Gesù Bambino and the Presepio
Gesù Bambino and the Presepio Once upon a time there was no Babbo Natale (Christmas' father or Santa as you call him) in Italy, but Gesù Bambino (Baby Jesus)... he was the one in charge of bringing pr
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Some Learning Aids for Our Natale!
Some Learning Aids for Our Natale! We've just finished our Beginners class at the College of Commerce and we're singing Italian Christmas songs this time of year... Grazie mille a tutti for your enthu
Salento la terra de lu sule, lu mare e lu ientu
Salento la terra de lu sule, lu mare e lu ientu Let's cheer up our grey days by thinking about our next Italian holidays. A good friend of mine sent me to her region in the south of Italy years ago. I
Liguria... In conclusion some 'not to be missed' cose
Liguria is a strip of land wherein the Apennines meet the sea, therefore men adapted their habitations and villages to this spectacular, but also rather inhospitable land. the results are its beautifu
Our logbook: Le Cinque Terre
Le Cinque Terre Lerici Would you like 'prendere due piccioni con una fava?': literally means 'take two pigeons with a bean', but you'd probably say ‘catch two birds with one stone' (poor birds). If so
Our holidays in Liguria...first stop: Porto Venere
Finally (I mean the Italian meaning of finally -finalmente and said with the intonation which means it was high time) our so longed for holidays have arrived! This year I will bring you a taste of ou
Are you ready to go? Here are a few phrases for you...
Are you finally ready to go to Italy? Did you pack everything? Your sun screen, your books and your portable dictionary? Bravi! Here are some quick pieces of advice, just in case. If you're reading th
Off to Italy? La Perla del Mediterraneo
La Perla del Mediterraneo (The Mediterranean Pearl) Have you ever heard of Portofino? It is a small village which never changed: with its tall, narrow and colourful houses rounding the bay, so that th
Off to Italy? Yes... Dove?
It is time to think about our holidays and many of my friends and students are asking me about Italian places and what I would recommend. Therefore, I have thought that some posts on this subject coul
Grammar and Vocab are very important but...
My thesis advisor used to say to me that if you really want to learn something well you must teach it. He was more than right. As I graduated in Educational Science I taught a few subjects and I becam
Ultimo lettorato al Dante... De Chirico and his Metaphysical Art
Giorgio de Chirico (1888- 1978), Self-Portrait , 1911, oil on canvas