Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Adriano, a big Palermo soccer fan, highlights important dates and the many name changes for Palermo's beloved stadium.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
UNESCO counts the Aeolian Islands, off of Sicily's coast, among its World Heritage sites. The seven islands that make up the archipelago are: Vulcano, Stromboli, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea, Lipari and Salina.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Dorian is a cat that Andromeda had as a kitten, and then entrusted to her mother-in-law. After six years, Dorian came back to the family.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika talk about winning the lottery. They have fun imagining all the things they would want to do if they won.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna recounts the story of Tosca, an opera singer who is in love with the painter Cavaradossi. Puccini's opera was first performed in Rome in 1900.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
International and domestic news, plus weather in this video. Some of it might not be entirely accurate, but it should put a smile on your face.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Giovanna, a resident of Campania, explains how tomato puree is made, and then preserved in glass jars.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Aeolian Islands are a favorite destination for divers from all over the world because of the underwater grottoes and ancient shipwrecks.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A Doctor in the Family is a television series that has been broadcast on RAI 1 since 1998. Ciccio Martini, a young boy, introduces us to the members of his big family.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Andromeda introduces us to her other cats: Bella, Briciola, and Fiocco. She also recounts an anecdote from a book of Tiziano Terzani, a noted journalist [interviews with Terzani featured in videos 2708, 3105, and 3106].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Martini family is getting in the car to leave for their new home in Poggio Fiorito, a residential area outside of Rome. There are some last minute items to pack as well.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Giorgia performs the song "Gocce di memoria" [Drops of Memory]. The artist wrote the lyrics to music by Andrea Guerra. It was featured in the 2003 film "Facing Windows" by the director Ferzan Ozpetek.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Adriano and his girlfriend Vladi demonstrate Jive dancing, a dance that in Italy goes by the name "Boogie Woogie".
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Grandpa, Lele and his three kids arrive at their new house. Everyone is excited about it--everyone, that is, except Maria who would have preferred to have stayed in Rome near her friends.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Rossellini's 1949 movie Stromboli put the Aeolian island on the cultural map forever.
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