5.) Language & travel
Italian Language and Travel Information
A Funny and Personal View | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer
Bari is a large sunny city in the south of Italy, located on the Adriatic sea, six hours south of Venice and four hours east of Rome. It is the major city of the region of Puglia and it has been named the “Milano” of the south (but thank God, Bari has no resemblance to [...]
Sea Urchins or Newly Wed Night | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer
Fish in Puglia is a sacred saint subject! It is a very serious matter. People eat it at least four times a week and every time is a ritual. “Il fritto misto”, or mixed fried fish is always eaten with the hands, when brought to the mouth is almost like playing a harmonica with the [...]
Appear at the balcony, my Love! | By: Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer
Letter to Juliet the latest film with Vanessa Redgrave and Italian actor Fabio Testi that every girlfriend of mine is talking about. The film is based on “What if you had a second chance to find true love?” and of course there is no better place to talk about love than from Juliet and Romeo’s [...]
The Italian Educational Institute, Atherton, CA
The Italian Educational Institute, located on the campus of Menlo College in Atherton, California, has been offering Italian language and culture courses since 2002. Launched by a group of native Italians, it has scrupulously adhered to its stated policy of employing only Italian-born instructors. It is a 501-c-3 California non-profit institution relying mainly on student [...]
Italian Art from Roman Times to the End of the Renaissance
Before Rome started building her empire on the Italian peninsula, the Etruscans were the most powerful force in central Italy which had started diminishing by that time. READ MORE…
