Aside from pizza, spaghetti, Leaning Tower of Pisa, and Colloseum (or Flavian Ampitheatre), Italy also offers wonderful working experience for Filipinos. Leaf through the incredible facts about Italy and about Filipinos working in Italy to find out why.

• Filipinos are the fourth among the largest migrant communities in Italy. They are mostly concentrated in major cities like Milan, Rome, Bologna, Florence and Turin.
• Mainly, Filipino immigrants work as nannies, family caregivers, and farm workers.
• There are also Filipinos in the information technology, construction, and nursing industries.
• Other Filipinos clean up to five homes or apartments of Italian families every week and make huge income out of it.
• Filipinos in Italy are being valued by employers because of their ability to speak and comprehend English and, of course, for their awesome work ethics.
• Illegal immigration is a criminal offense in Italy with a required fine of 5,000 to 10,000 euros and immediate expulsion.
• Italy allows foreign workers to elect their councilors in town councils.
• There are nearly 70 Filipino community organizations in Italy, mostly church-based.
• Italy practices decreto-flussi or direct hire migrant workers in Italian territory.
• Immigrant workers and other foreign nationals in Italy are required to register with the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (S.S.N. - National Health Service). They are entitled to receive health care provided for by law with equal treatment as Italian citizens with regard to compulsory contributions, health care given in Italy by the S.S.N. and its time limit.

• 90 percent of the population in Italy is Catholic.
• Italians do not eat meat 24 hours before Christmas Eve as a form of fasting.
• The eldest person in business functions are given the special treatment.
• It is amongst Italian traditions to bring gift-wrapped chocolates, pastries or flowers. Take note that flowers, especially if roses, must be given in even numbers, except for a dozen (12) and half dozen (6).
• Italians believe that 17 is a bad number. Avoid giving anything in this quantity.
• Italy sits on a fault line. It has the most active volcanoes in Europe – Etna, Vesuvius, and Stromboli.
• Rome is the only city in the world with pasta museum – the Museo Naziole Delle Paste Allimentari or National Museum of Pasta Foods.
• Vatican City is located within the city of Rome. It is considered and internationally recognized as an independent state with less than a thousand population only. It has its own currency, flag and stamps although Euro is accepted in the city.
• Railway is a common mode of transportation in main cities. And the train stations are good tourist spots because of impressive architecture.