Saturday, November 25, 2006

Viva Italia

Find It, Love It

Italy is located in the continent of Europe. It is best known for its fine art, food, and fashion – especially shoes. No wonder this peninsula is shaped like a boot!



Famous Cities

Venice (Venezia), Milan, Florence (Firenze), and Rome (Roma)



The Capital

Rome, the place where you’ll find the Roman Catholics’ leader, the Pope!



Best Selling Dishes

Pasta, pizza, and ice cream (which they call gelato)



Must See Landmarks

Rome: The Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Church, and the Coliseum

Venice: Saint Mark’s Cathedral

Pisa: The Leaning Tower

Florence: The Statue of David (at the Michaelangelo Square)



Fun Flicks Featuring The Sights Of Italy

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Roman Holiday

Life Is Beautiful

Only You



Famous Italians

Actors: Leonardo di Caprio, Robert de Niro, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Sophia Loren, Monica Belluci, and Isabela Rosselini

Singers: Madonna, Luciano Pavarotti, and Andrea Bocelli

Artists: Michaelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Donatello

Explorers: Christopher Columbus, and Marco Polo



Speak The Language

Good morning! = Buon giorno! (bon JOOR no)

Good evening! = Buona sera! (bo na SE ra)

Goodbye! = Ciao! (chow)

Thank you! = Grazie! (GRAT che)



W.I.T.C.H. Headquarters

Taking the world by storm, the bewitching comic book/magazine you’ve come to love was first published in Italy back in April 2001. It was created by a creative team led by Elisabetta Gnone, Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, and Veronica Di Lisio. To date, over 300,000 copies of W.I.T.C.H. are printed and sold monthly.

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