Culture, travel, food, traditions — the Italy you don't see on postcards.
Pitta ‘mpigliata is a typical Calabrian dessert, originating in the Reggio Calabria area. This baked product features puff pastry filled with honey, raisins, candied fruit and everything sweet. All simple but tasty ingredients. Its preparation requires some skill, as the dough must be rolled out evenly and folded several times to get the right texture. […]
Firenza is so full of amazing attractions and places that it’s almost hard to choose where to go! Want to find out what attraction in Florence represents you? Answer these simple questions and jot down your answers…at the bottom you will find which profile you match! 1) You are in a store in Florence: what […]
Want to take a plunge into the harmony of Italian art? “La Primavera” by Sandro Botticelli is one of the most iconic paintings of the Italian Renaissance, created around 1480 and currently on display at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. This work of art depicts a mythological scene full of divine figures and symbolism, all […]
Let’s practice listening and comprehension with a recipe for “Focaccia barese“! Recipe videos are great materials to practice your listening and comprehension skills even if you are a beginner, because they are very visual and often show step by step what they are talking about. Do not underestimate the power of context when you are […]
Italians know a phrase that has gone viral in recent years and has something to do with the region of Molise. The expression in question is “Il Molise non esiste”, in English “Molise does not exist“. But how? How can a region that appears on Italian maps not exist? The expression “Molise does not exist” […]
Campobasso is a city not so well known in Italy, but one that has an incredible history! It is a city in the Molise region, located in south-central Italy. Surrounded by hills and towering mountains, the city sits at an impressive altitude of approximately 700 meters above sea level, creating a breathtakingly picturesque landscape. Campobasso […]
There is an Italian television program that unites millions of Italians and has created lasting memories. In fact, every Italian, young and old, knows this cooking program and the recipes that have graced the tables of many families. One memory that many children share is getting together at lunchtime with their grandparents to watch this […]
But did you know that Italy has the largest bamboo labyrinth in the world? It is called “Il Labirinto della Masone” and it is located in Fontanellato in the province of Parma, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. Its story began in 2005, when publisher and collector Franco Maria Ricci decided to create a […]
Are you ready to add an Italian song to your playlist? “Due vite” by Marco Mengoni! Marco Mengoni is a beloved and famous Italian singer-songwriter not only in Italy, but all over the world. He has won the prestigious Sanremo Festival not once, but twice! This highly anticipated Italian music festival, which takes place annually, […]
If you’ve been reading our Italy Inspired magazine, you may have discovered an amazing recipe: Parmigiana with prickly pear blades! Yes, you got it right…with prickly pear blades. It’s a typical recipe from Ponza Island, off the coast of the Lazio region of Italy. This place is truly divine and, like all of Italy, it […]
Are you ready to challenge yourself with reading an Italian text? Awesome! Here you will find a slightly simplified version of the article “The red gold of the Elba island”. This reading is best suited for Intermediate students… but if you are just getting started with the Italian language, don’t worry! You can still have […]
Are you ready to challenge yourself with reading an Italian text? Awesome! Here you will find a slightly simplified version of the article “An Italian beach tradition“. This reading is best suited for Intermediate students… but if you are just getting started with the Italian language, don’t worry! You can still have a great practice […]
