Geography Of Italy

Italy is located in southern Europe, Italy is also home to part of the great mountain range, the Alps. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Many elements of the Italian territory are of volcanic origin. Most of the small islands and archipelagos in the south, like Capraia, Ponza, Ischia, Eolie, Ustica and Pantelleria are volcanic islands. There are also active volcanoes: Etna, in Sicily, the largest active volcano in Europe; Vulcano, Stromboli, and Vesuvius, near Naples, the only active volcano on mainland Europe. In the north of the country are a number of subalpine moraine-dammed lakes, the largest of which is Garda

Leonardo Da Vinci

Italy was the main country where Renaissance art began, Leonardo da Vinci was a famous Italian Renaissance painter. Da Vinci was seen as the perfect Renaissance man as he was an inventor, a sculptor, painter and more.Like many renaissance painters Leonardo studied the anatomy so when he was painting portraits he had a better understanding of the human body. Although Leonardo was a man of many skills he is primarily famous for being a painter, one of his most popular pieces of art was the Mona Lisa. Which today it is displayed in the Louvre museum in Paris after being acquired by King Francis of France. I added a video which shows some of things that Leonardo invented and also shows more of his paintings.

http://www.italianrenaissance.org/a-closer-look-leonardo-da-vincis-mona-lisa/

Pompeii

One of the biggest tragedies in Italian history was the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius which buried the town of Pompeii in ash, other towns near the volcano also were affected by the eruption. Some of the objects that lay beneath the city of ash have been discovered from excavations of the city, these artefacts provide an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of the city before it was covered in ash. During the excavation of Pompeii, plaster was used to fill in the voids between the ash layers that once held human bodies. This allowed us to see the exact position the person was in when they died.

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Pompeii

Italian Food

 The boot shaped country is definitely most famous for its beautiful food, the Italian diet is rich in pasta, fish and vegetables. Italy is famous for pizza, pasta and ice cream. Italy has plenty of gelaterias in every town where you can get a great variety of ice cream, you name it they have it. When I was in Italy any town I visited there would be at least one gelateria.

      I will never visit Italy without having an ice cream or a pasta dish. Pasta is traditional Italian cuisine, every type of pasta is made to perfection in Italy. The breakfasts in Italy are much like France and Spain and coffee and some pastry.

     I hope this post gives you an idea of what foods that you just can’t miss out on when you visit Italy, and the foods Italy are most famous for. 

http://www.italianlegacy.com/brief-history-of-italy.html

Introduction to my blog.

Hi, my name is Jessica and I decided to write a blog all about Italy, I visited Italy over the summer and it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I will be posting all about the geography, food and history of the country. Hope you guys enjoy reading it!