A Taste of Italy

WELCOME TO ITALY

ROME

FLORENCE

VENICE

MILAN

NAPLES

POMPEI

SICILY

By Riccardo & Matias

Loading...

😆

Loading...

😁

Loading...

WELCOME TO ITALY

Loading...

😀

Loading...

😃

ROME

COLOSSEUM

PANTHEON

FONTANA DI TREVI

The Roman forum (or forum magnum as it was called by the Romans) was the official meeting point of Roman citizens, who went there to participate (or even simply to assist) in administrative, political, economic or religious affairs concerning the communities to which they belonged.

CASTEL SANT' ANGELO

Roman dishes

CARBONARA

By Rosalinda, Maria & Chiara

Examples of Roman dishes include:
- Saltimbocca alla Romana: a veal cutlet topped with raw ham and sage and simmered in white wine and butter
- Carciofi alla Romana: Artichokes fried in olive oil; outer leaves removed, stuffed with mint, garlic, breadcrumbs and braised
- Spaghetti alla carbonara: Spaghetti with bacon, eggs and pecorino
- Gnocchi di semolino alla romana- Semolina dumpling.

FLORENCE

Florence is one of the most important cities in Italy and is located in central Italy.
It was a Roman city, founded by Caesar Augustus in 59 B.C.                            
Florence is very beautiful and rich in culture.

This city has many monuments, the most important ones are:
- Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
- Old bridge (Ponte vecchio)
- the Uffizi Gallery                    

CATHEDRAL OF SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE

OLD BRIDGE (PONTE VECCHIO)

THE UFFIZI GALLERY

FAMOUS DISHES

Florence is also well known for its food. 
The most famous dishes are : 
- Florentine steak
- Florentine salted flatbread
- Tuscan lampredotto

FLORENTINE STEAK

FLORENTINE SALTED FLATBREAD

TUSCAN LAMPREDOTTO

By Ginevra & Matteo S.

VENICE

History and curiosity

Venice was founded in the 8th century by the Lombards. In 697, it became the republic “The Serenissima”. Venice is most famous for its mask carnival and the Murano glass. One curiosity about Venice is that the streets are streams of water.

this is an example of Murano glass

The particularities of Venice are its boats: the name of this boat is "GONDOLA".

This is Saint Mark's Square, where Saint Mark's basilica is located

the venetian carnival masks are colored and they are all different.

This is the Rialto Bridge: it is situated in the heart of the city