ITALY - DID YOU KNOW ?

Here are some interesting, quick and fun tidbits about the fascinating destination of your dreams. Provided by COSMOS.

* Italy means grazing or where there were oxen.
* The colors of the Italian flag represent three virtues: Hope (green), Faith (white), and Charity (red).
* The official language is Italian, but German and French are also spoken in some regions.
* Italy is slightly larger than Arizona and over 75% of it is mountainous or hilly.
Rome was founded in 753 BC.
* "Pizza Margherita" is named after a queen of Italy who was vacationing in Naples and the pizza chef made her a pizza with mozzarella (white), basil (green), and tomato (red) representing the Italian flag.
* The Italian peninsula is surrounded by five seas (the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenean, Ligurian, and Mediterranean).

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