Italy is a land of wonderful landscapes, historic buildings and of incredible artistic works. Italy is also a land where you can find delicious food. It’s not by chance that Pizza, and pasta are the most famous Italian dishes in the world. However, Italians don’t always eat pizza and pasta! In fact, Italy offers a …
Italian culture
Ten Italian insults
Every language has a wide set of idioms. Idioms, as defined in the Cambridge dictionary, are a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own. For example, if I say It looks like the cat’s got your tongue it …
Italian cooking – Piedmont
Italian cooking is famous for its delicious dishes. However, few people know that each Italian region has its typical products and dishes. So, today I’m starting a new series of articles related to Italian regional food. In this article I’m going to talk about some Piedmont’s traditional dishes and products. BACI DI DAMA Baci di …
Mysterious places in Tuscany
Talking about Italy, people always think about places like the Tower of Pisa, the Colosseum, Canal Grande, etc. However, in Italy there are also other places that are off the tourists’ radar. Places where history mixes with mystery, superstition and legend. In this article I’m going to talk about two mysterious places you can visit …
Italian drama film – Three films you might like
Watching Italian films is surely a way to learn Italian better and to understand or discover some aspects of the Italian culture. In a previous article, I listed five Italian comedy films, today, I’ll list three Italian drama films you might like. Roma città aperta Roma città aperta – Rome open city – is a …
