Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
It's time to talk about Calabria, a southern region with both sea and mountains. Let's hope Anna did some studying.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Let's see if Anna has studied one of the northernmost regions of Italy. It's a border region and as such, has some peculiarities.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
The people who run a seaside restaurant in the province of Marsala describe the place as a little corner of paradise with its pure, curative water and sand, and meals served directly in the water. They are used to speaking Sicilian most of the time, so speaking correct Italian is a challenge. But their love for the place, and their typically Sicilian warmth towards visitors come through.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Benedetto shows us his beautifully landscaped vacation rental property in the Province of Marsala.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Region of the Marches, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, is lesser known than other regions, but there is lots to see here, with its long coastline and jewel-like cities.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gianni takes us up to an abandoned villa, and reflects on the tremendous challenges the builder faced.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gianni explores the interior of the abandoned villa, imagining what it might have been like before.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Arianna shows us around the Cathedral Square, where the bell tower, better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, is located.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: 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.
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