Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What is light? We use it every day, but where does it actually come from? The host suggests doing a little experiment. See if you can follow the instructions in Italian and try it yourself.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Rossella talks about why she likes Pentidattilo so much, and imagines what it would have been like when it was populated by families. She has managed to preserve the magic of the place, where time has stood still.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Rossella feels that it's her mission to show people this marvelous place. She dedicates part of her home to guests from all over the world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What a wonderful place Pentidattilo had been, but then plastic arrived and pretty much ruined everything.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Rossella tells us how she came to be the solitary inhabitant of a beautiful, abandoned village in Calabria, called either Pentedattilo or Pentidattilo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The last stop on our trip around Venice is the beautiful, uninhabited island of Torcello. Marika has a few stories to tell about it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Venetian island of Burano is famous for its multi-colored houses and for its lace. It's time to get your camera out, if you haven't already.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A short boat ride takes us from Venice to Murano, where they make some of the most beautiful glass in the world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika takes us to the piazza where Marco Polo supposedly lived. But which house is it? She asks a local. The name of the square is Corte Seconda del Milion. Il Milion is the Italian name of the book, The Travels of Marco Polo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Everyone has heard of St. Mark's Square, but Marika gives us some interesting tidbits of information and then takes us to a see a very special staircase.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Even if we have never been to Venice, we all know a gondola when we see one, but let's find out more about this elegant Venetian symbol.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika takes us to see a special statue, a fish market and two famous bridges.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika shows us a famous bookshop in Venice. It's in a critical position with respect to the water level, so special precautions are taken to protect the books when there are high tides. Fascinating!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Ancient culture merged with "modern" culture, especially after Constantine created the new capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople. Near Matera in Basilicata, even caves built into the rock face became churches. The frescoes on those walls are quite stunning.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
If you have ever visited Italy, you have probably run across the term pinacoteca describing a picture gallery, and wondered where it came from. You will find out in this video about a room called the "tablinum" in the Assisi domus, discovered because they wanted to build an elevator!
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