Everyone has heard by now about Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning an Oscar. It’s the biggest internet news since that blue/black, gold/white dress that sent everyone into a panic. But another big name has waited quite awhile to receive his own oscar. While Ennio Morricone did receive an honorary oscar in 2007 for his contributions to the musical and cinematic community,…
Tuscany is not just Florence, Pisa and Siena. Tuscany is also the sea, the countryside, the mountains, the food and the people. Discover the real Tuscany in this interview with my colleague Virginia who lives in Maremma. Virginia talks about her experience as a teacher who hosts students from around the world at her home. She also shares some of her most amusing encounters with…
Learning Italian, it is an on going struggle – of course the biggest challenge is to find the time; without constant practice it’s so easy to forget. Practice must be on a daily basis! That’s a tall order, but little and often can work and here are two tips: 1) talk to yourself in Italian (in your head or out…
Il sasso language school in Montepulciano provides superb opportunities to get out there on foot to discover and explore some of the best of Tuscany’s landscape and wildlife with a professional Italian guide and teacher. This special tour gives to the students the opportunity to practice the language in an informal and relaxed way and a great chance to appreciate the…
Spritz in spring! Let’s celebrate the end of the winter term. Primavera is coming so we meet for an Italian Aperitivo at Illy caffe on Regent street on Wednesday 16th of March at 6.30pm Aperitivo italiano, canapes & good chat in Italian plus La riffa: Win a language course in Tuscany @ ilsasso.com Where: 295 Regent St,…
What is rosa (pink). Rosa is a ribbon hanged on the front door to announce a girl’s birth. Rosa is a chick book un romanzo rosa or some gossips on a tabloid cronaca rosa. Rosa is the rose quartz or a learner’s permit il foglio rosa. Rosa is the traditional Italian female name. Rosa is part of the Italian idiom which describes the…
Now, if you’re in love with Italy and Italian Lifestyle you might have attended to more than one aperitivo in your life, even in Italy. And surely you have been able to identify these 5 particular kinds of attendees which are infesting every aperitif or happy hour in the world. 1.Mr. Know-It-All Are you talking…
How many times have you tried to sing one of the most pupular Italian song Nel Blu dipinto di blu, better known as Volare, cantare? Learn Italian with songs Every time you listen to it, it sounds so fresh and modern, but it is about 60 years old! Domenico Modugno (a singer originally from the region of Apulia) sang for…
2016 marks the sixth year of Cinema Made in Italy, an annual festival of Italian contemporary cinema, organised by Istituto Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with Ciné Lumière and with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in London. This year’s edition showcases nine titles selected by film experts Giorgio Gosetti and Adrian Wootton, reflecting the best of Italian production, from…
On the beautiful Adriatic coastline shared by Molise, Abruzzo and Puglia, lies the “La costa dei Trabucchi’: here large wooden platforms rooted to the rocks jut out into the sea. The arms of the trabucco or trabocco hold a narrow fishing net, il traboccetto. A complicated series of winches is used to lower and raise the net, literally catching the fish…
