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A must-read to learn Italian in Italy, discover all about our trips and explore the heritage of Agnone.
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Guest Review of Live & Learn Italian by Barbara Gentile – Italian language vacations
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Not Quite Beginner Holidays
Join a group to kick start your ItalianWhen we first introduced Beginner's groups, it was obvious that participants with a bit of Italian under their belts had a much better time and got a lot more out of their stay than those who didn’t know a word. So we created Not...
Live and Learn Italian selected by Tutorful as ‘best Italian resource’
BEST PLACES TO LEARN ITALIAN IN ITALY We are thrilled to have been selected by Tutorful as one of the best places to learn Italian in Italy. This carefully researched article - How to become fluent in Italian - Top tools to learn Italian fast - highlights helpful...
Studying with Live and Learn Italian
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What to expect on our 5 night Italian cultural and culinary programme
5 nights of Italian food and culture AWAY from the tourist trail. Be immersed in an authentic community, live the slow life, discover ancient traditions.
A guide to Molise, Italy’s smallest province punching above its weight
One of Italy’s smallest, and certainly its youngest province, Molise was once part of Abruzzo. Just above Puglia with 35 kilometres of Adriatic coast, ancient Apennine hill towns, and a wealth of natural beauty, it’s still pretty undiscovered. Those who do come are...
Baking bread with Mercedes
In the hills of Alto Molise, Mercedes rises at 3.30 to prepare her loaves for the wood-fired oven, using logs from her woods, and grain from her fields. Traditional bread baking for Mercedes, is all about the grain. The 'pane casaerecio' of her childhood was nothing...
A morning of truffle hunting in Molise, the second biggest producer of truffles in Italy!
Molise is the second biggest producer of truffles in Italy! Ottavio is from the contrada of Carovili, near Angone. When you mention his name the Agnonese say, ‘who?”. “The guy that hunts truffles,” I say, “Oh him, Ottavio, from Carovill”. Ottavio has lived in Agnone...
La Madonna di Loreto
La Madonna di Loreto Read my guest blog post about this tri-annual festival in the extraordinary town of Capracotta - featured by the National Italian American Foundation. Explore more posts:
The Master Coppersmiths of Agnone
My guest blog post for the National Italian American Foundation 20.03.2017 Copper has a long and important history in Agnone. At one time it brought great wealth to the town. Read about this tradition in my article for NIAF, Remembering the Coppersmiths of Agnone You...
