Fun Facts about …. House of Italy Activities Benvenuti Visit our website for more information. 4 Boot shaped and is slightly larger alla than Arizona. Open House Every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am to Casa d’Italia 4 Borders , , Austria 4:00pm. Visitors can experience Italian culture and Slovenia. and chat with our hosts while enjoying coffee, 4 Has more than 450 islands, the two and spumoni. largest are Sicily and Sardinia. Sunday Family-Style Dinners 4 Has three major active volcanoes, Every third Sunday, The House of Italy holds Welcome to the Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli. an Italian dinner and a variety of interesting House of Italy 4 Mostly mountainous, Monte Bianco or events with music, lectures, wine or olive oil is the highest peak in the Alps tastings and other special presentations. and lies along the French-Italian border. Lawn Program 4 Divided into 20 political regions with The House of Italy presents, in August, an about 60 million people, its capital is Rome. Italian entertainment program. 4 Houses Vatican City, the smallest country in the world. December Nights We offer Italian food, and coffee at this A Brief View of Italy’s History traditional annual event in Balboa Park.

Evidence of early civilizations in Italy Scholarships OPEN TO THE PUBLIC dates back to 8,000BC. The Etruscans and We award scholarships to high school graduates Every Saturday and Sunday Greeks settled there about 700BC. It was of House of Italy family members. 11:00am - 4:00pm the seat of the Roman Empire for over 700 years until 476AD, when Germanic tribes Language Classes Monthly Dinners The House of Italy offers Italian conversation invaded. Every Third Sunday classes twice weekly throughout the year. Hall of Nations, Balboa Park Middle Ages brought the powerful trading 5:00pm - 7:30pm city states of Genoa, Florence, Venice and Italian Cinema The House of Italy sponsors and promotes Milan. During the 14th century Renais- 2191 Pan American Rd. W. sance, the Italian language was born and the “San Diego Italian Film Festival” and Balboa Park Italy’s art and culture spread throughout “Cinema Little Italy” which show Italian films San Diego, CA. 92101 Europe. (with English subtitles) throughout the year. Please visit our website www.houseofitalysandiego.org The states were unified in 1861 into the Kingdom of Italy by Garibaldi. It became f a republic after WWII in 1946. Italy’s Contributions to the World Famous Italian Cities and Our Objectives Other Places Composers: t Preserve and foster the art and Verdi, Puccini, Vivaldi, Rossini, Paganini, Rome: Morricone, Rota. culture of Italy. Colosseum, Pantheon, Roman Forum, St. Peter’s Basilica and Square, Sistine Chapel, Singers: Caruso, Pavarotti, Sinatra, Zucchero, Bocelli, Vatican Museums, Trevi Fountain, Appian Way. Extend hospitality to our visitors t Zappa, Croce. Venice: with a warm Italian welcome. St Mark’s Square, Rialto Bridge, Doges Palace, Artists: Michelangelo, da Vinci, Raphael, Bernini, Accademia Gallery, Gondolas, Carnivale.

t Promote a spirit of goodwill among Botticelli, Titian, Caravaggio. Florence: all nations. Uffizi Gallery, Duomo, Ponte Vecchio. Architects: Milan: Brunelleschi, Bramante, Palladio, Piano. Sponsor cultural, educational and Cathedral, Galleria, La Scala, Italian Fashion. t Cinema: social activities and programs. Pisa: La Dolce Vita, Divorce Italian Style, Leaning Tower, Cathedral, Baptistry. 8-1/2, Life is Beautiful, Cinema Paradiso, Naples: Il Postino, The Godfather, La Strada, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Pizza Napoletana. Two Women, The Great Beauty. Sicily: Our History Directors/Producers: Mt. Etna, Valley of the Temples, Syracuse. Fellini, Leone, Visconti, De Sica, De Laurentis, Other Cities: The House of Italy, along with other international cot- Coppola, Rossellini, Bertolucci, Capra. Lake Cuomo, Amalfi Coast, Italian Riviera, tages of Balboa Park, was founded in May of 1935 in Actors: Dolomites, Cinque Terre, Tuscany Hill Towns. conjunction with the California Pacific International Valentino, Mastroianni, Loren, Benigni, Pesci, Exposition. Tucci, Cardinale, Magnani, Rossellini, Stallone, Come si dice . . . in Italiano? The houses were open to the public to display arts, Tomei, Pacino, Tarantino, Turturro, Lollobrigida, crafts and folkways of their native lands. It was so Writers: Hi, Hello ...... Ciao popular that after the expo closed, the cottages Dante, Petrarch, Machiavelli, Puzo, Collodi, Eco, Bye ...... Ciao remained at the park. Boccaccio, Calvino, Pirandello. What is your name? ...... Come si chiama? Good morning/afternoon ...... Buongiorno Explorers/Inventors: After World War II, when the park was annexed by Good evening ...... Buona sera Polo, Columbus, Vespucci, Galileo, da Vinci, the U.S. Navy, the cottages reopened as the House of Good night ...... Buona notte Pacific Relations International Cottages. Marconi, Fermi. Goodbye ...... Arrivederci Sports: How are you? ...... Come stai? The present House of Italy was reestablished in 1973 Berra, DiMaggio, Andretti, Graziano, Marciano, I’m very well ...... Molto bene and the doors were open to greet thousands of visitors Zamperini. Thanks ...... Grazie with a traditional warm Italian welcome. You’re welcome ...... Prego Fashion: Enjoy your meal ...... Buon Appetito Armani, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Pucci, Ferragamo. Cheers salute ...... Cin cin Cars, Motorini: One to ten: Fiat, Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Vespa. 1, 2, 3 ...... uno, due, tre, 4, 5...... quattro, cinque, 6, 7, 8...... sei, sette, otto, h 9, 10...... nove, dieci