Nature in Italian

Nature (la natura) is an important part in Italian landscape, therefore it's important to know the vocabulary related to this topic.

Nature vocabulary list in Italian (sky, lake, mountain,...)

In the following table you'll find the main vocabs used to talk about nature.

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Alessandra T.

Diana S.

Annalisa T.

Marita M.

Roberto F.

Alexandra M.

Letizia R.

Giusy I.

María Lorena E.

Valentino C.

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Geography of Italy (mountains, rivers, lakes,...)

Italy is divided in twenty regions:

1. la Valle d'Aosta
2. il Piemonte
3. la Liguria
4. la Lombardia
5. il Veneto
6. il Trentino-Alto Adige
7. il Friuli-Venezia Giulia
8. l'Emilia Romagna
9. la Toscana
10. l'Umbria
11. il Lazio
12. le Marche
13. l'Abruzzo
14. il Molise
15. la Campania
16. la Puglia
17. la Basilicata
18. la Calabria
19. la Sicilia 
20. la Sardegna

Let's see some of the most important Italian mountains, rivers, lakes, and islands and the region in which they are situated.

Italian mountains

The two main mountain chains are le Alpi (Alpes) and gli Appennini (Apennines).
In the following table you'll find the highest Italian mountains.

Italian rivers

In the following table you'll find the longest Italian rivers.

Italian lakes

In the following table you'll find the wider Italian lakes.

Italian islands

The two main Italian islands are la Sicilia (Sicily) and la Sardegna (Sardinia) that are regions too.
In the following table you'll find the other most important Italian islands. 

Daily dialogues

Take a look at the following dialogue about nature.