Heading to the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi coast in winter? It can be a wonderful time of year to come… but if you’re planning to visit Sorrento and Amalfi Coast there are some things you have to keep in mind! When is the off season in Sorrento and the Amalfi coast? From the end of October to April (excluding Easter).…
Italian Cinema Workshop – Part 2 After the success of our last cinema workshop, this second part is intended to present the reality of Italy through different decades and through the eyes of our great film directors. This short-course is designed for Upper Intermediate and Advanced students of Italian. The aim of this course is to expand the student’s knowledge…
In the past few weeks this video showing an adorable Italian grandpa (actually a cook or something close to) trying to pronounce “Worcestershire Sauce” has become viral and has charmed UK, reminding them why (almost) everybody loves Italians. Now, the common stereotype about Italians trying to speak English or any other language, is based on the irrepressible need we have…
That in Puglia, the land of sun and sea, it snows is rare and that it happens in Villa Castelli, country of wine and oil, is definitely an event! But we have greeted the 2015 in this way! On December 31st, each of us, every “castellano” stood up and, opening the windows, found a unusual, magical and sweet Villa Castelli,…
Like any self-respecting tradition, Italians (Apulians) eat pettole during the feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8th of December. Pettole are a delicious sweet, typical of Apulia that is repeated throughout the Christmas period, with other delicacies. So, here we are already in the Christmas spirit, could not do anything else but make a cooking class for our students of the Italian language and culture in order…
Sorrento prepares not only for Christmas holidays but also for the new year’s holidays in a particularly inviting way. Among the best attractions, in addition to music, gourmet demonstrations and fireworks, you can find also nativities and nativity figures. Famous for its “tourist look” which makes it particularly inviting during the summer period, the town keeps its traditions in the…
I live in a small Apulian town, very cozy and typical in the province of Brindisi called Villa Castelli. The origin of the name is still undefined, but it is said it derives from either “Li Castelli” or “Monte Castello”, due to the presence in the area of two castles: the Palazzo Ducale built with towers and cannons and the…
In collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in London, Consulate General of Italy in London, European Commission Representation in the UK, Eni and Finmeccanica. Concert part of SUONA ITALIANO, project for the promotion and diffusion of Italian Music in UK. La ChiaraStella is a concert conceived for the OPI – Orchestra Popolare Italiana by Ambrogio Sparagna (conductor, accordionist and ethnomusicologist).…
This short-course is designed for intermediate and upper-intermediate students of Italian. The course is aimed at students who wish to expand their knowledge of Italian cinema while improving their speaking, reading and listening skills and by participating in discussions based on selected scenes. The course will help student expand and deepen their knowledge of Italian language and culture. By watching…
Autumn in Sorrento is even more enjoyable because it is not overcrowded, like in the summer season, and the new autumn scents give Sorrento Coast a relaxing and romantic atmosphere. Furthermore, during the month of October in the magic fishing Village of Marina Grande, just a few seconds away from our Institute, the renowned fish festival, one of the most attractive…
