Tag Archives: Tuscany
Italian Harvest Focaccia Posted by Serena on Oct 5, 2018
As I’m writing this blog I can hear our neighbour passing by outside with his motocarriola full of grapes. Yes, it’s the season of la vendemmia (the grape harvest). My mind wanders back to when I used to live in Lucca ……. On our way to school we’d stop by the bakers’ to buy some…
English translation: The Hidden Italian Garden Posted by Geoff on Jun 1, 2016
Here, as promised, is the English translation of Serena’s article about our visit to Bagnone castle and gardens. I suggest that you begin by watching the video below, and even if you aren’t able to follow all of the dialogue remember that it’s important to immerse yourselves in the sound and rhythm of spoken Italian…
Giovanni’s Italy 2 Posted by Serena on Nov 9, 2015
We recently published an article by our friend Giovanni in which he spoke about his experience of commuting between work in Tuscany and his family in Puglia. Here, in this second version of his article, Giovanni goes into more depth with a level of language that is more challenging for the student of Italian. Sono diversi…
Giovanni’s Italy Posted by Serena on Oct 21, 2015
Here’s an article by our friend Giovanni who’s from Puglia in the south of Italy, but currently lives and works in Toscana. I asked Giovanni to write us something based on his observations about the differences between these two regions. Chi conosce l’Italia sa che è impossibile conoscere l’Italia. Anyone who knows Italy knows that…