Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The Venetian island of Burano is famous for its multi-colored houses and for its lace. It's time to get your camera out, if you haven't already.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The last stop on our trip around Venice is the beautiful, uninhabited island of Torcello. Marika has a few stories to tell about it.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Rossella tells us how she came to be the solitary inhabitant of a beautiful, abandoned village in Calabria, called either Pentedattilo or Pentidattilo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
What a wonderful place Pentidattilo had been, but then plastic arrived and pretty much ruined everything.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Rossella feels that it's her mission to show people this marvelous place. She dedicates part of her home to guests from all over the world.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Rossella talks about why she likes Pentidattilo so much, and imagines what it would have been like when it was populated by families. She has managed to preserve the magic of the place, where time has stood still.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Fulvio describes the monument we look at in this segment before telling what it is. The story has some pretty surprising aspects.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
After Stabiae was razed to the ground in a war, the Romans decided to build some luxury villas in the area. Luckily, some archeological digs led by archeologist Libro D'Orsi were effectuated in the 1950s, and 3 villas came to light.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The name of the villa was inspired by the story of Dionysus who watched Ariadne while she slept. It was excavated first by the Bourbons but was buried again. Later in the 50s, digs were resumed and now, it can be visited in all its glory.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The last stop on the trip to Castellammare di Stabia is the seafront, called il lungomare in Italian. There's a great panorama, a lovely sea breeze, and it's a great place to just walk around. Marika mentions the famous natural spring water of Castellammare, both for thermal baths and for drinking.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Fulvio tells us plenty of interesting things about the history of one of the symbols of Rome, the Colosseum. To begin with, it wasn't always called the "Colosseum."
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
La Feniglia is a tombolo, that is, a sandy strip about 6 km long, which connects Monte Argentario to the mainland and separates the Orbetello lagoon from the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a protected nature reserve, crossed by a pine forest that can be traveled on foot or by bicycle, with access to a vast and evocative beach.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Feniglia beach is not just a splendid stretch of sand, but a nature reserve that protects dunes, pine forests and rich wildlife. A surprising place where you can immerse yourself in unspoiled nature: just remember to bring only the essentials.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Arianna, born and raised in Tuscany, will make panzanella, one of her favorite dishes. The main ingredient is quite humble: stale bread!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Arianna prepares the ingredients for the panzanella and stresses that this recipe is easily adaptable to personal tastes. You can't really go wrong. It's also a great recipe for anyone to make while vacationing in Italy, since it's so simple.
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