Many people have a dream. They want to vacation in Italy or move and live there permanently. Did you know that Italy is a country of choice for some expatriates? It’s not so unbelievable. After all, Italy invented pizza! 🙂 I only know Italy from watching movies and travel shows and reading about it. Here are some interesting and fun facts about this European country.
* Italy is shaped like a boot!
* Italy has the lowest birthrate in all of Europe.
* Naples introduced the world to pizza!
* In Ivrea they celebrate Lent by throwing oranges at each other.
* Every day 3,000 Euro get thrown into the Trevi Fountain.
* Florence Nightingale was named for the city of her birth.
* Rome is known as the “Eternal City” and the “Caput Mundi”.
Want to know more a little more?
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Easy Italian Phrase Book: 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides Italian)
In the USA, the month of October is Italian-American Heritage Month.
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