Different Languages - Same Speech

Different Languages - Same Speech

Wednesday 27 January 2010

Italy, Tuscany - Massa e Cozzile

Welcome to Italy, to Tuscany and Massa e Cozzile!!!



Italy is in South Europe and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia also belong to Italy. Italy has many borders, France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The Italian territory covers 301,338 km² and it is influenced by a temperate climate. The country has 60.2 million inhabitants, the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third in the world.
Italy is one of the founding members of EU, since 25 March 1957.


Tuscany is in Central Italy about 22,990 square kilometres and 3.6 million inhabitants. The capital city of the region is Florence.




Tuscany is well known because of its beautiful landscapes, rich artistic legacy and vast influence on high culture. Tuscany is regarded as the true birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and it has been home of the most influential people in history, such as Petrarch, Dante, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Amerigo Vespucci and Puccini. This region has many museums such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace that are in Florence. Tuscany is famous for its wines and unique gastronomy.

Six Tuscan localities are World Heritage Sites: the historical center of Florence , the historical center of Siena, the square of the Cathedral of Pisa, the historical center of San Gimignano, the historical center of Pienza and the Val d'Orcia. Tuscany has also 120 protected nature reserves. Tuscany and its capital city Florence are one of the main tourist destinations. Florence is one of the most visited city in the world, it receives about 10 million tourists a year.

Massa e Cozzile is a municipality in the Province of Pistoia in Tuscany, about 45 km northwest of Florence and 14 km west of Pistoia. In 2004, it had a population of 7,502 and an area of 16.0 km².

The municipality of Massa e Cozzile is divided in subdivisions: Croci, Cozzile, Margine Coperta, Massa, Traversagna, and Vangile.

Massa e Cozzile has borders with the municipalities of  Buggiano, Marliana, Montecatini-Terme, Pescia.

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