Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Who doesn't like pizza? Anna and Marika talk about Rome's take on pizza—a rectangular kind of takeout pizza you can order by the slice, and white pizza. Anna talks about focaccia from Apulia. Buon appetito!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika take you right into the pizzetteria where Flavio explains how pizza is made.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika take us to Rome's Villa Torlonia. There's an old Swiss chalet type of house there with as its theme, owls and bats!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We continue on our tour of the Villa Torlonia grounds. Anna shows us the mansion where Mussolini lived from 1925 to 1943.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This is the final part of a walk through Villa Torlonia, in Rome, with Anna and Marika.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The journey into the past continues, and this time Paolo, the proprietor even tells an anecdote concerning American history. If you're wondering what American History has to do with ancient Rome, tune in!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Another little journey back in time. This time Anna and Marika discover what pigeons have to do with dead people!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Here we are at the last part of the story of this unique restaurant. Anna and Marika relax over coffee, and tease each other about being just a bit fuori (nuts).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Tiber Island is a charming quarter of Rome, especially in the summer, because the small bars, restaurants, discos and particularly the open-air movie theater make it an ideal spot for spending a nice evening.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the Villa Borghese there's lots you can do. There is something for everyone. Rent a bike, rickshaw or scooter, go rowing, take in some theater, or just relax!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna visits Largo di Torre Argentina, an important archaeological site in Rome, which doubles as a cattery.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna tells us the tragic story of Cio-cio-san, protagonist of Madam Butterly, an opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. The opera was dedicated to the Queen of Italy, Elena di Montenegro.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna shares Giuseppe Verdi's tragic story of love, war and taboo in ancient Egypt.
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
Marika's friend, Anna, is back to wish us all a Merry Christmas, and to share what Christmas means to her.
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