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Two bridges
on Rome's Tiber River
Rome is
known as the eternal city. It is the capital city of Italy and
is about 3000 years old. It is a busy, crowded, polluted place
and more than 3 million people live there. Millions of tourists
visit Rome each year. They come to see the ruins of ancient Rome,
such as the Forum and the Colosseum
The Forum:
the ruins of the ancient Roman city centre
The Colosseum. This arena was the place where the
ancient Romans staged their galdiatorial games.
Go here
to read the kidcyber page about gladiators
Go
here to read more about the Colosseum
Go here
to read about the Vatican
Florence
Florence's
famous bridge, the
Ponte Vecchio
The beautiful,
ancient city of Florence is built on the banks of the Arno River.
Many of Italy's famous artists lived in Florence from about 1300
to 1600 and the city has museums and galleries housing there work. Click here to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
http://www.uffizi.firenze.it/welcomeE.html
Milan
Milan is a busy city in the north of Italy.
It is the second largest city in Italy. It is the centre for banking
and industry. Milan is also the city where many Italian fashion
designers work to create world famous clothing and footwear.
Milam's
famous church in the city centre, the Duomo
Naples, built beside the Bay
of Naples, is noisy, polluted, crumbling and grubby. There are noisy street
markets and swarms of people buzz around on Vespas (Italian designed
motor scooters). But
the city has some fine castles, musuems and palaces.
Near
Naples are the magnificent ruined cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.(in the background)
Read about Italy's volcanoes here
http://boris.vulcanoetna.com/
Venice
Venice is built
on about 120 islands. The islands are separated by canals and
lagoons and connected by more than 400 bridges. Transport around
the city is on the waterways by motor boats called vaporetti.
Flat bottomed boats called gondolas are another way to travel in Venice.
There are three main islands in the northern part of the lagoon: Murano, Burano and Torcello.
Murano, the largest of the islands in the lagoon, is about than a kilometre away from the mainland. Since the 13th century it has been famous for its glass blowing. The famous 'Venetian glass' is blown in Murano. Another island in the lagoon is Burano, famous for its lace and brightly painted houses. One main industry of this island is fishing. The third of the main islands is Torcello, which was once an important town and the home of a bishop. There are ruins of old church buildings on the island: the Baptistery, the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Church of Santa Fosca.
Here are some pictures of Venice
with notes
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/galleries/blg-v_index.htm
Click here to find a map of Venice
http://www.ehi.com/travel/ehi/italy/hot_map7.html
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Italy (2004). [Online], Available:
www.kidcyber.com.au
updated February 2004