Rome Traditions and Culture 4.23342

The Italian Piazza is a thing of beauty, it can really sum up Italy into a 200 by 200 foot square. Italian Piazza's is why Italy was created, and how it became to be the city it is today. You can find everything in a piazza; food, art, entertainment, religion, music, and even ancient artifacts. The piazza also is a place where all walks of life meet. It doesn't matter if your poor or rich, young or old; everyone becomes equal in a piazza.

Piazza's are the place to be if you want to indulge in delicious Italian food. It is where all Italians go for a quick lunch, or a nice, sit down dinner. Food is an important part of italian culture so it would only be right to have a restaurant in the piazza's. Art is also a large part of the italian culture. It is such a large part of their culture, that they base the piazza's around art. The art in the middle of these piazza's range from fountains, to basiliks. All of which usually have a place to sit around the base. This is were people can sit and enjoy the beauty of the piazza. Also, in most piazza's there is usually some type of religious building. This comes to no surprise since, in history Italy was controled by religion.

Another trend is the type of people that enjoy the piazza's. It doesn't matter if you are homeless, or have the biggest home in all of Rome, people don't care. It seems as though the piazza changes the view's of people, no one see's differences. You can see a homeless man sitting next to a man in an Armani fitted suit, with no problems. Piazza's are also enjoyed by million of tourists; since most countries don't have piazza's, the tourists flock to these city centers. You usually can point out tourists by the sheer spectical in their facial expressions. It as if they saw an airplane for the first time. When I saw the piazzas for the first time, I was so ashtonised, that I didn't believe I was in Italy. I actually thought for awhile I was dreaming.

Piazza's in Italy have a way with people. It makes them feel as though, they are the most important person in the world. They also get the sense that there are no cares in the world, and that life is very simple. This feeling probably comes from the food that is around the piazza's. It puts everyone in a trance as if they were on vacation. The Italian piazza is an extremely important part of Italy's history, and will continue to be in the future.