Myself and Lissydove have decided to start this thread and see how it goes!;

The rules of this thread + the SS rules are;

To keep on the topic
you can speak English here
and Have fun!


Here we can talk about Italy and what you like about it,

for exsample; Its culture and its Language

Since its christmas coming up this is a place to chat about it and how your going to celebrate it


so lets get talking about anything

Great job Melissa!

What I find very fascinating about Italy is it's history. I went to Italy when I was younger and I was in awe of the artwork, the buildings, the cities - everything. Places in America have not been around for even a fraction of the time some of the monuments in Rome have.

I like Italy because of the fashion there!

Thanks Lissy!

I have to agree with all of you^-You have to LOVE Italy's fashion sense, But i also like Italys culture, It is soo lovly! and the scenery Is FANTASTIC!, you have to see it yourself to belive it- Italy has so many good things about it!, that it what makes it such a lovly place

Brilliant idea!

I agree with Lissy. I adore Italy for her history. There's so much that has been known to scholars, and yet there are still so many more things being discovered every day!

And of course, how can I not love her cities? As a child, cities were always considered to be like New York, but when I was allowed to roam the streets of Rome by myself, I thought, "This is a city. This is where life blossoms."

I've never been big on fashion, though I will agree with Melissa *alohamora* - it's breath taking. Milan's too much of a high classed place for me, but I'd still love to visit it again.

The beaches. Cervia has the most beautiful sandy beaches, while in Naples you find vulcanic beaches with black sand and clear water and in Calabria the sand is actually small rocks.

I love Venice, for it's uniqueness, where else can you find a city where the roads are water. I love Rome and Pompei for it's history, you can touch the buildings and know they are over 2000 years old... I love Florence for it's art, and Bologna for it's food...

But most of all I love the sense of family and love the people emanate. I was born and raised there, and I had to leave to come to America with my parents when I was 16... and I haven't felt that love here. People are more guarded, while in Italy they are more open.

Cassandra

So... first thing I love abut Italy: I'm Italian!
Then, it's the country where you can find like 60% or something more of all the world's historical art... which is not a little thing
Then, there's the food, how could one forget that?
Or simply the places: cities, mountain, sea, hills... everything

Oh, well, if you care about it, I live in a town I'm sure you don't know... Gorizia, in the north-east, at the border with Slovenia. Well, during the week I actually live in Milan, because I am at my first year of university here!

Something great in my town? Winessssss!

Ciao!

Ohhhh I love Italy so much, I have only been there once but any time I am back in Europe I am def. staying in Italy. Even though I had some scary times there, the good times make up for it!
Has anyone been to Riomaggiore ? If you haven't and you get a chance do it! It is one of the towns of Cinque Terra (sp) I <3 it so much because of the locals and the view is awwwwwwwww I can't describe how wonderful it is..... *sigh* I wish I were there daily....
Any ways what I like about Italy in general is 1. How laid back the culture is- like how people have the additude we will get it done when we feel like it, Americans are just to rushed....
2. Some of the food Like the bread and the gelato--- *meep* I could eat only bread and gelato and I would be happy.
3. The fashion-- the cheap and the expensive, I love to look at the women looking fresh and not out of place at all when it is 95 deg. out side and the humidity is so high how do they do it? Cheap side of clothing in Italy-- I bought a bathing suit for $1
4. The history, It is cool that you can walk the same streets and touch the same buildings that the people you read about in books touched too! Like ____ was here and so am I.
5. Art-- It's every where, every where I looked there was another statue or something....
6. Beaches---Lets just say some good times where had on the beaches.....

I could go on but that is a rundown of my <3 for Italy.....now if I could just get the language down....

Well, I'v never visited Italy but I'd lov 2.The thing that attracts me is her history probably n the art.I dunno much abt her culture but I read a book on her n it sounds fascinatin! Rome,Florence,Venice n all those gr8 cities with a profound history n development in art just takes ur breathe away!

Chocolate, since you weren't sure about the spelling... almost right, it's Cinque Terre (5 lands)!

I'm just noticing a thing, most of the people who aren't from Italy and like it, always nominate Rome, Florence and Venice as examples Well, of course they're the most known cities, but every place has something to see in Italy... As the "Cinque Terre" mentioned above, for instance...

So, some places to visit for you:
In the north, if you like mountains, there is a kind of mountains which is unique in the world, the Dolomites... they originated by an arcipelagus just like the Bermudas are today... They're the famous "red mountains", because at dawn or sunset they become of a "fire-red" colour (an EXAMPLE HERE). In no other place in the world has happened something like this.
The Dolomites are in the central area of northern Italy, in the regions of Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige.

Then, in my region you can find the "Carso", which is the region which gave name to the carsic phenomena (EXAMPLE OF CARSIC AREA), just one example is the "Grotta Gigante", the greatest cavern in the world. near Trieste (PHOTO HERE, looks like Gringott's cave ).

Well, that could be enough for the moment, so let's say this is "A look at Italy - North - Part 1", lol!!!

Anyway, the Dolomites zone, in Trentino Alto Adige, is the place where I was born, while Friuli Venezia Giulia, where you can find the "Carso", is the part of Italy where I live... just on weekends, now, because I'm studying at university in Milan (soon on part 2 )

i like the fashion
of italy.

My favorite place there is Florence it was amazing. I just came back from my trip throughout Europe and this place was my favorite!!
the people were so cool ooh and i like the way they speak english with the accents

OO!!, thankyou all for replying to this thread

Oh and please feel free to change the topic!

Who Has (or wanted) been to Italy?, anywere?

Ooh Italy.

I've never been there, but I would love to visit Naples, Rome and Venice. Bari and Lecce may be nice, and people have said Florence was very pretty. One of my friends lived in Rome for nearly all her childlife, and she's been to Venice. She said that even though Venice is portrayed to be really beautiful, it's a bit dirty and it's smelly because of the canals.

I'd like to judge that for my self someday. I've gotten rather Italy-obsessed from my favorite book, 'The Thief Lord.'

And of course, I absolutely love the accents that Italians have. I can't explain it, but a lot of girls near me find Italian men smexy. XD

i went to itlay two years ago with my school but it was onyl for a month. I'm hoping to study there for a year as part of my uni course. I really want to spend more time in rome - there are so many things to see, i am fascinated by roman history and how things have survived for thousands of years since the roman republic and then the roman empire.
I also really want to improve my italian and i think that the only way i can do that now is by going there.

wat i like about italy is there aceent and there pasta they make the best pasta

O_O how can you say we make the best pasta? It's kind of obvious, since we invented the kind of pasta which is now used in all the world!!!
(I know that maybe it was China that invented "pasta" in general, that's why I specified, italian pasta is different )
Oh, Btw, I was just thinking about which kind of pasta I could prepare this evening... lol

Thanks

Have you been to Cinque Terre? Its the best place ever.... I look at my pictures every day and sigh... I am hoping to get back next summer.

I actually didn't enjoy Rome as much as I thought I would not saying that is was bad just different. But it was an adventure

No, never ever been in Liguria, but one day or antoher... that's always in the north, where I live, but at the opposite side

Oooh, that is a question I would like to answer. *nod-nod* Maxschie have never been to Italy, but she has wanted to go there so much.

I've heard a lot about it's rich culture, it's amazing history, the love of art in the atmosphere and so on, so I would love to have a chanc to explore Italy. *huggles Italy*

Maxie

i havent been there but i wish i could go, i'm half italian, and i'm learning italian right now.
*Grace*

i have always wanted to go to italy coz my friends at school are from italy and they have describe a beautiful place =)

i have never ever been to italy but i want to go for christmas coz i hav heard it is the best time to go


Merry Christams to everyone

neither have i but i would kill to go (figure of speach people)
ooo yes christmas i love it i start counting down wen it is three months before i set up my tree on the first day of advent


~!MeRrY cHrIsTmAs!~

I really like Italy because most of my family comes from there. It is a very nice place. I will be going in a few years. I love the food that they make. Italians are awesome!