Facts about Italy
October 21st, 2005A pound of bread is consumed by the average Italian on a daily basis.
Italy is the fourth popular tourist destination in the world with 40 million visitors annually.
Cologne was invented in Italy.
One of Italy’s greatest inventions was the ice cream cone.
Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii. Its last eruption was in 1944.
25 kilograms of pasta is consumed by the average Italian each year.
58 million people live in Italy.
In 753 BC Rome was established. It was built on seven hills.
Italy became a united country in 1861.
There are over 3,000 museums in Italy.
by Mary M. Alward
October 26th, 2005 at 9:17 am
Italians sure do eat a load of bread!
October 26th, 2005 at 10:35 pm
Yes, Philippa, they do eat a lot of bread and it’s true - their greatest invention was the ice cream cone.
October 28th, 2005 at 3:26 am
That sure is a lot of pasta. 58 million people are a lot for the size of Italy too. It looks so tiny on the map compared to North America. I would like to visit though. I’ve always thought I’d like to see Pompeii. It is being excavated and I’ve heard that some of the finds are fantastic!
November 3rd, 2005 at 11:40 pm
If Italy is the 4th most popular tourist destination in the world, I wonder what the number one destination is? Anyone know?
November 14th, 2005 at 10:43 pm
I’ve always been interested in the ancient city of Pompeii and would one day like to visit the site.
January 4th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
does anyone have any facts on mount vesuvius?
February 10th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
thanks so much for the facts. =)
February 25th, 2006 at 9:24 pm
I think I would be sick if I ate that much pasta. I, too, would like to go to Pompeii.
February 26th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
i like cheese
March 17th, 2006 at 8:11 am
It would be great to go to Pompeii, but I Really Love GREECE.
March 22nd, 2006 at 11:26 am
Italian guys are so hot!
April 30th, 2007 at 9:39 am
italy is borin but interresting?
May 1st, 2007 at 6:11 pm
banana nut muffins!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 9:57 am
I did a project on Italy for BCT and I think it is a very interesting place…I wanna go there some day…
May 8th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Tell me some facts about Pompeii! I need it for science.!.!.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:37 pm
I heard Rome is a big place and that it’s the capital
May 29th, 2007 at 11:25 am
i really like that the cologne was made and if it was not then the hot guys would not buy it from hollister
July 2nd, 2007 at 12:15 pm
i’ve heard rome is called roma