Top 10 Amazing Facts About Italy

Get the top 10 amazing facts about Italy.

(10) Pinocchio was first published in an Italian newspaper.

(9) Pizza was invented in Naples and dates back to 1860.

(8) Up until 1999 children only had to attend school until they were 14.

(7) Many Shakespeare plays were set in Italy, including Othello and the Merchant of Venice.

(6) The first thermometer was made by Italian inventor Santorio Santorio in 1612.

(5) Italy has 50 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any country in the world.

(4) Vatican City, in Rome, is the smallest country in the world.

(3) Italy is home to Europe’s only three active volcanoes: Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius.

(2) Italy has only been a country for 153 years.

(1) Around 3000 of change is thrown in the Trevi Fountain by tourists daily. It Is then collected and donated to charity.