Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Italy


Hello, bloggers! Today, I am going to introduce the most important monuments and places to see in three of the most important cities in Italy: Venice, Florence and Rome.

I will start with Venice. As you know, Venice is a group of islands separated by canals and joined by a lot of bridges. The most important canal is the Grand Canal, which crosses the city. In Venice, people move in boats, gondolas or vaporettos (water buses) as there are no cars, motorbikes or bicycles. One of the most important places to visit is the Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark’s Square) in which you can see the Basilica, the Palazzo Ducal and some museums. Anther place that you can’t miss when going to Venice is the Rialto’s Bridge. But the best thing you can do in Venice is walk through its streets and admire the beautiful buildings of the city.

Our next stop is Florence. Florence is also a very beautiful city, but in a different way than Venice. Florence is important due to its architecture because in this city there are a lot of very beautiful museums, churches and buildings.  There is also a very famous sculpture: the David of Michelangelo. It is 5.17m tall and you can find it in the Galleria della Academia. In Florence, you can visit the Cathedral, which was built in green, red and white marble with a lot of details. Another church that is very important and beautiful is Santa Croce’s Church. Also, you can visit the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), which is one of the most known symbols of this city.

We end our journey in the capital of Italy: Rome. Rome is much bigger than Venice and Florence and it has many more things to see. One of the most important is the coliseum. The coliseum is an amphitheatre, the biggest one that the Romans built during the Roman Empire. As you visit Rome, you will notice that there are a lot of fountains everywhere. The most important is the Fontana di Trevi. A lot of tourists go there every year to throw a coin in as they make a wish. Also, you can visit Vatican city, which is not exactly in Rome, but it is very near. There, you will be able to see Saint Peter’s Basilica, where all the Popes are buried, and the Sistine Chapel, which has a lot of beautiful paintings.
Finally, I invite you to visit this country and don’t forget to eat a lot of pizza, pasta and ice cream.

4 comments:

  1. What an interestic post! I love Italy, is one of the countries I would like to visit and it is great to know what interesting places you can visit in some cities.

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  2. I love Italy too. I like a lot Saint Mark's Square. The people from Venice, say that every person that goes into Venice pass at least through this square once. Italy is so beautiful! And I love the language, it sound really good.

    PS: This is a very interesting post.

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  3. This is a very nice and interesting post! As Paula and Carmen, I love Italy too. I'd like to live there in a future, however I haven't visited it yet! And that's other of the things I'd like to do. Now, with the information you've included, I'm sure I'm gonna visit some of the most well-known cities in Italy and their most important places! :)

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  4. I agree, Italy is a fantastic country. However I am interested in one thing about Venice. Haven't people thown to the water or have any accident by people that fall accidentally to the water?, and, is there any dangerous animal in the water?

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