The best time to take a holiday in Italy
The summer season, the unofficial one, starts when the weather starts to be nice. August is the holy month of the Italian holidays.
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Listen to the podcast in slow and easy Italian for intermediate learners.
In each episode you’ll take a 10-minutes journey into the Italian traditions, lifestyles and curiosities.
You’ll improve your Italian and deepen your connections with Italian culture and language.
Latest Episodes
The cult of beauty in Italy
The cult of beauty is alive in Italian society. Prova costume is a term that indicates all the actions that are taken to prepare the body for the arrival of summer.
What pacco da giù is
The pacco da giù is a package filled with food, mostly homemade dishes, local products and small household items, shipped by families.
Visit to the Italian winery
Italy is famous for its wines, so a visit to the cellar is often a staple for those traveling around Italy.
Italian dialects
In Italy we have a vast linguistic heritage, in addition to the standard variety of Italian, there are regional languages, dialects, and even minority languages.
An example of Italian regional cuisine
Cucina povera – ‘poor cuisine’ rich in simple, genuine and healthy ingredients is an important part of the gastronomic history of Italy.
Are Italians superstitious?
Italians are a rather superstitious people, they have a lot of situations that bring bad luck, a lot of ways for how to stave off misfortune.
3 things I hate about Italy
Living in Italy it’s not all sunshine and rainbows as it may seem to you when you look at the beautiful pictures on Instagram.
About me
I’m an Italian language teacher and an author of guides about Puglia where I live. I help you speak Italian confidently through my 1:1 programs and group speaking classes so you can get more from your travels to Italy and feel in Italy like at home. You can live Italian and experience the southern Italy life on my language retreats in Puglia.
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