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How the Cardinals vote for a new Pope The Pope (Latin: papa; from Greek: πάππας papas, a child’s word for father) is the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The importance of the Roman bishop is largely derived from his role as the traditional successor to Saint Peter, to whom […]

The Italian Gentleman – Italian Style Notes  La Bella Figura is an Italian philosophy wherein Italians take pride in how they look.  A person’s appearance shows a lot about them and it is important way of life for the Italian man or woman to make a good appearance. Video from youtube

A Taste of Tuscany – Agriturismo An agriturismo is typically a countryside farmhouse that offers accommodation, food and activities surrounding the property. Video from youtube

Italy by Vespa or Ferrari What the Tours Include: Complimentary ground transportation from the Santa Maria Novella Train Station located in Florence city center to your hotel in Chianti and return-trip ground transportation from your hotel in Chianti to Florence Santa Maria Novella Train Station on our published times. Times outside of this can be […]

Italian Breakfast Italian Breakfast is very quick and usually eaten while standing up. See how it’s done in Italy in this video. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

Coffee Culture in Italy First, it’s important to know that what we call a “café”, Italians call a “bar”. (What’s especially confusing, but we’ll get to in a minute, is that caffè actually means “coffee”.) You’ll see hundreds of bars around Rome, on almost every corner and sometimes up to three or four in one […]

Food shopping tips in Italy Video from youtube Travel the world with us!

Italian Love Phrases: How to speak the most romantic language on Earth! Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, as a second language in Malta, Slovenia and Croatia, by minorities in Albania, Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania and Somalia, and by expatriate communities in Europe, […]

Italian Hand Gestures PART 1 Italians, with their innate passion to communicate, have never let words get in the way. In Italy the shrug of a shoulder, the flip of a wrist or the lift of an eyebrow says more than a sacco di parole (sack of words). Gestures are to Italian conversation what punctuation […]

Travel Italy – Common Italian Phrases Common Italian greetings Buongiorno: Good morning. Usually said until 4pm. Buona sera: Good evening. Usually said after 4pm. Buona notte: Good night. Only used to say goodbye, it is usually said before parting ways after 10pm, or before going to sleep. Ciao: Hello or goodbye. A very informal greeting. […]