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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Parking is a problem in medieval hilltop towns and cities (especially those attractive to tourists), so one solution is to build an elevator to get from parking further down the hill, up to the center of town. But, you never know what you are going to find when excavating. In Assisi, they certainly hit the jackpot, right in the center of town: A roman domus.

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Caption 62 [en]: giving a feeling of peace to the space
Caption 62 [it]: dando una sensazione di pace all'ambiente

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We're in Assisi, where, during some excavations, a domus was discovered. It's clear it belonged to a wealthy family because of the richness of the wall and floor decorations, and might even have been the home of the poet Propertius.

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Caption 45 [en]: But certainly, the most incredible space,
Caption 45 [it]: Ma, certamente l'ambiente più incredibile,

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We're still in Tarquinia and we visit the tomb of Aninas. We gain some insight into the alphabet the Etruscans used, allowing us to recognize some names, but unfortunately, they didn't leave much in the way of writings to allow us to know much more.

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Caption 39 [en]: that you go on inside this space, this tomb.
Caption 39 [it]: che fate all'interno di questo ambiente, di questa tomba.

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

There were different kinds of tombs built by the Etruscans. Alberto Angela explains how and why they were made the way they were. He also takes us into one of the most famous and beautiful Etruscan tombs.

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Caption 40 [en]: There was no more space. And so?
Caption 40 [it]: non c'era più spazio. E allora?

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela takes us to the place where the best wood for making stringed instruments can be found: the Paneveggio Forest.

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Caption 27 [en]: This space that you see is called a xylotheque [wood repository].
Caption 27 [it]: Questo ambiente che vedete si chiama xiloteca.

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela takes us to some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, the Dolomites. How did they become so popular? It's a fascinating story.

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Caption 51 [it]: quello che ci piace di questi luoghi,
Caption 51 [en]: what we like about these places,

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The final segment of this tour of Umbria and Tuscany brings to the walls of Pisa and its famous schools of higher learning. As usual, Alberto Angela gives us some insight into how and why things happened as they did, as Pisa developed into one of the most beautiful and important cities in Italy.

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Caption 9 [en]: and therefore, by that time, they foresaw that all this space
Caption 9 [it]: e quindi già si prevedeva che tutto questo spazio

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We go inside the Pisa Cathedral and see how marvelous it is, from the granite columns to the majestic pulpit designed by Giovanni Pisano, which, miraculously, survived the fire of 1595.

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Caption 17 [en]: which almost seems to protect you, is an immense space,
Caption 17 [it]: che sembra quasi proteggervi, è un ambiente immenso,

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela points out how realistic Giotto's frescoes are compared to earlier ones. He also mentions the important fact that Saint Francis composed one of the first poems in the vernacular

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Caption 30 [en]: People are real figures, inserted into a real space.
Caption 30 [it]: Le persone sono figure vere, inserite in uno spazio vero.

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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This video focuses on one of the most famous artists of all time, Leonardo da Vinci. In particular, we start looking at one of his greatest masterpieces, the Last Supper.

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Caption 17 [en]: and why it is situated right here, in this space,
Caption 17 [it]: e perché si trovi proprio qui, in questo ambiente,

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Meraviglie - EP. 2 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angelo tells us the fascinating story of how trulli are built. Some of the most characteristic trulli can be found in Alberobello.

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Caption 16 [en]: and the space, sandwiched between the two,
Caption 16 [it]: e lo spazio tra i due, un po' a sandwich,

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Meraviglie - EP. 2 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

As opposed to the classical palaces of the powerful, with their throne rooms and great halls, Castel del Monte has some smaller and more intimate spaces, conducive to more personal encounters. Over the centuries, the castle was exploited in different ways, well into modern times.

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Caption 6 [en]: Here, look: every space is snugger, more intimate,
Caption 6 [it]: Ecco, guardate: ogni ambiente è più raccolto, è più intimo

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Meraviglie - EP. 2 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The Ephebe of Agrigento is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Greek sculpture of the fifth century BC in Sicily. It is held in the Regional Archeological Museum of Agrigento, in which we also find a Roman sarcophagus in marble from the second century AD with scenes depicting the life of a child who died at an early age.

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Caption 56 [it]: ma in realtà a noi piace vederlo come un momento felice, di spensieratezza
Caption 56 [en]: but in reality we like to see it as a happy moment, of lightheartedness

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In Matera, various epochs shake hands, as Alberto Angela put it. Matera continues to amaze us with what's hidden underneath the piazza of the Baroque quarter: Il Piano.

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Caption 10 [en]: But to get there, you see, we're moving into a closed space.
Caption 10 [it]: Ma per arrivarci, vedete, stiamo passando in un ambiente chiuso.

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Living conditions were so different at the time of the cave dwellings. Imagine having a mule and rabbits running around the house! The government eventually put a stop to this type of dwelling, and much was gained, but much was lost. On the other hand, people had to live somewhere. The Civita, the oldest part of Matera, filled up quickly around the imposing cathedral, and there was no more room for building houses.

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Caption 1 [en]: In this space, there's a niche,
Caption 1 [it]: In questo ambiente si trova una nicchia,

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