Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Marika takes us to Venice where we have a look around through her "eyes." We start out near the Doge's Palace.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
In Venice, the concept of "streets" and "roads" is totally different from most other places in Italy, so there are some new words to learn that apply almost exclusively to this wonderful city. Marika does some show and tell to help us get the picture.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
In 1749, King Charles of Bourbon (Charles III of Spain) or Carlo Terzo di Borbone, who was King of Naples at the time, commissioned an important campaign of archeological digs in an area near that city. Marika tells us the story.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
The Villa San Marco is an amazingly well-preserved luxury villa from the Augustan period, with a wonderful panoramic view of Vesuvius and the gulf of Naples. Marika shows us around the four nuclei of the villa.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
To take a break from the hustle and bustle of Rome, there is a place waiting for you, just 40 minutes away, where horses and cows graze in the wild, and where there is plenty of interesting flora and fauna to observe: The Sorbo Valley.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Marika went with a friend of hers to Capalbio and tells us what she saw. A village suspended between sea and hills, where time seems to slow down. The medieval walls embrace stone streets, and the Maremma wind carries the echo of the sea and the past.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Macchiatonda is Capalbio's secret beach: a stretch of pristine coastline, surrounded by Mediterranean scrubland and overlooking a sea with Caribbean colors. Reachable by shuttle from the station, it offers tranquility and seabeds perfect for snorkeling. A corner of authentic nature, ideal for those seeking peace and wild beauty.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Marika takes us to discover Orbetello. A unique town on the Tuscan coast, built on a peninsula and surrounded by a brackish lagoon. Between breathtaking views of the Argentario, millennial history from the Etruscans to the Romans, ancient walls and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, this fascinating city tells centuries of art, culture and tradition.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Orbetello is a place where history and nature meet: from the seaplanes of the 1930s to the lagoon, today a precious ecosystem rich in wildlife and unique gastronomic traditions. A brief journey through landscapes, memories and the flavors of the area.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Arianna explains, in simple Italian, and step by step, her own personal recipe for a pasta dish: Farfalle Primavera. Farfalle is a type of pasta shaped like a farfalla (butterfly). Primavera is the season between winter and summer.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy North Italy
Giuliano talks about why this year he chose to go to a lake for his vacation.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
"È l'amore che conta" [It's Love that Counts] is Giorgia's second single. Venice is the backdrop for the video.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
The dramatic song "Vado Avanti" [I go on] by Gioia Marconi describes a girl who's deluded by love and who doesn't see any future. Her hopelessness is overcome, though, by the will to go on. Video provided by PA 74 Music.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy
Gigi Proietti, a Rome actor who is widely known in Italy for his TV work, is in this advertisement for Kimbo Coffee.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Tuscan
Gianni is doing some yard work, and shares his thoughts about how plants go wild, or take over when they're not kept in check.
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