Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Today is the decisive doctor's visit, but it's not entirely what the newlyweds expected. Meanwhile, let's hope Paolo can start paying attention to his company's developments, because something fishy is going on.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Manuela gets to the document before Paolo does, and reacts. This starts quite a chain reaction involving Natoli, the workers at the factory, and Paolo who ends up on Manuela's bicycle.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Paolo clearly cares more about Natoli than his car, Manuela thinks Paolo is like the other bosses, and Natoli is becoming resigned to going back to his country. It's a mess.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There's a strike going on in the factory, and some dirty dealings going on, too. Meanwhile Paolo, with Natoli's expert help, is doing what he can to figure things out.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Paolo has to gather all his wits to figure out what's happening in the company. He confronts Salmastri, but Salmastri is truly slippery, and not to be underestimated.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Paolo and Natoli have some unforeseen difficulties getting to the factory, and when they finally do arrive, nothing is as it should be.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Paolo, with the help of Natoli, of course, is able to save the situation, and the workers are truly grateful. He pays a visit to the cemetery to talk to his brother Aldo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this last segment we find out what happened to Aldo and his wife. We don't know if everyone will live happily ever after, but for now, it's all good.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco Calafatti knows a great deal about spices but he also loves to experiment. The star of this segment is cinnamon.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This fascinating segment is all about salt: Our spice journey takes us to Sicily, where much of Italy's salt is harvested. Franco talks about how salt is life, salt is gold.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco shows us some infused salts that we would never think of off hand. His descriptions are colorful and make us want to try out these delicacies.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco is crazy about spices. He draws us into his world, the world of the 7 (not just 5) senses. In his stream of consciousness style, he prepares us for traveling the four corners of the earth to discover all the tastes and fragrances awaiting us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Borgo Sansepolcro is an out-of-the-way Tuscan city. But, as this video sets out to explain, it boasts one of the most beautiful paintings in the world, so it is well worth the journey. The video begins with some passages from a 1925 essay by Aldous Huxley: “The Best Picture.” We have translated the Italian translation back into English, for learning purposes, but you can find the original English version here.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The host describes the fascinating story of a British army captain who, during World War II, happened to have read Aldous Huxley's words (quoted in the previous segment), and remembered them just in time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Restoring the Resurrection was a lengthy and complex process, consisting of reinforcement, cleaning, and the retouching of the painting itself.
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