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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ancient culture merged with "modern" culture, especially after Constantine created the new capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople. Near Matera in Basilicata, even caves built into the rock face became churches. The frescoes on those walls are quite stunning.

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Caption 39 [it]: bisogna riprendere il viaggio
Caption 39 [en]: we have to resume our journey

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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 11 [it]: Be', per vederlo bisogna andare sotto il pavimento attuale,
Caption 11 [en]: Well, to see it you have to go under the present pavement,

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This episode of Wonders concludes, as we await more treasures to discover.

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Caption 8 [it]: bisogna riprendere il viaggio
Caption 8 [en]: you have to resume the journey

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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 4 [it]: Ebbene, bisogna andare indietro nel tempo,
Caption 4 [en]: Well, we have to go back in time,

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We finally learn where the name "Dolomites" comes from. We also learn the fascinating story of how these mountains came to be.

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Caption 3 [it]: Bisogna andare indietro nel tempo.
Caption 3 [en]: We have to go back in time.

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela explains how these wooden boards of red spruce become important parts of stringed instruments. The Dolomites are also a very unique place in terms of the land itself and how it is managed by the people who live there.

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Caption 53 [it]: Bisogna dire che queste terre non possono essere né vendute,
Caption 53 [en]: It has to be said that these lands can neither be sold,

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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 37 [it]: bisogna riprendere il viaggio,
Caption 37 [en]: one has to take up one's journey again

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We're still at the Camposanto in Pisa. Alberto Angela shows us a wonderful fresco of the Last Judgment, and tells us the story of the artist as well as what is depicted.

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Caption 29 [it]: E qui bisogna scendere nelle tombe sottoterra,
Caption 29 [en]: And here, we have to go down into the tombs underground,

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We learn a great deal about the third structure at the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa: the Baptistery. We learn about wonders we can see and wonders we can't see.

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Caption 24 [it]: bisogna arrivare fino a cinquantacinque metri d'altezza,
Caption 24 [en]: you have to go up fifty-five meters in height,

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa lean? Alberto answers this question and others about one of the most famous monuments in the world.

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Caption 3 [it]: E a proposito di peso, eh, bisogna dire che arrivati al terzo anello,
Caption 3 [en]: And speaking of weight, uh, it must be said that starting at the third ring,

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COVID-19 - Domande frequenti - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika talks about how one can contract coronavirus, the symptoms, and the guidelines to avoid getting infected.

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Caption 31 [it]: bisogna rimanere in casa isolati.
Caption 31 [en]: you have to stay home, isolated.

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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 8 [it]: Non bisogna conoscere la storia di San Francesco,
Caption 8 [en]: One does not need to know the history of Saint Francis,

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

What did Saint Francis look like? There are clues in a fresco in the lower basilica of the church dedicated to him in Assisi.

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Caption 25 [it]: ma bisogna dire che nelle epoche passate
Caption 25 [en]: But it must be said that in past ages,

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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Two geniuses left their indelible marks on civilization: Leonardo with the Last Supper and Michelangelo with his David.

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Caption 49 [it]: bisogna riprendere il viaggio
Caption 49 [en]: one needs to resume the journey

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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 19 [it]: Per capirlo, bisogna andare verso la fine del Quattrocento
Caption 19 [en]: To understand this, we have to go back to the end of the fourteen hundreds,

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