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In giro per l'Italia
Beginner - Intermediate
45 Videos

We visit various Italian cities and interesting spots in the company of Arianna and other Yabla friends.

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In giro per l'Italia - La Valle del Sorbo

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

To take a break from the hustle and bustle of Rome, there is a place waiting for you, just 40 minutes away, where horses and cows graze in the wild, and where there is plenty of interesting flora and fauna to observe: The Sorbo Valley.

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Colosseo

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio tells us plenty of interesting things about the history of one of the symbols of Rome, the Colosseum. To begin with, it wasn't always called the "Colosseum."

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Campidoglio

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate 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.

In giro per l'Italia - Roma La Porta Magica

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate 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.

In giro per l'Italia - Castellammare di Stabia, Villa Arianna

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The name of the villa was inspired by the story of Dionysus who watched Ariadne while she slept. It was excavated first by the Bourbons but was buried again. Later in the 50s, digs were resumed and now, it can be visited in all its glory.

In giro per l'Italia - Castellammare di Stabia, Villa San Marco

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

The Villa San Marco is an amazingly well-preserved luxury villa from the Augustan period, with a wonderful panoramic view of Vesuvius and the gulf of Naples. Marika shows us around the four nuclei of the villa.

In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

There are a lot of interesting places to see from the walls, as Arianna rides around on her rental bike: the botanical garden, a tower with trees on it, and the entrance to a pilgrimage route to Rome.

In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

The best way to get around Lucca is by bike. Arianna rents one and enjoys riding along the amazing walls of the city, still intact after centuries.

In giro per l'Italia - La finestrella di Marechiaro -Napoli

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marino tells about Marechiaro, a small village in the area of Naples called Posillipo. Marchiaro gives its name to a very famous Neapolitan song by Salvatore Di Giacomo.

In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Mini decides to guide Arianna through one of the main roads of Lucca to the center of the city. It's one continuous road but its name changes several times. Arianna is fascinated by some mysterious numbers appearing on the stones of the pavement.

In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Arianna visits Lucca for the first time, and gets some advice from a friend who lives there. Arianna and Eleonora look at the map together to get an idea of how the city is laid out. With its Roman origins, Lucca's urban space was designed with intersecting roads called 'cardos' and 'decumani'.

In giro per l'Italia - Firenze - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Arianna takes us down to one of the most popular and busiest parts of the city. Many areas are primarily zone pedonali (pedestrian areas) but you still have to be very careful.

In giro per l'Italia - Firenze - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Today Arianna takes us back to Florence. This time we go to a high point on the southern side of the Arno river where we get a view of the whole city in all its splendor.

In giro per l'Italia - Pisa e dintorni - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Arianna takes us down to a beach near Pisa, and explains a bit about how beaches work in many parts of Italy.

In giro per l'Italia - Pisa e dintorni - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

This beautiful church is worth a stop on the way from Pisa to the seaside. Arianna shares her discovery of it. The ceramic bowls that decorate the church are technically known as “bacini ceramici” in Italian, which could be translated as “ceramic basins.” Art historians who write in English, however, also use the term “bacini” for these tin-glazed works.

In giro per l'Italia - Pisa e dintorni - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Arianna shows us around the Cathedral Square, where the bell tower, better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, is located.

In giro per l'Italia - Asciano - S. Giuliano Terme: Villa Bosniascki - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Gianni explores the interior of the abandoned villa, imagining what it might have been like before.

In giro per l'Italia - Asciano - S. Giuliano Terme: Villa Bosniascki - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Gianni takes us up to an abandoned villa, and reflects on the tremendous challenges the builder faced.

In giro per l'Italia - Firenze - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Arianna shows us the outside market near San Lorenzo, and we discover where the train station got its long name Santa Maria Novella. Arianna also gives us some important information about how to get to and from the airports of Pisa and Florence.

In giro per l'Italia - Firenze - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Arianna is still a bit hungry, so she looks around for something else to eat. After lunch, she takes us downstairs to the actual market.

In giro per l'Italia - Firenze - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Arianna takes us around Florence. In this part, we walk from the main train station to the famous San Lorenzo market, where it's time to find some lunch.

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