It's one in the morning, and Grandma Enrica is freaking out because Maria is still missing. They should call the police but don't have a phone. Things are bad. But then...

A visit to another Aeolian Island, this time, Salina, with its twin volcanoes. Its strategic position makes it a good starting off point for a visit to all of the islands of the Aeolian archipelago.

Andromeda tells us about her job as a copywriter. She explains what a copywriter does, and what kind of studies can help prepare you for this kind of job.

Commissario Manara is back, this time in a hotel room with leaky water pipes. But he's off to solve another murder case which seems to have something to do with music.

Join Daniela's class where we learn more about how to greet people in Italian.

How many hand movements and gestures can an Italian make during a totally normal conversation? Have a look at Marika and Francesca!

Anna and Marika talk about their love lives, using the remote past and the remote past perfect, as well as the present and past conditional.

For a TV commercial in Germany, Elisabetta Canalis, Italian actress and showgirl, lends her image to "Giotto" chocolates, made by the Italian company, Ferrero.

During Grandpa's afternoon nap, Maria goes out without telling anybody. So now everyone is worried sick that something has happened to her.

Ginostra is a little village you can only get to by sea and whose harbor is the smallest in the world.

What do you say when you meet someone for the first time? Daniela discusses introductions.

Little tricks that can help save water in day to day life. They can make a huge difference to avoid wasting this precious resource.

Adriano introduces us to his grandmother who lives in Palermo and with whom he has a close relationship. He's always welcome at her place, being assured of a nice nap, good company, and good food.

We learn how and when rice was introduced into Italy. It first appeared in the fourteen hundreds, brought to Lombardy from Spain; and to Sicily from the Arabic world.

Arianna gives us more insights on the gestures used by Italians in everyday life, and talks about what body language can reveal about a person.