Italian+Villages

 Italian Villages

Italian culture is the best culture there is... and you are able to experience it!

 **ART** Italy is mainly known for it's expertise in art.  Baroque art was popularly painted and sculpted for years, but was still around in the 19th century. Baroque pieces were usually filled with drama. Rococo art was also widely known and used. It became very important in the 19th century, used in buildings for decoration and outside attracting lots of attention.  A group named “Macchiaioli” made paintings based on the realistic movement occurring in Italy at the time. Although they were not very original, they painted beautiful masterpieces of nature with brilliant colors.

Italy is also widely known for it's food, consisting of spaghetti, tortellini, lasagna, and much much more.  High heels were a large fashion statement in Italy in the late 19th  Century. Italian women were most likely caught with a parasol whenever it was bright outside. It blocked the sun and looked very elegant as well. Everything was built big in Italy, especially the villas. It allowed for spacious rooms. Gardens were elaborately planned into mazes.
 * CULINARY**
 * FASHION**
 * ARCHITECTURE**




 * Italian Flag Picture http://www.nomarmiteintunisia.co.uk/0Italian-Flag.gif
 * Art pictures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Catherine_Palace_ballroom.jpg & http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Rubens_Adoration.jpg/442px-Rubens_Adoration.jpg
 * Culinary pictures http://www.caffepalermo.com/images/cookies_001.jpg
 * Architectural pictures http://www.monsterguide.net/how-to-build-a-garden-maze.jpg & http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0803/0000/0358/rome_june05_028_mid.jpg
 * Fashion pictures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Edouard_Manet_023.jpg/416px-Edouard_Manet_023.jpg
 * Fashion information http://www.v8rss.com/pp1/italian_fashion/p/italian_fashion.htm
 * Architectural information http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Italian+architecture
 * Art information http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks5.html
 * Food information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_cuisine