Dante Death Anniversary

By Enza Ferreri In 2021, the year about to end, we celebrated the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. There were conferences and festivals. Dante Alighieri died during the night between September 13 and 14, 1321, in Ravenna, far from his city, Florence, from which he had been banished in 1302. He will spend the last […]

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Suarez, Italian, University for Foreigners of Perugia

The very famous, star Uruguayan footballer (Americans would call him “soccer player”) Luis Suarez, formerly of Barcelona and coveted by Turin’s club Juventus, has recently taken an exam in the Italian language at the University of Perugia (pictured above), which was necessary for him to obtain Italian citizenship. In the end he failed, so goodbye […]

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Common but Confusing Words for Weekday and Vacation

While in Italy, you’ll often find a frequently-used word that may puzzle you at first: “feriale”, plural “feriali”. The most common context in which you’ll see this word is in the days and hours of opening of shops, services, offices and so on. You’ll read something like “Aperto giorni feriali 8 – 13”, which means […]

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