Culture of Italy

Italian culture is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The culture of Italy can be

found in the Roman ruins remaining in much of the country, the precepts of the

Roman Catholic Church, the spirit of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, the

architecture, and on the terraces of the many football clubs. It can also be tasted in Italy's

magnificent food.

food• Italian cuisine is extremely

varied: the country of Italy only unified in 1861, and its cuisines reflect the cultural variety of its regions and its diverse history (with culinary influences from Greek, Roman, Norman and Arab civilizations). Italian cuisine is regarded as a prime example of the Mediterranean diet, and is imitated all over the world.

sports

• Popular sports in Italy are similar to those of other European countries. Football is the most popular sport. The national team won the World Cup in 1982 and the main clubs like Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan are among the best in the world.

Basketball is also popular.

Ferrari is one of the world's biggest names in motor racing and two Formula One Grand Prix are staged in Italy: the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and the San Marino Grand Prix.

• Italy has a notable artistic heritage especially in painting, sculpture and music.

The earliest significant remaining art is the wall painting in Etruscan tombs and the images sometimes found in them.

The greatest period of Italian art was undoubtedly the Renaissance.

Da Vinci's Last Supper

automobile manufacturers

• automobile manufacturers include:

Alfa Romeo Lamborghini Maserati Pagani

Bugatti Cisitalia De Tomaso Ferrari Fiat

Iso Isotta-Fraschini Lancia Osca

These automobiles range from Formula 1 racin

g cars to modest family saloons.

Lamborghini

Maserati

Pagani

fashion

• GUCCI PRADA D&G ARMANI Moschino Blumarine FERREGAMO BOTTEGA VANETA, MIU MIU  MISS SIXTY FENDI KILLAH Roberto Cavalli

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