| Known for its food, wine, people, culture, music, | | | | have to rely on your English-Italian dictionary or |
| countryside and even the mafia - Italy happens to | | | | your gesturing skills, because English is not spoken |
| be one of the most sought after holiday | | | | or understood by many people there. |
| destinations in the world. | | | | People in Italy have a gastronomical affair with |
| Italy is where culture, history and traditions blend | | | | food. Eating is a passion and an integral part of |
| beautifully with modernity and fashion. What is | | | | the culture in Italy. So when you are in Italy, |
| interesting about Italy is that you will never find a | | | | expect to add a few pounds to your frame. |
| single Italian flag, but they are still very particular | | | | Italian food finds it roots back to different regions |
| about their culture and traditions - and of course | | | | and is influenced by various factors. If you are |
| soccer. | | | | looking for healthy and cheaper food, then you |
| Whether your vacationing to Florence, Rome, | | | | must venture into South Italy. |
| Naples, Milan, or Venice your stay will be well | | | | The world famous and supremely popular Pizza |
| worth the flight. Italy boasts several 5 star resort | | | | was born in Campania along with tubular pizza and |
| hotels that accommodate to every need you | | | | the various tomato based pizza and pasta sauces. |
| could imagine. | | | | Even if you are one of those few people who do |
| Italians are considered to be one of the | | | | not like pizzas, you should try one. |
| best-looking people in the world. They are very | | | | The reason the Italian pizzas are popular is |
| proud of their past, their culture and for them it is | | | | because of its simplicity and its fresh ingredients. |
| all about family. Italians are very sociable. | | | | Pizza margherita is the most popular pizza in Italy |
| They are friendly and will talk to anyone, what's | | | | named after Queen Margherita. |
| most appealing about them is their sense of good | | | | If you are looking for food with Greek influence |
| humor and wit. In Italy you will hear the various | | | | with figs, honey, aubergine and aromatic spices, |
| kinds of dialects and accents of Italian, which | | | | then Calabria is the place to go. Sicily will give you |
| sound so melodious to the ear. | | | | mouthwatering, finger-licking desserts like cannoli, |
| Italians have an ongoing love affair with food and | | | | sweet cheese, chocolate and cassata pastries. |
| fashion. The Italian food is famous worldwide and | | | | And Italian ice-cream Gelato is oh so popular. |
| is a gastronomical to all the senses. Fashion is a | | | | A typical Italian dinner would consist of an |
| very important part of the Italian culture, after all | | | | appetizer or an antipasto like bruschetta which is a |
| Milan is the fashion capital of the world, where | | | | type of herbed and spiced garlic bread; prosciutto |
| haute couture is the word most heard. | | | | which is cured ham and melon. |
| Northern Italy is more educated, hectic and fast | | | | The primo piatto, which is the first main course, is |
| paced, where as South of Italy is rural and | | | | usually a soup or pasta; the second piatto will |
| laidback. People in Italy love spending money on | | | | have meat, chicken or fish with contorno, which is |
| their expensive attire, be it clothes, watches, | | | | vegetable. The meal is then ended with dessert, |
| shoes, jewelry or their fast cars. | | | | fruits and coffee. |
| If you want to be understood in Italy, you will | | | | |