Ilaria is from Lido di Venezia, a small island near Venice. She tells us about the specialties they offer at the bar where she works, a bar that makes its own desserts. How about having a "Spritz" at the bar?

In this video, Andromeda tells us about her love for animals and especially for her three cats: Nina, Shiva, and Lawrence. She compares them with people since these cats, like all animals, have recognizable human behavioral traits.

Alberto has a wine shop at the Lido di Venezia and he tells us about his world renowned business, which exclusively sells local and Italian wines.

Jake, Matt and John form Radio Smile, a new Italian Rock Band. They show us their new space and promise to keep all their fans updated on their activities.

Sofia is eight years old, and lives in Palermo. She likes going to school, doing her homework, and going out with her mother and friends. She tells us about the last film she’s seen at the cinema. She also recites the alphabet and counts.

First, we meet a young couple: Christian and Michela. They live in Tuscany and are engaged to be married. Both are from Basilicata, where they have come on holiday. Next, we meet three friends. They're all happy to live in the sea-side town of Maratea.

Serena, Milena and Flavia tell us about how they spend their days on the beautiful beach of Maratea. The girls and their friends come to this popular beach on hot summer days as well as on winter days, just to get together and see one another.

Ezio Lottieri, a lover of music and especially the Rolling Stones, always carries his harmonica with him. In this video he tells about his experience at the Dedalo Festival 2009, where he met the well-known artists Davide Ravera and Patrizia Ferrarini. Ezio performed various songs with these two artists at the Festival in Caltabellotta.

Ezio recalls that Davide, a well-known artist, asked him to join him in playing a song at a festival. Davide had written the piece and it's called "Road to Hell." Obviously Ezio accepted.

Angela is a thirty-four year old Sicilian woman who talks about her unusual job. She’s a street artist who performs as a clown and as a fire dancer. For a hobby she collects vintage clothing.

Alessandro Piperno comes from a mixed Jewish family and recounts how he learned, at an early age, to cherish the relationship between Jerusalem and Rome, where Christianity and Judaism blend. Thus we come to the end of this episode about the region of Lazio.

Annalena continues her conversation with Piperno in his favorite restaurant. They look at some photos from his past while they wait for their meal to be served.

Alessandro explains some things about the characters in his books and tells a story about when he won the Strega award. The Strega Award is the most important Italian literary award. It gets its name from one of its creators, the owner of the company producing Strega, a brand of an amaro (after-dinner, digestive bitters).

Leaving the outskirts of Rome, Annalena goes to a middle-class neighborhood where she meets professor and writer, Alessandro Piperno. He talks about what it was like growing up there and about his identity as a writer.

Melania Mazzucco grew up in a part of Rome on the outskirts, not the part people usually associate with the beautiful city. The white Fiat 500 her father bought for the family became an important part of her life.