Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The final segment on the Alto Adige features the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The series will continue with other Italian regions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Educational outreach to fishermen is an important aspect of the WWF's project for saving sea turtles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Italian branch of the WWF, or World Wildlife Fund, has been rescuing sea turtles and finding ways to protect their habitats ever since the 1980s.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Buonconsiglio Castle in Beseno is the highlight of this segment. The castle boasts a frescoed cycle with scenes from the everyday life of farmers and nobles, circa 1400.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What in English is called a tongue-twister, in Italian is a scioglilingua, or tongue loosener. The Trentine one, with the alliterated Ts, is the most successful in English translation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The segment features the 13th century Roncolo Castle, where frescoes give precious insights into the life of the nobility in the Medieval period. The footage of the Valley of the Lakes is also spectacularly beautiful.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We get a glimpse of some of the amazing frescoes in this part of Italy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Majestic mountains, clear lakes, and enigmatic medieval frescoes characterize the area surrounding Termeno.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The first of a six-part series on the Trentino-Alto Adige area of Italy, also known as South Tyrol, reveals majestic alpine landscapes and masterpieces of medieval art.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The final segment on truncation covers imperative mood verbs that take apostrophes, as well as expressions concerning maladies.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika outlines exceptions to the rules governing truncation, and provides many useful examples.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The tour of Basilicata closes with verses of Isabella Morra and British travel writer, Norman Douglas. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Ionian coastline, the young traveler gives some tips on mastering the Lucan dialect.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika's first of three lessons on truncation, where she compares elision to truncation. There are many useful examples, such as: mar, san, buon, ben, and signor.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Our guides bring us to the very old and picturesque Rabatana quarter of Tursi, and to Craco, where the ghost of Isabella Morra, a 16th century poet, is said to roam about the ruins.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The southern Italian region of Basilicata, also known as Lucania, is shown to us by a woman who was born there, and her young son. The Sanctuary of the Madonna in Anglona is where they start off.
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