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Italy is in the southern region of Europe surrounded by water on 3 of it's 4 sides. Italy has very different landforms and weather in the different regions. They have mountains, lowlands, beaches, and they have flat areas. In the north, summers can reach up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. But, for the rest of Italy the summers are very moderate. The winters can range from very moderate to frigid. Far inland and high in the mountains are sure to receive a thick blanket of snow.

Recreation is extremely important to the Italians. Though peoples favorite activities range from person to person,they are basically the same as the US. They enjoy watching and playing their favorite sports, usually soccer, going to the beach, watching movies, or going to bars to socialize. Vacations are also very important to Italians. Normally they travel to nearby places in Europe but they can stay in their home town and just relax during breaks and holidays.

 Italy is the home of many of the most famous artists in the world. Both Michalango, Leonardo da Vinci among others called Italy their home. Italy invented opera and the piano. A frequent event for Italians are music festivals where you can experience great music and Italian folk dances.

Italy's government is a Constitutional Referendum. This means that they have a president, a prime minister, a senate. The prime minister is elected by the president and approved by the senate. The prime minister can be removed from office at any time. The senate contains 315 people. 11 will serve life terms and will be elected by the president. the other 304 senators will serve 5 year terms.

In Italy the food is one of the best aspects. Italians usually have coffee and a cornetto or a piece of bread with jam. As most of the world is doing, Italy is stopping having lunch. To make up for not having a lunch, Italiams eat a heavy dinner. This meal may take 1-4 hours and includes pasta, meat or fish, and vegtables. In thr north they eat lots of cheese, wine, pasterys, fish, bread, coffee, meat, vegtables, rice, patatoes, sausage, pork, nuts, and olive oil. In central Italy thay eat lots of ham, tomatoes, and northern foods. Finally, in south Italy they eat many types of pasta



Some of the great sites to visit in Italy are the Colloseum where the great gladiators fought each other to the death, the leaning tower of piza which is one of the 7 wonders of the world, and Uffizi Gallery which is an art museum that includes paintigns by Giotto, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Rubens, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and other famous painters.

Italy uses the lera. The US dollar is 100 Lira.

Some important phrases are Where is the bathroom? Dov'è il bagno? Hello inter. salve, salute, ciao; ehi; (Tel) pronto; ohibò Goodbye arrivederci!