One thing that has made Gualtiero Marchesi become such a great in modern Italian cuisine has been his ability to create new dishes by rearranging, in an innovative way, traditional dishes of every region of Italy, each different in taste and quality.

Arianna, born and raised in Italy, has recently moved to London where she has found a job and is trying to adapt to the English way of life. It's not always easy though...

A visit to another Aeolian Island, this time, Salina, with its twin volcanoes. Its strategic position makes it a good starting off point for a visit to all of the islands of the Aeolian archipelago.

Andromeda tells us about her job as a copywriter. She explains what a copywriter does, and what kind of studies can help prepare you for this kind of job.

Join Daniela's class where we learn more about how to greet people in Italian.

How many hand movements and gestures can an Italian make during a totally normal conversation? Have a look at Marika and Francesca!

Anna and Marika talk about their love lives, using the remote past and the remote past perfect, as well as the present and past conditional.

For a TV commercial in Germany, Elisabetta Canalis, Italian actress and showgirl, lends her image to "Giotto" chocolates, made by the Italian company, Ferrero.

Ginostra is a little village you can only get to by sea and whose harbor is the smallest in the world.

What do you say when you meet someone for the first time? Daniela discusses introductions.

Little tricks that can help save water in day to day life. They can make a huge difference to avoid wasting this precious resource.

Adriano introduces us to his grandmother who lives in Palermo and with whom he has a close relationship. He's always welcome at her place, being assured of a nice nap, good company, and good food.

We learn how and when rice was introduced into Italy. It first appeared in the fourteen hundreds, brought to Lombardy from Spain; and to Sicily from the Arabic world.

Arianna gives us more insights on the gestures used by Italians in everyday life, and talks about what body language can reveal about a person.

When two people meet, it's important to ask them how they are. Daniela explains the different ways to ask, and also how to answer.