by SIMONE CIONI | Jul 20, 2020 | Florence, Italian, Italy
The Situation in Florence After COVID – 19 Lockdown COVID emergency in Italy, and in Tuscany, in particular for us, is getting better in this mid-summer. We really went through hard times in the last 4 months but now we have learned how to deal with COVID and,...
by SIMONE CIONI | Apr 1, 2020 | #italianonline #teachingitalianonline, Italian, Italian language course, Italian teaching, Online Italian, Online Italian teaching
Teaching Italian online by Parola's teachers FollowFollowFollowFollow Online Italian Courses of The Period In this period in which we necessarily have to stay at home, some of our students have opted for online Italian lessons. And of course, Parola school had to...
by SIMONE CIONI | Feb 28, 2020 | Florence, Italian, Italian language, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
An Italian Language Museum in Florence The Italian cultural institutions in Florence have decided to open a museum completely dedicated to the Italian language in the next few months. And of course, the city that deserves it more than any other city in Italy is...
by SIMONE CIONI | Feb 3, 2020 | Florence, Italian, Learn Italian in Florence, Tuscan traditions
THE BLACKBIRD DAYS IN ITALY The Coldest Days of The Year In Italy, at the end of January, there are the so-called 3 days of the MERLA (mother blackbird would be the perfect translation in this case). These days are generally, the last three of January, the 29th, 30th,...
by SIMONE CIONI | May 28, 2019 | Florence, Italian, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana, Tuscan traditions
Easter in Florence The Florentines And The “Brindellone” For the Florentines, Easter is mainly the “Brindellone”. That is the monumental wagon that crosses the streets of Florence on Easter morning, pulled by two white oxen with red plumes, to arrive in Piazza Duomo,...
by SIMONE CIONI | May 15, 2019 | Florence, Italian, Italian language, Learn Italian in Florence, Lingua italiana
The History of De’ Medici The History of Family That Made Florence Great The history of the Medici family in Florence is directly correlated with the greatness of the city in the world. The Medici came from Mugello, the mountains between Bologna and Florence....
