Come to learn Italian in Stirling!
The spring is here, the holiday season is approaching, why not learn Italian?
It is such a beautiful language to learn whether or not you are planning on going to Italy in the near future.
Why oh why should we learn Italian?
1) Impress your local Italian waiter by ordering your food in Italian!
2) Get around on holiday more confidently!
3) Get a taste of one of the most beautiful cultures!
4) Increase your skills for work and pleasure, you have the opportunity!
5) Keep your brain fit! Did you know that learning a language slows the brain ageing process?
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Best Springtime Destinations in Italy * Italia Living
Spring is nearly upon us and Italy beckons us once again. With its historic cities, outdoor cafè life, relaxing white beaches and scenic gardens and villas, Italy has more travel options than you can shake a gelato at. And spring is the perfect time to go.
Easter is on the doorstep and, I don't know about you, but when I think about Easter I think about Easter eggs!
As a child, I remember walking past my local pasticceria in awe as I admired giant handmade Easter eggs with colourful spring themed patterns! People have been giving their loved ones Easter eggs for hundreds of years as they are a symbol of birth, new beginnings and life. And with handmade eggs you can pick your surprise!
More expensive than usual supermarket eggs, these are crafted by expert chocolatiers able to blend unusual flavours into the chocolate as well as creating artistic works.
This year the Bompiani patisserie in Rome has made the headlines for creating "egg sculptures" inspired by great literary figures. But if this is too complex for your chocolate palate, Ernst Knam, a Milan based chocolatier, became famous for his chocolate handmade flamingoes and his original animal shaped eggs!
Shop around and you will see that there really is an egg for everyone!
Pictures below show eggs by Bompiani, Ernst Knam and Gallucci.
Sleepy Valleys of Italy
A friend sent me a link to an article about a Tuscan "Sleepy Valley" recently. The valley the author referred to was the Garfagnana, the valley just to the east of my little corner of Tuscany, La Lunigiana, the boundaries of which happen to embrace three sleepy valleys.
