official EU language: Italian Italy is mainly mountainous‚ except for the Po plain in the north‚ and runs from the Alps to the central Mediterranean Sea. It includes the islands of Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ Elba and about 70 other smaller ones. There are two small independent states within peninsular Italy: the Vatican City in Rome‚ and the Republic of San Marino. The centre of the vast Roman Empire which left a huge archaeological‚ cultural and literary heritage‚ the Italian peninsula saw the birth
Premium Belgium Italy
in the course of history to world culture in fact was‚ according to all historians‚ immense and varied. The innovations that Italy has brought in all fields of culture along 2‚500 years of history are innumerable; in the two periods in which the Italian territory was the center of the civilization of the time‚ during the Roman Empire and the Renaissance‚ the role he had in the history of human knowledge was of decisive importance. From the Greek temples of Magna Graecia to medieval villages‚ from
Premium Italy Vatican City
rulers and ordinary people were influenced by the conservative beliefs of the Catholic Church and the attitude of the Papacy towards Italian unity was often reflected in the actions of Italian rulers and mass support for nationalism. In 1815 temporal power was restored to the Papacy in the Papal States and the Pope shared the conservatism of the other Italian rulers who hoped to maintain their own power in individual states. The dominant power in Italy was Austria and the Habsburg family and
Premium Pope Italy Vatican City
generation. History of the issue: Italy has been in the top five most popular tourist countries based on the amount of arrivals in a given year for the past five years. Current Information on the issue: Intended Outcome of the Planned Campaign: Italian tourism increased 5.7% from 2010 to 2011 but countries close to Italy (Spain above‚ and Turkey below) are increasing their tourism numbers at a higher rate. This campaign will be put into place to make sure we have a higher number of incoming tourists
Premium Italy Tourism Switzerland
American derivations of the Italian Mafia‚ such as The Sopranos and The Godfather‚ we will explore the ways in which customary perspectives of the family have molded the Mafia and other criminal organizations. The Mafia evolved over hundreds of years in Sicily. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ Sicilians joined together in groups and began to rely on "family ties" to protect themselves‚ keep themselves safe‚ and carry out their own justice in a place where the Italian government was just recently
Premium Mafia Organized crime
In the period between 1943 and 1950 Italian cinema was dominated by Neorealism which became the most significant film style of post-war Europe. Formation began back in 1936 when propagandists opened modern Cincitta studios and the film school name ‘Centro Sperimentaledi Cinematografia’. Along with the opening of schools such as this was a movement that placed a group of cinematographers under full-year contracts‚ among them was Carlo Montuori who used his classic techniques in creating ‘Bicycle Thieves’
Premium Film
THE ITALIAN CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION Sassuolo is an Italian industrial city that hosts a lot of ceramic tiles’ companies‚ due to the huge boom in ceramic demand after the Second World War. Consequently‚ supporting industries grew next to the ceramic tile’s factories. Ceramic tiles are very well considered in Italy and around the Mediterranean‚ because of the warm weather; they provide more coolness than other materials‚ for example wood or carpets. The ceramic tile
Premium World War II Tile Globalization
Eboni Mighty “Zesty Italian” In this particular ad‚ a fairly nice looking gentleman is lying on a blanket‚ unclothed seemingly to have enjoyed the pleasure of a complete picnic. While eating biscotti and drinking fine Italian wine‚ the rays of the sun glisten on his sun kissed skin‚ wow this was certainly enough to capture my attention! The grass is a dark forest green and is perfectly manicured as if just been cut. Red and white printed‚ the blanket is laid across the grass with this striking
Premium Wine Color Primary color
favorite restaurant that we prefer to dine in. There is always that one restaurant that you will resort back to when you don’t feel like taking the risk of trying a new place out. Why is that? What kind of evaluations do you conduct on a restaurant when you dine? What factors lead you to believe a restaurant is perfect for you? I’m going to discuss some of these factors on one of my most frequently visited restaurants “The Olive Garden.” The Olive Garden is a franchise chain of Italian food restaurants
Free Food Restaurant Italian cuisine
you’re family‚” by welcoming each guest and treating people with care. As I walk in to the Olive Garden Restaurant I look around notice the warm welcoming atmosphere that surrounds me‚ as the Hostess greets us with her gracious words‚ “Welcome to Olive Garden!” The Olive Garden restaurant is a well-known corporate chain of restaurants that offers a wide variety of Italian dishes. Throughout the restaurant I noticed the light brown stucco walls with fancy designs such as grape vines‚ low hanging lights
Premium Italian cuisine Pasta