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Istituto Comprensivo “Rocco Montano” STIGLIANO (Matera) Italy

Italy is located in southern Europe. It sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea like a boot.

It takes about eight hours to fly from New York to Italy. If you leave New York at 9:00 at night you arrive in Italy at about 11:00 the next morning. That is because of the different time zones you fly through.

Capital of Italy is Rome and its largest city. Today, about 2,656,000 people live in Rome.

Italy is a beautiful country. The Alps are located in northern Italy. The Apennine mountains cut down the center of Italy, stretching from north to south, dividing the east and west coasts. The cities of Italy are popular vacation spots for travelers from all over the world.

The Alps

Apennine Mountains

Italy is about 116,000 square miles in size. About 58 million people live in Italy.

Italy's climate changes depending on where you are. The northern areas are cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Snow can begin in the Alps as early as the middle of September. As you travel south, the temperature becomes more mild. In the summer, extremely hot temperatures can be found in the areas south of Rome.

Pasitano Beach

The Alps

Italy's largest cities are Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin, and Palermo. Florence, Genoa, and Bologna are other important cities.

Rome, Italy

Venice, Italy

There is a famous saying, "All roads lead to Rome." Rome is Italy's capital and its largest city. Over 2,500,000 people live there. Rome is known as "the eternal city." It is filled with some of the world's most famous buildings like the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain. If you throw a coin over your left shoulder while you have your back to the fountain, it is supposed to bring you good luck and a quick return to Rome.

Trevi FountainColoseeum

Milan is in northern Italy. About 1,300,000 people live in Milan.   Milan is home to some of the world's most famous fashion designers.  Milan is a modern city. In Milan you can find La Scala Opera House and see The Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. You can also find Milan's Galleria. Which is a beautiful street of stores and restaurants covered by an amazing glass roof.

Galleria

La Scala Opera House

The Last Supper

Naples is the most important seaport in Italy. It is the center of Italy's exporting business. About 1,000,000 people live in Naples. If you visit Naples you can see Mount Vesuvius (a volcano).

Naples, Italy

Mt. Vesuvius

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. About 5 million people live on the island of Sicily. You can also find the volcano Mount Etna on Sicily. Farmers grow oranges and olives on some lower mountain slopes. Wheat is its most important crop.

Florence is located in the Tuscany region at the bottom of the Apennine Mountains. It is known for its famous museums, architecture, and artwork. Florence is one of the world's most visited cities because of the amazing paintings and statues that you can see here. Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci are two of the famous artists whose work you can see here.

Florence, Italy

David by Michelangelo

Mona Lisa by da Vinci

Venice is in northeastern Italy. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is known as "the city of canals.". Today Venetians travel by motor launch to get from place to place. Visitors can still use a gondola to see the city.

Gondola Grand Canal, Venice Italy

The national sport of Italy is soccer.

Much of the land in Italy is used for farming. Olive trees are grow in the south. Olive oil is a very important ingredient in Italian cooking. The figs in Italy are also wonderful! Italy is famous for grapes used to make wine. Italian cheeses like parmesan and mozzarella are also popular all around the world. Other important crops are wheat, citrus fruits, and tomatoes.

Italy is certainly one of the most beautiful places in the world. From the Leaning Tower of Pisa to the canals of Venice, Italy is

truly wonderful!!

Stigliano is our village.It is situated in the heart of Basilicata, near Matera. Matera is the second town of Basilicata and the first is Potenza. Our village is situated in the South of Italy and our region’s name is Basilicata or sometimes called Lucania. It’s main source of economy comes from agriculture and the people are very hospitable and friendly.

HERE IS OUR REGION: BASILICATA OR LUCANIA

It’s called Stigliano and it’s a very small village. It is situated on a mountain 1000 metres deep and 50 minutes fom the sea . There are 5000 people in our village.It dates back to the Middle Ages. It was the shelter for those populations looking for a place up in the hills where to protect themselves against malaria and against the incursions on behalf of the invadors. In 1643 Stigliano was the first capital of Basilicata.

OUR VILLAGE!

SOME STIGLIANO’S PICTURES

Hope you enjoyed our presentation. We’re really happy to be partners with you in this project and we’re looking forward to learning about each other and becoming good friends.

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