At last, we arrive at the lake. We ask to rent a sunbed in order to relax and we lie in the sun to rest, but only after having put on some suntan lotion.

During the hottest hours of the day, the sun beats down, and seeing that we don't have an umbrella, we have to have something refreshing to drink or maybe jump in the water.

After spending the morning sun bathing, a slight feeling of hunger sets in. There are a lot of choices: pizza, first and second courses. But, to stay on the light side, fruit salad with a bit of ice cream seems like the best choice.

Alberto has a wine shop at the Lido di Venezia and he tells us about his world renowned business, which exclusively sells local and Italian wines.

What does it mean to be a European? Is the variety of languages in Europe an obstacle to actual unification? Umberto Eco explores these questions and offers some interesting insight.

If you are unsure about how to use the Yabla Player, here are some practical tips for navigating the timeline using an Italian interface.

Marika shows us how to view a Yabla video in 3 different ways: standard, theater, and full screen.

When you are watching a video on the Yabla player, there are some options (aside from the playback buttons), right at your fingertips. Marika explains the first three here in the first part of the tutorial: Help, Transcript, and Favorites, which may also be called "Bookmark."

Marika goes over some of the advanced options for customizing the Yabla Player. There are many ways to get the most out of your Yabla learning experience.

Paola Savinelli tells the viewer about her candidacy for the project of the La civica (The Civic) party, a party whose central mission is the safeguarding of the environment.

Three little cooks prepare a delicious pasta dish dedicated to the tricolore (the Italian flag). See more of their videos: uChef

Carolina Raspanti plays Dafne, a girl of 35 who leads a regular life until she loses her mother and has to take care of her father suffering from depression. Dafne has Down syndrome, as does the actress who portrays her.

This is a kind of trailer, not for a movie, but for a book about the Calabrian mafia-like organization called the 'Ndrangheta, and the investigation into its crimes, called Operazione Crimine-Infinito (Operation Infinite Crime). Coming soon: the author reading some extracts from the book.

In Italy, Easter is the time for special, traditional desserts, which, apart from being delicious, were conceived to represent symbols of life and rebirth.

Easter Monday is, traditionally, "picnic day" all over Italy. It's affectionately called Pasquetta (little Easter). This video is from RAI 1, one of the principal TV stations in Italy. At this particular picnic, "primordial" cooking is the protagonist.