Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Cioni is very suspicious about Marta's true intentions toward Andrea. The others begin talking about their past relations and aspirations.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
At the party, tension is high among the friends. Harsh words are exchanged.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The party is over and it is time to clean up and pack up. Cioni seeks out Ilaria to talk about her situation.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The friends are getting ready to leave, but it's still summer and someone gets the bright idea of going to the beach in a friend's boat.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The friends are on the boat but they run out of gas. Who had the jerry can? Arguing ensues, but they are at sea...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Il formaggio (cheese) is rarely missing from an Italian kitchen. This video takes us to the mountains north of Bergamo where the Monaci family has kept the family cheese-making tradition going, beginning in the stable where the cows are taken care of during the colder months.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Lo stracchino is a soft, mild but flavorful cheese that's spreadable, and we find it in supermarkets all over Italy. But the kind Francesca's family produces in the mountains, with traditional tools, is on a whole other level. Why is this cheese called stracchino? There is a fascinating reason. Watch the video.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The fine white mold that forms on the cheese helps give it its characteristic flavor, but it is also painstakingly scraped off each round. Before the high-altitude pastures are ready for grazing, humans take advantage of the snow and the trails.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Here and there in the small villages of the valley, there are interesting frescos hearalding back to earlier times. Two local recipes are offered: stuffed curly cabbage leaves and Taragna polenta, a kind of cornmeal with the addition of buckwheat.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
In the Brembana Valley, the river reigns supreme. In fact, there is still a functioning water mill for grinding corn, as well as people passionate about maintaining centuries-old traditions.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
We meet some very charming donkeys and hear about how Francantonio and his sons developed a passion for them.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The ancient via Priula leads us to the mountains where we visit a herbal laboratory, in which flowers and plants are transformed into beauty products using historical recipes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
We move on to Valtorta a spot where cheese is king. Here, they produce a special little cylindrical cheese called an agrì, exclusive to this spot. In fact, Slow Food, an organization that's become international but which began in Italy, has it as one of its special products.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Everything you need to know about buying a used car! Join Francesca as she talks to the dealer, and get up to speed on your automobile vocabulary.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Join Francesca for her first driving lesson! She learns the various important things to do before starting off, like putting on her seat belt, checking the mirrors, and putting the car into gear.
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