Transcript Italy Cities, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains

Italy
Cities, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains
Leah
Healy
Sophie
Conor
Dreeling Malone
Emma
Daniel
Facts about Rome
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Built on the River Tiber
6 million people live in Rome
Was built by Romulus
Rome was a great city of power in ancient
times
• Many famous buildings can be seen even
today.
Facts about Venice
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Venice is built on water
Many tourists visit the city every year.
You have to go around in boats instead of cars!
You can travel around in a gondola.
The most famous bridge in Venice is the Bridge of
Sighs.
Rivers & Lakes
• Some of Italy’s most well known rivers are
– The Tiber
– The Po
– The Arno
• Some of Italy’s famous lakes are
– Lake Garda
– Lake Transimeno
Mount Vesuvius
• The most famous mountain in Italy is Mount
Vesuvius
• It is a volcanic mountain
• It erupted in 79 A.D. and destroyed the ancient
city of Pompeii
• The remains were excavated and the whole city
was perfectly preserved
Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii