Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
With its soft-toned accompaniment and gentle lyrics, "Il regalo più grande" ("The Greatest Gift") sung by Tiziano Ferro, creates a special mood. It was released as a single in 2009 and in that year became fifth on the list of best-selling songs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The island of Lipari is famous for having one of Italy's most important archaeological museums. This is largely because of the numerous shipwrecks that have been excavated. A particularly evocative aspect of Lipari is the presence of sea stacks that emerge from the water in a variety of shapes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At work, Lele is preoccupied with the Cetinka problem, but then his superior gives him new things to worry about. And if that weren't enough, Grandpa Libero calls him about more missing money and more suspicions, pointing to Giacinto of course.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Anna take you to a shop where they make and sell fresh pasta. Have fun!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the beach club Alessio does a little of everything: he waits tables, leads an exercise session on the beach, and takes care of the deliveries. He also meets someone!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Musician Carlo Ipata talks about the Rossi Theater in Pisa, his hometown. Amazingly, this eighteenth-century theater managed to escape modern renovations, allowing us a glimpse of what theatergoing would have been like in earlier times.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the end of his day's work, Alessio wrecks the truck he'd loaded, and has to stay on at the beach club for ten more days of work to pay for the damages.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Il pane (bread) is an important staple at the Italian table, no question about it. There is a great variety of kinds of bread, and in fact, every region has its own. Anna and Marika take you to discover some of their favorites.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alessio is stuck at the beach because his scooter has a flat tire. In order to get it fixed he looks for work at the beach club where he had fallen asleep the night before.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Some money disappears from Libero's pocket and he immediately suspects Cetinka's boyfriend. Lele doesn't think he should be accusing anyone without proof, and Libero makes a crack about old people. In order to understand the double-entendre, you need to know that a stufa is a heater and that stufare is to be a bore.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna visits Largo di Torre Argentina, an important archaeological site in Rome, which doubles as a cattery.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Pumice stone has been mined for years on the Aeolians. Divers went there to explore the effect on marine life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Wanting to rest, Alessio finds an old kayak on the beach and falls asleep in it. What could possibly happen?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The shower is finally getting fixed by a plumber who's dreaming of having his own business, which makes Libero kind of nervous. And Aunt Alice is having a hard time with her boyfriend.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Everything you always wanted to know about the Tiber River in Rome. Marika and Anna are there to share its history.
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