Michela has been teaching Italian for more than 12 years, in an Italian language school and as homestay teacher. She has taught all ages and all levels. For the students, she is the ideal host teacher. Michela makes you discover the wonderful world of Mesagne in Puglia and above all, makes you feel part of her lovely famiglia. Michela, your…
We asked Donato to tell us why the programme in Mesagne was crucial for him to learn Italian. The first thing you did when you arrive back in Mesagne and when you got up in Mesagne? A wonderful meal with my hosting family on my late arrival. The next day I made it a point to visit the lovely people…
Home is… Where I feel well and have my friends around…and after this experience here, I can definitely say that Lecce in Puglia is home! First thing you do when you arrive back in Lecce is… To drink caffè leccese in piazza, ovvio 🙂 , where you can feel the beautiful atmosphere created by the building, sun and people. What advice would…
What is rosa (pink). Rosa is a ribbon hanged on the front door to announce a girl’s birth. Rosa is a chick book un romanzo rosa or some gossips on a tabloid cronaca rosa. Rosa is the rose quartz or a learner’s permit il foglio rosa. Rosa is the traditional Italian female name. Rosa is part of the Italian idiom which describes the…
After the last successfull trips with our students, Giuseppe is heading to the heel of Italy’s boot to discover a region with reasons to celebrate local food and history all year round. Puglia: the region with the longest coastline of any region in mainland Italy, nature reserves, caves and cucina povera. Our programme from the 9th of April to the 16th of…
A week or more in Puglia doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. There are plenty of great attractions, reasonably priced restaurants, and free events. Enjoy a great value holiday with our budget guide. Ten things to do for under a tenner in Puglia 6. Taste the real gelato. Take an evening stroll and taste a cono or a…
Learning a new language is always a good challenge to fix a different pronunciation and phonetics. Very often some sounds are really difficult to repeat in order to produce the right native sounds.Sometimes it takes so much time to practice and you never feel confident and enough brave to start a conversation because of those awful sounds. Dealing with…
While getting ready to visit Puglia for the first time, try to learn a few Italian words in order to get more familiar with the Apulia’s history and culinary tradition: masseria, mar Ionio, mar Adriatico, Bizantino, Romanico, Barocco, torre costiera, centro storico, piazza, castello, panino imbottito, carciofo, spumone, pasticciotto… ready,steady,go! Day One: our first stop will be in the same…
That in Puglia, the land of sun and sea, it snows is rare and that it happens in Villa Castelli, country of wine and oil, is definitely an event! But we have greeted the 2015 in this way! On December 31st, each of us, every “castellano” stood up and, opening the windows, found a unusual, magical and sweet Villa Castelli,…
Quando lo scrittore Roberto Saviano ha pubblicato la sua inimitabile lista delle 10 cose più importanti per cui valga la pena vivere in Italia, ho cominciato a stilare anche io una mia piccola lista. Ho cominciato a immaginare anche una lista dei dieci motivi per cui valga la pena visitare la Puglia e apprezzare la sua ‘Grande Bellezza’… La lista…
