Amo l'Italia
This section is like a blog where you can find various articles all around Italy and its culture. Besides learning about Italy you’ll also practice your reading and listening skills thanks to Italian texts with English translation and additional material.
Discover our categories and learn everything about Italy!
Find out what Italians do on Christmas or New Year’s Eve and what traditions there are in Italy.
Italy is also the land of literature and poetry. Learn Italian with beautiful texts and poems and get to know the most important authors.
Italian culture and lifestyle
Improve your language and culture knowledge
With our articles you can learn more about Italy and its culture, music, food and places. The articles are divided into the following categories:
Some articles have only a cultural purpose and may be written only in English, others are written in Italian with English translation and are perfect to improve your reading (and listening) skills. Sometimes you’ll also find extra material to download.
Looking for more material to improve your reading and listening skills? Take a look at our story section!
Latest articles
Il 25 aprile in Italia: la Festa della Liberazione
April 23, 2021
VIDEO in italiano • ESERCIZI • Testo in italiano • Testo in inglese
25 April – Italy’s Liberation Day
April 23, 2021
Text in English about Italian culture + text and video in Italian with exercises
All about Italy and its culture
Le tradizioni italiane
How do you celebrate Christmas in Italy or what do Italians do for New Year’s Eve? Learn all about Italian traditions and special holidays in Italy.
Latest articles about traditions in Italy
Il 25 aprile in Italia: la Festa della Liberazione
April 23, 2021
VIDEO in italiano • ESERCIZI • Testo in italiano • Testo in inglese
La cucina italiana
You like Italian cuisine and want to prepare specialties according to original Italian recipes? Food is the most beautiful part of Italian culture. With our Italian recipes and articles about Italian cuisine, we bring Italy home to you and you learn a lot of important vocabulary on your culinary journey through Italy.
Latest articles on Italian cuisine
Torta pasqualina
April 3, 2021
Original recipe in Italian • Video recipe • savory Easter Cake • PDF • Vocabulary List • Italian-English
Torta agnello pasquale
March 26, 2021
Original recipe in Italian • Easter cake • PDF • Vocabulary List • Italian-English
Viaggiare
A trip to Italy is always worthwhile. Hardly any other country has so many sights and so much culture to offer. Of course, the Italian beaches and cuisine are also more than worth a trip. Read here what Italy and the Italian culture has to offer, learn everything about the regions and sights.
Latest destinations in Italy
5 interesting facts about the regions of Italy
August 13, 2020
Traveling & Places • English • Italian regions
List of the regions of Italy and their cities
August 8, 2020
Traveling & Places • English • Regions of Italy
La musica italiana
Do you like listening to Italian music and want to sing along? Translating your favorite songs is a great exercise to learn new vocabulary. Here you can find articles about popular musicians and groups from Italy and their hits with the original Italian lyrics. You’ll also find translations and even exercises. Have fun learning Italian with your favorite music!
Latest favorite songs
Modà – Come un pittore
April 21, 2021
ESERCIZI A1 • Musica italiana • Testo originale con traduzione
Letteratura e poesie
Italy is also the land of literature and poetry. Learn with beautiful texts and poems in Italian and get to know the most important authors and their works.
Latest poems and articles about literature
15 important facts about Dante and the Divine Comedy
March 25, 2021
Italian Literatur • Dante Alighieri • La Divina Commedia • Text in English • Text in Italian
Eugenio Montale – Ho sceso, dandoti il braccio, almeno un milione di scale
February 13, 2021
Italian Poem • Italian-English • Video
