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Villa Medici - L'arca della bellezza - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

A tour of Villa Medici's reception and private rooms. Ferdinando de' Medici hired the architect and sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati to expand the villa, as well as other renowned Florentines artists to create fresco cycles exalting his life. We catch a glimpse of his frescoed south-facing apartment, which would have been used in the colder months, while the north-side suite was for warmer periods.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Abruzzo churches built by order of Saint Francis of Assisi (1226–1330) or dedicated to him, are featured in this segment.

Villa Medici - L'arca della bellezza - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The segment focuses on the reasons behind the founding of the French Academy by Louis XIV

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The segment highlights two medieval churches near the ancient site of Alba Fucens. Both churches display ornamental facings made from pieces of colored marble that are intricately pieced together, what is known as Cosmatesque work.

Villa Medici - L'arca della bellezza - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The French government is privileged to have two of Rome's most beautiful properties: Palazzo Farnese, which they rent for a nominal fee and use as their embassy, and Villa Medici, which is the home of the French Academy, and was procured by Napoleon. The narrator speaks of how the land on which Villa Medici was built was highly appreciated by the ancient Romans.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Highlights include a church straddling the Romanesque and Gothic in Celano, and Massa d'Albe (the Roman city of Alba Fucens), where there is an amphitheater excavated from rock. The word arena comes from the Latin word harena, or sand. Sand was used on arena floors to catch the blood lost during gladiator games and the like.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Abruzzo Region, sometimes known as the Abruzzi with an i in older publications, is the area of interest for this six-segment video. This segment concentrates on the Piccolomini Castle in Marsica.

Passeggiando per Roma - per Roma - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Strolling through Rome, we stop in front of the so-called statue of Pasquino, who, rebelling against the rigid regulations of the reigning pope, made the statue "speak" by using placards, registering his protest against the city.

Anna e Marika - Hostaria Antica Roma - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Here we are at the last part of the story of this unique restaurant. Anna and Marika relax over coffee, and tease each other about being just a bit fuori (nuts).

Anna e Marika - Hostaria Antica Roma - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Another little journey back in time. This time Anna and Marika discover what pigeons have to do with dead people!

Anna e Marika - Hostaria Antica Roma - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The journey into the past continues, and this time Paolo, the proprietor even tells an anecdote concerning American history. If you're wondering what American History has to do with ancient Rome, tune in!

Andromeda - in - Storia del gelato - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Andromeda talks about the various types of ice cream and how they are made.

Andromeda - in - Storia del gelato - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Who doesn't love ice cream? Andromeda gives us her take on the history of gelato (ice cream), from Mount Etna in Sicily to Paris.

Passeggiando per Roma - per Roma - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

This segment takes place in Pigneto, a Rome neighborhood, which hosts a "Mercatino del Pigneto," or flea market, where used items, collectibles, and crafts are sold. Here you'll find everything and at reasonable prices.

Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 18 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Elena goes to see Giuseppe together with little Antonio. She notices right away that the apartment is empty. At the hospital, one of Mussolini's federal agents is visiting and gives Moscati some troubling news.

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