Difficulty: Newbie
Italy Sicilian
Salvo Agria is a painter and according to him, art is the most liberating way of expressing oneself. He believes that a person doesn’t choose art, but that art chooses the person. He shows a painting that depicts three generations: a little girl, an adult woman, and an old woman.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Adriano tells us about the famous southern Italian folk dance, la tarantella. He also tries dancing it himself.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
Our Maratea friends sing two very famous songs, by two equally famous singers, which continue to be sung by successive generations. We're talking about "Azzurro" [Blue] by Adriano Celentano and "L'italiano" [The Italian] by Toto Cutugno. Have fun listening!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Magpies [gazze ladre] in folklore are known to be attracted by shiny things. Rossini's opera La Gazza Ladra recounts the story of Ninetta, a servant girl. She is wrongly accused of stealing the silverware that the family magpie stole.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Ninetta is in prison, condemned to death, and things are looking very bleak, indeed. Don't worry though; in the end, love and justice win out, and everyone except the magistrate lives happily ever after.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika are having lunch in the Trastevere quarter of Rome. Join them as they order traditional Roman pasta dishes and talk about Italian eating habits.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Tiber Island is a charming quarter of Rome, especially in the summer, because the small bars, restaurants, discos and particularly the open-air movie theater make it an ideal spot for spending a nice evening.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Villa Borghese is a large park in Rome with plenty of green space, including landscape gardens in both Italian and English style, fountains, statues and a lake. It also offers museums, a café, and a cinema.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the Villa Borghese there's lots you can do. There is something for everyone. Rent a bike, rickshaw or scooter, go rowing, take in some theater, or just relax!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Piazza del Popolo is one of Rome's most famous squares. It is at the foot of the Pincio Park. Three churches front on the piazza, two of which are famously known as the twins.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Lucano
Antonio is in Praia a Mare and talks to us about the cult of the Madonna della Grotta (Madonna of the Cave), patron saint of the city. The cult began in 1900, and every year in August the statue of the Madonna is carried in a procession, where many of the faithful take part.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Lucano
In this video, Antonio speaks in more detail about Praia's Madonna of the Cave. He shows us the rock where the ship's captain set down the wooden statue in the 14th century and he shows us the room where the statue is now housed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Arianna discuss their favorite book genres, authors, and why they like to read.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
When one retires, it can free up time as well as one's mind, providing an opportunity to experiment and find out what is important. Armando, who worked as an architect before retirement, uses photography to explore the circle of life in nature.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Little by little, we discover Armando's fascination with oxidation. It seems to have started by looking at advertising billboards.
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