Government : Parliamentary republic

President : Giorgio Napolitano

Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi

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Fratelli d'ItaliaL'Italia s'è desta,

Dell'elmo di ScipioS'è cinta la testa.Dov'è la Vittoria?

Le porga la chioma,Ché schiava di Roma

Iddio la creò.

. Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians) is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn) and often referred to as Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), from its opening line.

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Milan Cathedral

Trevi Fountain

Leaning tower of Pisa

Cathedral of Messina

Something about MessinaAerial view of the harbour

Cairoli Square and the new tram

Messina by nightThe Cathedral

The Town Hall

. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni [1] (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer.

. Durante degli Alighieri (May/June c.1265 – September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His central work, the Divina Commedia (originally called Commedia and later called Divina ("divine") by Boccaccio), is often considered one of the greatest literary works composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.

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Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor, who also crossed over into popular music, becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others.

La pila di Volta era costituita da una serie di dischi in zinco e rame impilati uno all'altro, interposti ad essi vi erano dischi di feltro imbevuti di sostanza acida; era nato così il primo generatore statico di energia elettrica.

Alessandro Volta (February 18, 1745 – March 5, 1827) was a physicist known especially for the development of the first electric cell in 1800.febbraio 1745.

Ingredients1 lb lean ground beef1/2 medium sweet white onion, diced1/2 large green bell pepper, seeds and veins removed, diced1/2 lb dry lasagna noodles (requires 9 lasagna noodles - unbroken)1/4 cup sugar1 28 oz can tomato sauce1/2 28 oz can (16 oz) stewed tomatoes1/2 6 oz can (3 oz) tomato paste1 lb Ricotta cheese 1 1/2 lb Mozzarella cheese (large flat square slices)3/4 lb freshly grated parmesan cheese