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10 Reasons Why You Should Include Milan in Your Italy Itinerary

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Milan has been considered one of the ugliest Italian cities for a very long time.

Everybody said it was grey and depressing, a place where people would only think about working and making money because there was no real beauty around.

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#italianwritingchallenge: A Monthly Challenge to Practice Your Writing Skills in a Fun Way

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Who is up for a challenge? 

This week’s blog post is a bit different from the others but, after the success of #tiregalounaparola, I have decided to incorporate more creative projects into this blog.

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[Italian Books] At The Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino

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Feel like reading an Italian book that is not about Italy?

I have been recommending quite a few Italian books and books about Italy in this blog but I have realized this is the first time I am writing about an Italian book that has nothing to do with Italy.

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Italian Vocabulary for Social Media and Smartphones (Downloadable PDF and Audio File Included)

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Smartphones and social media are a huge part of our daily life, nowadays. 

We use them constantly and we probably couldn’t live without them. They play such an important role in our life that we undoubtedly talk about them quite frequently in our conversations and, if we do so in a foreign language, we need to know a specific set of words and phrases.

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