Cin Cin: an exclusive Italian evening for our students 4 regions 4 different wines Come and taste some of the best wines that Italy produces. Italy is the land of fine wines and good food. In this tasting we will sample some of the best wines that Italy has to offer paired with tasty simple Italian food. The tasting will…
Italian Cinema workshop: part 3 After the success of our last cinema workshops, this third part is intended to present the Italian cinema through the eye of the women. Italian women directors, actresses and stories will be presented in our new workshop. This short-course is designed for intermediate and upper-intermediate students of Italian. The aim of this course is to…
An exhilarating double-bill of Maximalist Avant-Bang colliding with Italian Samba-Rock! Match&Fuse is a multi-lateral European music network. Using an imaginative tour-swop model, M&F has exported and imported over 150 ensembles through 9 European countries since 2011. M&F has created audiences for daring music, stimulating cross-border dialogue and bilateral cultural exchange. This forthcoming UK tour is no exception….: May 21 – BRISTOL:…
Ciao, the adventure continues! Destination: sea … Saturday: Gallipoli and the Punta della Suina, mar Ionio! I enjoy the beauty of the crystal colors and the enchanting sea of Gallipoli with the famous beach Punta della Suina. Gallipoli, known as the “perla dello ionio” (pearl of the Ionian), was besieged in 900 AD by Saracens, which gives the town plan.…
When we think about Spring, we usually think about rebirth, blossoming flowers and growing plants. But during the Spring months we usually expect also a changeable and unpredictable weather. That’s why it’s advisable to wear several layers of clothing – that is to say vestirsi a cipolla (“dress like an onion”) – and to take an umbrella before going out.…
It so happens that the 2 oldest continuously family-owned firms in the world are Japanese – One constructing shrines and holy buildings since 578, and the other, inn-keeping since 718. And the 3rd oldest continuously family-owned business in the world is in Molise, Italy – in the small town of Agnone where my grandfather’s cousins have been making bells since…
I just needed a break so I asked myself: “Do I book a trip for the weekend? … maybe a SPA” … but even that did not convince me and then I thought: I am in Lecce, what better way to explore some places in Salento! My weekend was scheduled in three days: On Friday: Acaya and…
More than 150 Cinema del Reale professionals (thanks to italiandoc.it – the largest Italian documentary film archive) have nominated five finalists for the Doc/it Professional Award for Best Italian Documentary of the Year. Viewers from Italy and across Europe will vote to decide the winner of the Audience Award offered by the 100autori association. Tuesday 5 May,…
Why Sorrento for Spring? Because for all the pizza and limoncello clichés, this handsome seaside town, on the rocky peninsula that forms the southern reach of the Bay of Naples, has la dolce vita spirit down pat. And because, if you’re lucky with the weather, even this early in the year there are days that feel like high summer. By…
Have you ever heard about the story of a wooden puppet who is able to walk, speak, eat and whose dream is to become a real boy? Of course you did! We are talking about Pinocchio, the main character of one of the most famous Italian childrens novels, “Le avventure di Pinocchio”, written by Carlo Collodi from Firenze. Pinocchio is…
