As you know, in Italy we have a good number of castles. One of the best preserved and interesting castles is the Italian castle of Torrechiara. The Italian castle of Torrechiara stands on the top of a rocky hill in Val Parma. The construction was started by the Count Pier Maria II de’ Rossi in …
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Let’s learn ten Italian collocations
Collocations are a group of two or more words that almost always come together to create a specific meaning, like make trouble instead of do trouble or fast food instead of quick food. Different combinations may sound weird to a native speaker. So, learning Italian collocations is important if you want to speak Italian and …
The incredible talent of Artemisia Gentileschi
If we talk about painting and we look at the past, we notice that there were more famous male painters than female painters. This is because women had generally less opportunities than men at the time. One incredibly talented Italian female painter, who lived in the XVI century, was Artemisia Gentileschi. Let’s see her story. …
Italian expressions to use when your child doesn’t want to eat
Everyone knows that every child has some dishes they don’t particularly like, right? When I was little, for example, I didn’t really like certain fish, liver, bresaola, tripe, vegetables or cheese (these last two with some very few exceptions). Now, I could live without eating liver or bresaola but, as you know, vegetables are super …
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Italian volcano Etna – The Legend
Etna is one of the most known Italian volcanoes. But did you know that there’s a legend about the Italian volcano Etna? If not, you’re about to learn it. The legend about the origin of Etna The legend about the origin of the Italian volcano Etna sees two main characters: Zeus, the father of the …
