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This PowerPoint covers the aspects of flag, capital city, physical features, climate, landmarks, sport, carnival and food.

Tricolour Day is celebrated in Italy on 7th January in commemoration on the adoption of the tri-colour flag in 1797. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia along the Alps. It has a population of nearly 61 million. Rome is the capital of Italy. Through much of its history, Italy was fragmented into numerous city [...]

Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were never rebuilt, although surviving townspeople and probably looters did undertake extensive salvage work after the destructions. The towns’ locations were eventually forgotten until their accidental rediscovery in the 18th century. [Text/Image from [...]

The Lonely Planet’s guide to Italy with an interactive map