com/italy-currency.htm4. http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?

Amount=1&From=MXN&To=EUR

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