Facts about Italy: Le Belle Donne Italiane - Beautiful Italian Women

Facts about Italy presents beautiful Italian women
Why are Italian babes so attractive? Beautiful girls in Italy are not necessarily born that way, they make and keep themselves that way! How can this be done?

Most foreigners do not realize how important young Italian girls regard their physical appearance. Before going out in public they very carefully choose the correct clothing and facial treatments. When they exit their homes everything must look perfect.
It is not uncommon for Italian girls to spend few hours in front of a mirror putting on different kinds of cosmetics before they present themselves to the public.

In addition to this, girls in Italy also have to take into account the need for designer dresses and shoes. In Italy, especially in girls hometown, you never get caught wearing the same fancy dress as someone else. You must also constantly be up to spiff on the styles, which may vary from one area of the country to another, and babes must buy something new before the change of every season, forgetting all the money they spent the previous year on things they will never wear again. Italian girls are simply amazing!

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Facts about Italy: Michelangelo Buonarroti

Facts about Italy presents Michelangelo Buonarroti
INTRODUCTION
Michelangelo Buonarroti is possibly the greatest artist and sculptor who has ever lived. His paintings and sculptures have changed the meaning of art for good!
BACKGROUND
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475, in a town near Florence. His mother died by the time Michelangelo was six years old, leaving him to live with his father, a nobleman.
He began to show interest in art and drawing by the age of ten, and became an apprentice by age 12. When Michelangelo was 13 he was set to be an artist. He became a pupil of the great sculptor, Donatello. As he grew older, Michelangelo Buonarroti became interested in the male nude. Most of his paintings included pictures of nude males, though sometimes just in the background.
Michelangelo lived to the age of 89, and died in 1564.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Michelangelo was a great leader in the Italian Renaissance. His greatest glory, painting the Sistine Chapel, began in 1508, and was completed in 1512. In the beginning, Michelangelo was to paint twelve pictures of the apostles around the outside of the ceiling. Instead of doing so, Michelangelo made another suggestion. He used the central area of the ceiling to paint the history of the Old Testament. It included over 300 figures.
Beginning in 1491, Michelangelo carved Madonna of the Stairs. It took him one year to complete it. Next was the Pieta. It was started in 1498 and finished in 1500. He began Doni Tondo in 1503, taking him two years to complete the painting. In 1534, twenty-three years after the Sistine Chapel was completed, Michelangelo began to paint The Last Judgment, located over the altar at the same church as the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo was noted for use of color, light, tone design, and draftmanship. He excelled in architecture, sculture and anatomy.

IMPACT
Michelangelo set standards for sculpting, painting, poetry, and architecture. When sculpting, he always carved from front to back as shown on the unfinished piece, St. Matthew. His paintings were all equally proportioned, with very good perspective. All of his pictures had a 3-D effect to make his figures stand out from the background.
Michelangelo was also a poet and architect, but painting and sculpting were his specialties.



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Facts about Italy: Capri Island

Facts about Italy presents amazing Capri Island
There are plenty of well-known tourist destinations that don't live up to their billing, but Italy's Isle of Capri isn't one of them.
This beautiful island in the Bay of Naples, immortalized by Frank Sinatra's classic song, is every bit as mesmerizing and memorable as you would expect. Frank did get something wrong, though: the correct pronunciation is CAP-ri, not Ca-PRI.



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Facts about Italy: ITALIAN MEN ARE THE MOST ROMANTIC

Here is another part of facts about Italy.
It is no secret that Italian men are very romantic here are few facts:
16% of Italian men agreed that honesty is the best policy.
84% of Italian men agreed that lies are sometimes okay.
73% of Italians have planned to bump into someone on purpose in the hope that it would lead to a date.
77% of Italian's regard their anniversary with their partner as the most important day of the year.


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Facts about Italy: Cost of Living in Italy

This part of Facts about Italy speaks about costs of living in Italy
As fears of a recession circle the globe, DW-WORLD.DE asked people from seven European countries about their impressions of the cost of living. Here's the story from Italy:
Stefania lives in an apartment she owns about 10 minutes by subway from the center of Rome. She works two jobs: in the human resources department of an educational institute and as a private business consultant. Monthly income: 1,300 euros ($1,918.50)
Rent: 400 euros ($590) per month in maintenance fees
Monthly utilities: 130 euros ($192)
Bus / metro ticket: 1.00 euro ($1.47)
One liter milk: 1.50 euros ($2.21)

Loaf of bread: 3.00 euros ($4.43)
Domestic stamp: 0.70 euros ($1.03)
Movie ticket: 7.50 euros ($11)

Have you noticed that things have become more expensive recently?
The prices have doubled since the introduction of the euro [at the beginning of 1999 -- Eds.]. More recently some products' prices have increased, such as bread or some fruits and vegetables. However, the big price increases happened with the introduction with the euro. When it comes to petrol the price is increasing constantly -- almost every 15 days it rises, in a month it rises a few cents.

To what extent does inflation affect you?
When it comes to food items it affects me. I try to look for things on sale or to compare the prices at different supermarkets when I can. The salaries are quite low, and the increases in monthly salaries haven't caught up with the increases in prices. It does have an effect because the salary is always the same but the consumers' purchasing power is less.

How easy is it for you to get by?
fortunately, I'm by myself so I manage to get by, but I couldn't have a family. I'm by myself so I have lower expenses, which means I can take a vocational course or go to the gym, but perhaps not as often as I'd like to. I manage to have a social life -- I can't work all the time! I manage to go to the gym, to take a dance class or take a short trip during the year.

Would an increase in your wages be necessary to make it easier for you to meet you basic needs? Yes it would be. The salaries need to be increased by quite a lot here.

What's your opinion on the European economy?
There are countries that are further ahead than us and are growing more. Italy, for example, had its economic boom a decade or so ago, now other countries are having their booms.
Europe is made up of many different countries with large differences between them so it's a complex economy. The Italian economy has slowed down dramatically and is halted as a result of our government. There are no courageous steps or encouragement from the politicians. So the economy is slowing.

Nb. Currency conversion based on one euro = $1.47840 US

DW-WORLD.DE

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Facts about Italy: Italy - 5th Most Visited Destination

Facts about Italy: Italy - 5th Most Visited Destination
According to the the World Tourism Organization, Italy still keeps its 5th position as one of the most visited destinations in the world. Last year, tourist arrivals reached the record of 898 million travelers (+6,2%). Italy also recorded an increase of 6,6% from January through October 2007. France, Spain, USA and China are the leading countries.

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Facts about Italy: Venetian Masks

This part of Facts about italy presents world famous Venetian Masks
See how Venetian masks are formed and learn what they were used for in historic times.


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