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How to use audiobooks to learn and practice Italian

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Audiobooks have never really been that popular, here in Italy. 

I actually do not know why, but audiobooks have just been limited to tales for children and nothing more. To be honest, they haven’t even been that popular in such format too.

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A book about moving to Italy and finding happiness in the Italian countryside

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If you go to a bookstore, you’ll surely find a lot of memoirs about moving to Italy and living the Italian dream.

One of the most famous is undoubtedly Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes, but there are many others. I have read quite a few of them and I had to admit they tend to follow the same cliché: moving to Tuscany, buying property there and finding the love of your life – which isn’t a bad scenario at all, to be honest.

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10 great Italian vegetarian dishes

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I’ll never get tired of saying it: you can’t really appreciate a trip to Italy without properly tasting its food. 

Food is such a big part of Italian culture that you can’t say you have really seen Italy if you came here and just ate hamburgers and fries.

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[Discover Italy with a Local Tour Guide] Some Tips to Visit Trento By Stefania Da Pont

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I wish I could take you everywhere in Italy. 

I’d love to make you discover hidden corners and popular tourist spots, Alpine towns in the north and sunny villages down south, lovely restaurants only locals know and cute shops where you can buy amazing stuff. Much of Italy’s beauty lies in its diversity and I wish I could be able to let you discover it. 

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[Life in Italy – Episode #5] What’s happening in Italy these days?

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The last couple of weeks has been packed with events, here in Italy. 

Summer is finally happening, which is the most important news – in my humble opinion. We can finally eat outside, go to the beach and just stay outdoors.

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