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OLIVE HARVESTItaly is a big producer of olive oil, producing around 330,000 tons, which is second only to Spain in Europe. The oil is produced by first pressing the fruits of the olive tree between steel or stone rollers, then squeezing oil from the pulp using a press. Olive trees flourish in the fertile soils and the mild, frost-free climate of southern Italy.

VATICAN CITY

This tiny state in Rome is the

center of the Roman Catholic

Church and home to the Pope. As well as St Peter’s Basilica and

the surrounding buildings and gardens, the Vatican boasts

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. The state has its own flag, postage stamps, and coins.

HOME LIFEFamily life is important in Italy, and most people live at home until they marry. This is partly due to lack of cheap housing. Lunch (pranzo

) is often the

main meal of the day.

Olive harvesters gather olives in nets

Swiss guards, in their red, yellow, and blue striped costumes, stand at the gates into Vatican City.RENAISSANCE ITALYFlorence (below) sits on either side of the Arno River. During the

15th century, a new movement in art and architecture known as the Renaissance, or rebirth, began in Italy. Painters and sculptors such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael created beautiful works of art using improved techniques of perspective and realism. Many of these can still be seen in the galleries and churches of Florence.

Italy

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