Learn Italian: Italy tagged articles

Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: Top 5 Spring festivals in Italy

Whether you're after music, food, flowers, romance or tradition, Italy has something for everyone during April, May & June...
- Friday, 19th March, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Easter Vacation Ideas!

Whether you just have the long weekend or are lucky enough to have longer off at Easter, now is the time to make plans that go further than stocking up on chocolate eggs and hot cross buns...
- Friday, 26th February, 2010
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: Give the Gift of Language Learning this Mother’s Day

Bored of flowers and chocolates? Why not treat your mum to a language learning voucher this year...
- Friday, 26th February, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Easter in Italy

Celebrations for Easter are held throughout Italy and include church services, parades and fireworks.
- Sunday, 21st February, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Easter Holiday Ideas!

Whether you just have the long weekend or are lucky enough to have longer off at Easter, now is the time to make plans that go further than stocking up on chocolate eggs and hot cross buns...
- Friday, 19th February, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Visit Florence this Easter to experience the fantastic Scoppio del Carro

Italy is famous for its celebrations surrounding Easter, but there are few more spectacular than the Scoppio del Carro in Florence on Easter morning.
- Monday, 1st February, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Top 5 European carnival destinations

The origins of 'carnival' stem from the practice of having a big feast to finish up meat (carne) before Lent, a period of fasting. In countries such as Spain and Italy this evolved into a major festival with feasts, parties, parades, music and dancing.
- Friday, 22nd January, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Learn Italian away from the tourist trail this year

Italy has got to be one of the most varied and beautiful countries in the world, so it’s easy to see why the country attracts so many foreign visitors each year…
- Monday, 18th January, 2010
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Experience Cultures: Venice carnival - an event not to miss

For 10 days in February, Venice pulls out all the stops to give Rio a run for its money...
- Thursday, 14th January, 2010
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: Top 10 language and activity courses for the winter months

Combining your language holiday with an activity is a great way to get the most out of your time abroad, to further practise the skills that you learn in your lessons and even to pick up a new hobby.
- Friday, 8th January, 2010
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: How to practise your Italian in Toronto

Most people associate two languages with Canada: English and French. But believe it or not, Toronto is a bustling hot spot for Italian speakers.
- Monday, 21st December, 2009
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: Useful online resources for learners of Italian

There many resources for learning Italian available online, including lessons, dictionaries, grammar guides, tests, games, newspapers and radio stations. Most are free, and can be used as well as, or instead of, language classes.
- Monday, 21st December, 2009
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Experience Cultures: 24 hours in Florence

What can you do in one day in Florence? Earlier this year I paid my first visit to the capital of Tuscany.
- Monday, 30th November, 2009
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Cactus TEFL: Suzanne Furstner Foundation Scholarship 2009: Shortlist Announced

Cactus is thrilled to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2009 Suzanne Furstner Foundation Scholarship.
- Monday, 23rd November, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Top 3 winter destinations in Italy

Italy is a great place to visit at any time of the year. Good places to go during the winter include the ski resorts in the mountains of northern Italy, Rome and Sicily.
- Friday, 20th November, 2009
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Destinations for you: Christmas in Rome

The Italian capital is an unlikely winner when it comes to festive getaways...
- Sunday, 1st November, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Italian study destinations: Alghero

I went to my first ever Italian lessons in Alghero, originally a Catalan fishing town in the north west of Sardinia.
- Friday, 30th October, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Looking for an alternative Christmas this year?

Although Christmas is supposed to be a happy, festive time to spend with friends and family, not everyone enjoys this time of year.
- Monday, 26th October, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Is foreign relocation amongst UK citizens set to increase?

A recent article in the Daily Mail has highlighted the results of a recent study which indicate that ‘Britain is the ‘worst place to live in Europe’.
- Friday, 16th October, 2009
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Experience Cultures: Top 5 Halloween destinations in Europe

There are plenty of cities around the world that are steeped in history and mystery, but these five offer some of the spookiest tours and ghostwalks around...not for the faint-hearted!
- Tuesday, 1st September, 2009
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