Ciao Italianista, I have a movie recommendation for you. Sotto il Sole di Riccione or Under the Riccione Sun is a movie that came out in July 2020 and is playing on Netflix. It is about a group of 20 year-olds who return every summer to the same beach in Riccione for a week. The… Read more »
Ciao Italianista, It’s time to go on a virtual trip again. Where are you? Are you out West like me and every day the air quality ranges from unhealthy to very unhealthy as these fires rage on? Or perhaps you are escaping from something else. Come with me and let’s explore Selva Gardena and the… Read more »
What is the real name of this town? That depends on who you ask. Selva Gardena has three names: Selva di Val Gardena in Italian Wolkenstein in Gröden in German Sëlva in Ladin. Italian, German, and Ladin are also the three official languages of this area which is part of Ladinia. What is Ladinia? Ladinia… Read more »