Christmas is the time of the year where families join together, where hope is stronger than ever, where people bring out the best in themselves. Every country has its own traditions for Christmas – I talked about some Italian Christmas traditions in the last week’s post. In Italy, for example, it’s typical to eat some …
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Italian Christmas traditions
I’m a bit late, I know, Christmas has passed. However I believe it’s always a good time to learn some Italian Christmas traditions and some Italian Christmas vocabulary. So, here we are. As you might know, Christmas is one of the most important feast days in Italy, since it’s strictly connected to Christianity. For those …
Four Italian undiscovered destinations
Italy is visited by millions of tourists every year. They come for its astonishing buildings, historical places, food, Italian culture, etc. However, having usually little time at their disposal, tourists tend to visit the most famous places like The Colosseum, The Tower of Pisa, and so on. These are definitely wonderful Italian places that are …
Five multiple meaning words in Italian
In two previous articles we saw that in Italian there are words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently according to where the accent falls, and consequently have different meanings. You can have a look at Tricky words in Italian: Italian homographs and Italian accent – Learn to pronounce Italian words correctly. However, in …
Old bones to see in Italy
If you’re interested in seeing something peculiar during your trip to Italy, today I will help you. In fact, I’m going to list three old bones you can see in Italy. GALILEO’S MIDDLE FINGER This one is a really peculiar relic. Everyone knows Galileo. He’s mostly known for his heliocentric theory. He was …