| Learn about Italy interesting fact, which provides | | | | - Archimedes, one of the most famous |
| information about Italy real history. Italy is a place with | | | | mathematicians in the world, was born in Sicily. |
| which everyone falls in love. Get Interesting facts | | | | - Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's most popular play, |
| about Italy here. Officially Italy is known as Italian | | | | was set in the backdrop of Verona, Italy. |
| Republic, is a country located partly on the European | | | | - Amongst the famous personalities that have been |
| Continent and partly on the Italian Peninsula in Southern | | | | born in Italy are Niccolo Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, |
| Europe and on the two largest islands in the | | | | Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Antonio Stradivari, Donatello, |
| Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. The land known | | | | Fra Angelico, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Bernini, etc. |
| as Italy today has been the cradle of European | | | | - Pompeii city of Italy was completely buried after the |
| cultures and peoples, such as the Etruscans and the | | | | eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. |
| Romans. Italy history dividend in to different phases the | | | | - Bubonic Plague killed one-third of the Italian population |
| main being the roman era, the middle ages and the | | | | in the 14th century. |
| unification of Italy in the 19th century. Italy has a rich | | | | - Italy was the cradle of first, Etruscan and then, |
| cultural and historical heritage. Standing as the | | | | Roman civilizations. It also served as the center of the |
| testimony to the fact are the country’s roman ruins, | | | | first and largest empire in Europe, North Africa and the |
| renaissance palaces and more than 3000 museums, | | | | near East. |
| apart from churches and archeological sites dating | | | | - Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet were set in Verona, |
| back to Roman and Greek times. | | | | Italy. |
| | | | - Niccolo Machiavelli, the famous political scientist and |
| A few more interesting Italy facts and figures | | | | author of 'The Prince' is Italian. |
| - The national game of Italy is Football. | | | | - Leonardo da Vinci (1452- 1519) the famous |
| - The national cuisine of Italy is Pasta. | | | | Renaissance painter was also a sculptor, architect, |
| - The national bird of Italy is Bluebird. | | | | engineer and scientist. |
| - The Italian Wolf is considered the national animal of | | | | - Michelangelo (1475-1564) who painted the Sistine |
| Italy. | | | | Chapel was also a sculptor and architect. |
| - Italy's national flower is the Lily. | | | | - Spartacus the slave, fought as a gladiator in the |
| - The official currency of Italy is the euro which | | | | Roman Colosseum. He miraculously escaped, then |
| replaced the lira. | | | | went on to lead a rebellion but was eventually killed in |
| Interesting Italy facts | | | | battle in 71BC. |
| - Rome is the capital of Italy and the country has | | | | - The city of Pompeii was completely buried when |
| Republic government. | | | | Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. |