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In giro per l'Italia - Pentidattilo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Rossella talks about why she likes Pentidattilo so much, and imagines what it would have been like when it was populated by families. She has managed to preserve the magic of the place, where time has stood still.

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Caption 35 [it]: Non ne conosciamo la ragione,
Caption 35 [en]: We don't know the reason,

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The Etruscans were an important part of Italy's ancient history, and its lands extended for a large expanse of the peninsula. We visit Banditaccia a Cerveteri, a necropolis north of Rome.

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Caption 4 [it]: saranno ragione di uno sviluppo sociale e culturale velocissimo
Caption 4 [en]: would become the reason for very rapid social and cultural development,

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The city of Vicenza and its surroundings enjoyed an architectural golden age in the middle of the 16th century with, as its shining star, architect Andrea Palladio. Alberto Angela tells us the story of how it all came about.

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Caption 29 [it]: Il Palazzo della Ragione, chiamato anche Basilica,
Caption 29 [en]: The Palazzo della Ragione, also called the Palladian Basilica,

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Meraviglie - EP. 2 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The temple dedicated to Concordia was built on an ancient seabed from two million years ago, and is one of the most remarkable structures from the Greek world. Alberto Angela explains why it is the only one still standing.

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Caption 21 [it]: E c'è una ragione molto precisa.
Caption 21 [en]: And there is a very precise reason.

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I Love Roma - guida della città - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The narrator reads some moving passages from the letters of John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Giacomo Leopardi, the Italian poet and near contemporary to Keats and Shelley, also lived in Piazza di Spagna.

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Caption 32 [it]: Mi sono spesso forzato alla ragione contro le ragioni dell'amore.
Caption 32 [en]: I have endeavoured often ‘to reason against the reasons of my Love.'

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I Love Roma - guida della città - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The segment touches on Byron and Shelley, but is mostly about Keats and his time in Rome. It also includes part of a beautiful love letter to Fanny Brawne. The narrator speaks of Keats living on the second floor. The Italian way of counting stories is to call the first floor, the ground floor, and the numbering starts above.

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Caption 32 [it]: Keats ha una sola ragione per vivere, solo che è rimasta a Londra.
Caption 32 [en]: Keats has one sole reason to live, only she stayed in London.

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Basilicata Turistica - Non me ne voglio andare - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The tour of Basilicata closes with verses of Isabella Morra and British travel writer, Norman Douglas. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Ionian coastline, the young traveler gives some tips on mastering the Lucan dialect.

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Caption 20 [it]: come sola cagion del mio tormento [perché è la sola ragione del mio tormento].
Caption 20 [en]: as the sole reason of my torment."

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Marika e Daniela - Il Foro Romano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Join Marika and Daniela in Rome. They're at the Forum talking of its fascinating history.

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Caption 17 [it]: scusa, avanti Cristo. -Sì, hai ragione.
Caption 17 [en]: sorry, B.C. -Yes, you're right.

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