our country

Liceo Scientifico M. Buonarroti – Monfalcone
cl. 2D a.s. 2006/2007
We are here
OUR HOMETOWN
MONFALCONE
Monfalcone is a small town in the
North-East of Italy; it’s 30 km from
Trieste and 100 km from Venice. It’s
got nearly 30.000 inhabitants. In it
you can see the Rocca, which is a sort
of fort situated on a hill near the town
and it is the symbol of our town
“LA ROCCA”
A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE
Not far from
Monfalcone, near
the mouth of the
river Isonzo, there
is a natural reserve
This is the bay of
Sistiana, a beautiful
seaside resort near
our hometown.
In this photo you can
see it from above the
coast.
The isle of Elba is one of the
most beautiful Italian islands.
Situated near Tuscany in the
Tyrrhenian Sea, it is famous for
the beautiful, clear and
uncontaminated sea, but
historically it is important
because in 1814 Napoleon
Bonaparte was sent to exile
just there.
The capital of our country
The capital of Italy is
Rome.
We call it Roma.
You may know the
famous “Piazza
Navona”.
Colosseum
Piazza di
Spagna
Rome is situated in the
middle of the country.
It is famous for its
history, infact it was the
capital of the Roman
Empire.
One of the most famous
squares in Rome is
Piazza di Spagna.
The History of Rome
This is the “ lupa
capitolina”, one of the
symbols of Rome.
According to the
legend, she fed the 2
twins Romolo and
Remo with her milk.
Romolo killed Remo
and founded the city
of Rome.
Aquileia was founded in
181 A.C by the Romans.
It was a military colony.
Its basilica was the first
building of the Christian
cult