10 Interesting Things About Italy – It’s Not Just Noodles And Pizza

Central Italy has a free wine fountain, open all day.
10 interesting things about Italy - a country that is not just noodles and pizza
Italy possesses many different characteristics of nature, rich culture, architecture, and cuisine. Here are some things that not everyone knows about the boot-shaped country.
This country has many of the world's most recognized UNESCO heritage sites. This figure exceeds 50, including volcano Etna (photo)

. In Europe there are only 3 active volcanoes, they are all located in Italy. These are Etna, Vesuvius and Stromboli.
The amount of coins thrown by visitors to the Trevi fountain, Rome every day is worth up to 3,000 euros (more than 80 million dong) This money is collected and donated to charities.




Central Italy has a free wine fountain that is open 24 hours a day. This fountain was built in 2016 by a winery in the village of Caldari di Ortona.
It was illegal to die in the town of Falciano del Massico, Campania. This law was introduced by the town government in 2012 when the graveyard was no longer available.
People believe 17 to be an unlucky number - this explains why many buildings in Italy don't have a 17th floor. This superstition comes from the Roman numeral XVII. Inverting the letter will create the word VIXI, which in Latin means "My life has ended"
The Poveglia island in the north is one of the most haunted places in the world.



In the 18th century, it was used as a quarantine area for people with the plague. Two centuries later, the buildings on the island were converted into homes for mentally ill patients.
The country's "noodle collection" has more than 400 different types from leaf-shaped, strip, long-fiber, cylindrical, unique shape, with different flavors and styles in each locality. People around the world spent $ 23 billion to buy pasta in 2016, with the largest market being Italy, followed by the US and Russia, according to The Local.
Pizza was born in 1860 in Naples. Pizza is simply a dish of the poor, processed simply from the ingredients that this land has available. In 1889, when Queen Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna came to Naples, enjoying a pizza consisting of only cheese and tomatoes, she loved it and named it Pizza Margherita. Since then, pizza has become a famous dish and a representative representative of Italian cuisine.




The Vatican is located in the heart of Rome. This is one of the smallest countries in the world, with an area of 0.44 km2, equal to one-eighth the area of the central park in New York, USA.
According to Van Pham / Vnexpress
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