LEONARDO DA VINCI

He was a inventor, artist and scientist. 

He also drew anatomic figures, 

especially bones and muscles, 

because he considered the human 

body as a perfect machine

His most famous work is

the Monnalisa or the Gioconda. His Vitruvian Man is on the Italian's Euro.

galileo galilei

He's the father of modern science. 

He invented the scientific method, 

the  way in which science proceeds 

to reach an objective  and verifiable 

knowledge of reality

Dante Alighieri

He's considered the Italian language's  

father. He wrote the "Divina Commedia" 

a poem about an immaginary journey 

through the hell, the purgatory, and 

the heaven.

Giuseppe Verdi

Giusepe Verdi is universally 

recognized as one of the most 

important composers of operas, 

and as one of the most important 

composers ever. His most famous 

operas are: Nabucco, Otello, 

Rigoletto and Aida.

Italian Actors

Toto'

Antonio De Curtis, best know with 

his stage name Toto', is the most 

popular italian comedian of all the 

time. He was a film and a stage actor 

as well as a writer, singer and song writer.

Sophia Loren

Sofia Villani Scicolone, know as Sophia Loren, is an italian actress and singer. She's one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Italian Movies

"La vita è bella" is a movie interpretated 

and directed by Roberto Benigni, 

this movie won three Academy 

Awards. The film stars Guido 

Orefice, a hilarious and playful 

Jewish man who -deported 

with is family in a Nazi 

concentration camp- try to 

protect his son from the horrors 

of Holocaust, making him believe 

they're in a fantastic game in which 

there are very hard trials to win the 

wonderful final prize

Italian Movies

"la Grande Bellezza" (the Great Beauty) 

is a movie directed by Paolo 

Sorrentino that won the Palm D'Or 

in Cannes, the Golden Globe and 

the Oscar. It's a film about nostalgia 

for the past and the uncertainty of 

the future. The protagonist wanders 

around Rome looking for its ancient 

beauty. The film stars important 

actors like Tony Servillo or Carlo 

Verdone.

The term Tarantella defines some traditional dances and the corresponding musical melodies of Italian Southern regions as: Sicily, Calabria and Puglia. Pizzica is another dance typical of Puglia. 

In Abruzzo, an Italian centre 

region, is very popular a dance 

called Saltarella.

Italian Dances

Popular Sports

The most popular sport in Italy 

is soccer. The italian soccer team 

has been four time world champion.

Soccer

Tennis

In 2017 Tennis became the second most 

popular sport in Italy. One of the best 

Italian tennis player is Fabio Fognini, 

who is the twelveth best player in the 

world. In 2019 he won the Montecarlo 

Master Title.

Important Events

The Tricolour Arrows

The "Frecce Tricolori" literally 

the tricolour arrows are the 

Italian aerobatic team (PAN) of 

the Italian air force, founded in 

1961. They consist of ten airplanes, 

of which nine are in formation and 

a soloist. Their flight schedule 

includes about twenty stunts and 

lasts about half one hour.

Carnival

Important Events

This is a typical italian festival 

of old origins, a period of public 

revelry at regular time each year, 

typically during the week before 

Lent in Roman Catholic Countries, 

involving processions, music, dancing, 

and the use of masquerade. The word 

"carnival" comes from the Latin 

"carnem levare" and means "eliminate

 the meat", referred to the next period 

of abstinence waiting for Easter  where, 

above all in the past, eaten meat was forbidden.

Carnival in Venice

In Venice Carnival is very important, it starts with the descent of an artist, fixed to a metal cable, from the tower of doge's palace. During the Carnival period the masks are the most important objects. The Arlecchino's mask is the most famous but there are very masks of Carnival, for example in Naples is very popular the Pulcinella's mask.

Sanremo Music Festival

The Italian song festival of Sanremo is the most popular italian contest and awards, held annualy in the town of Sanremo, and consisting of a competition among unreleased songs. The most popular songs are: Nel Blu dipinto di blu, Volare, Azzurro, L'Italiano, La Solitudine and Con te partirò.

Italian Food

Spaghetti Cacio and Pepe

Cacio e pepe is a characteristic dish of Lazio, a region in the centre of Italy. 

The ingredients of the dish are very simple and include only black pepper, roman pecorino, cheese and pasta. 

Spaghetti all'Amatriciana

Amatriciana is a sauce for pasta typical of the province of Rieti, in region of Lazio. From 6 March 2020 it's officially recognized as a Guaranteed Traditional Speciality of the European Union.

Pizza

Pizza is a salty gastronomic product that consists of a dough made from flour, water and yeast that is rolled out and typically seasoned with tomato, mozzarella and other ingredients and cooked in a wood oven. There are many types of pizza, but the most popular is "Pizza Margherita", pizza with tomato 

sauce and mozzarella.

Italian Food 

Italian Food

Lasagne

The term lasagne refers to a particular pasta, obtained by cutting the egg pasta sheet into large squares or rectangles. They are the oldest pasta format produced in Italy, as traces of them can be found already in the Greek-Roman era.

The municipal administration promotes some artistic, cultural and traditional activities, for example:

Something about Cerveteri 

Something About Cerveteri

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