Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Imma is talking with Mottola to find any connections with Don Mariano's death. He is accusing the deceased of not having helped him, and at a certain point, she says: Ma si rende conto? (but do you have any idea?) For more on this expression see our lesson. Back home, Imma is irritable, but she can't talk to her daughter about the real reasons she is upset.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Since the phone records have arrived, Imma must provide explanations to both Vitali and Calogiuri. Both are of the opinion that Imma doesn't trust them.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
While discussing the murder case with Calogiuri, Imma learns about a violent husband, a certain Pasquale Iannuzzi. Imma goes to see Pietro in the hospital and questions him, as she knows how to do very well.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Calogiuri is sharing useful information with Imma to discover something about Don Mariano's death when Diana enters to communicate that she has found what Imma had asked her to look for.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma and Calogiuri compare notes on what they have regarding the investigation into Don Mariano's death. The two disagree on how to proceed to the point of losing their patience.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma spends some time with Pietro in the hospital, but once she leaves, she is determined to figure out what the keys found with Don Mariano open, and she goes to ask someone who might know.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At the funeral, Valentina meets a young man who had followed her recipe page and says he cared deeply for Don Mariano. Calogiuri visits Iannuzzi's wife and later, with Imma, speaks again with Iannuzzi.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Iannuzzi is interrogated again and, in front of his wife, has an outburst of anger that makes him confess what he has done. Despite everything, Imma still doesn't believe what he's saying.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Writer and scholar Fulvio Benelli shows us a part of Rome that tourists always flock to: Piazza Navona. But he tells us the fascinating story of how it came to be.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Fulvio shows us one of the most enigmatic monuments of all Rome, the Pantheon. He gives us some history, some interesting facts, and a legend, as well.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Fulvio shows tells us the story of a door, a very famous door, called the Alchemist's Door, also called the Magic Door, or the Door to Heaven, a monument built by Massimiliano Savelli Palombara, Marquis of Pietraforte on the grounds of his villa in Rome.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Take your time with this episode about Rome because it is chock full of information. Il Campidoglio, also called Monte Capitolino, is the smallest of the seven hills of Rome, but it's the most important because that's where the mayor's office is, as well. Where did the word "capitol" come from? Fulvio has the answer. He also talks about where the word "money" comes from. And you will recognize the name of the architect who designed the piazza and its surrounding buildings.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Federica demonstrates the final stages of making the Colomba. Once ready, she cuts it open to show us what it looks like on the inside, with its particular consistency.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Lucano
This song is an ode to the region of Basilicata, also known as Lucania, in the southernmost part of Italy. Some of the lyrics go by very very quickly, which is why it's classified as advanced. Still, the refrain is slower and clearer, so why not give it a whirl, even if you're a beginner!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Terre d'acqua means water-lands. We are talking about the once marshy area which has now become the fertile Po valley. Gualtiero Marchesi is considered to be the founder of the new Italian cuisine, and is perhaps the best known Italian chef in the world. He begins telling us his story.
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