Not only are Armando's photographs reminiscent of the universe and nature — they also recall other works of art from history.

Armando talks about how the works of Duchamp influenced his work and that of so many contemporary artists. The choice of a unique exhibition hall played a part, as well.

Season's greetings from Yabla Italian. A personal message from the faces and voices you know so well.

Christmas greetings from Italy by way of a Christmas poem by Alda Merini.

Holiday greetings from Yabla Italian.

Holiday wishes from the Yabla Italian team.

Holiday greetings for 2021 from the Yabla Italian team.

As we approach the end-of-the-year holidays, the staff of Yabla Italian makes a toast to all its students and followers who are, each in his or her own way, on the road to becoming fluent.

This year's holiday greetings from the Yabla Italian team include a short poem by Gianni Rodari. He asks a soothsayer to see into the future. Let's see what the soothsayer says! Heartfelt thanks to all who are honing their Italian skills with Yabla.

A representation of the Yabla Italian team wants to surprise Yabla friends with many good wishes and nice messages. Thank you for being with us this year too! Happy Holidays!

Italy has an important tradition of auto d'epoca (vintage cars) and auto da corsa (race cars) and RAI TV has dedicated a documentary series to this topic. This first segment is introduced by former racing driver René Arnoux, who competed in 12 Formula One seasons. You might notice his French accent. It also features Silvia Nicolis, daughter of the collector of vintage cars, Luciano Nicolis.

There are a great many unique automobiles in the collection. In the early twentieth century, there was no metallic paint, so other solutions were found to produce a special finish, such as Lunar Chrome, a technique using mother of pearl and fish scales.

The passion for vintage cars can become a real disease. Being the owner of a car and being a collector are two different things.

We see the underside of a Ferrari as an inspection is carried out. Carmine Sessa, a classic car expert, talks about the Spider model and the Daytona model, which was built in a limited quantity, almost exclusively for the American market. Fun "fact": Some say the yellow color was named Fly, standing for "Ferrari Light yellow." The color was suggested by Fiamma Breschi (a close friend of Enzo Ferrari's). Fiamma means "flame" but she didn't want the color to be Giallo Fiamma "flame yellow" (named after her) and suggested "fly."

Every serious vintage car collector must have a Ferrari Daytona. Some of the characteristics of this car are described in this segment.