Rome (national capital, Italy): The Seven Hills. 1  historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Trapunto. Trapunto is a word from the Italian that means âto embroiderâ. Trapunto has been used since the thirteenth century. It originated in Sicily, and the best known early example of this technique can be seen in the Tristan Quilt, an Italian tapestry from the late fourteenth century.
[Ëpesto]) is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy (pesto alla genovese), and traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil, and European pine nuts blended with olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan cheese), and Fiore Sardo (cheese made from sheep's milk).esto is traditionally prepared in a marble mortar with a wooden pestle. First, garlic and pine nuts are placed in the mortar and reduced to a cream, then the washed and dried basil leaves are added with coarse salt and ground to a creamy consistency.