Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Andromeda, a true animal lover, tells us another story of an abandoned animal, this time a very unlucky cat.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela explores the Piccolomini Altarpiece with sculptures by Michelangelo, and the beautiful frescoed Piccolomini Library within the walls of the Siena Cathedral
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela focuses on one of the floor inlays depicting the story of Siena according to tradition. Siena shares a city symbol with Rome.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
To finish up about demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, Daniela gives us some more examples and a summary.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Siena Cathedral is one of the most notable examples of Italian Romanesque-Gothic cathedrals, and is well worth a visit, for both the beauty of the exterior and the unique marble artwork on the interior.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Andromeda tells us about rescuing an old dog who was destined for the dog pound. Now he's a member of the family, but it wasn't easy.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Demonstrative adjectives can also be used as demonstrative pronouns. Daniela explains how that works, and also discusses how to use an apostrophe when the noun following the demonstrative adjective starts with a vowel.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela brings medieval Siena to life, with the help of some breathtaking aerial shots.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela explains how to use the demonstrative adjectives questo and quello [this and that]. She also tells us about a third demonstrative adjective that, these days, is used only in Tuscany: codesto.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We are now in the heart of Italy: Tuscany. One of the most beautiful and important cities in Tuscany is Siena with its very particular piazza.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
After Philip's baptism, there is a banquet with typical Sicilian food, and favors for the guests. And there also happens to be a stunning view of Palermo from the convent or monastery hosting the party.
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Arianna explains what a casbah is, and she and Simone take us around to the Tunisian consulate and the old washhouse.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Antonino has a visitor from Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast, who brings in some of the world-famous Sorrento lemons. They prepare whole-wheat spaghetti with a simple sauce featuring lemon rind and bottarga (salted fish roe).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We visit the land of the trulli, curious dry stone huts. Alberto Angela gives us some background about these unique dwellings.
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