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2016 Art & Handcraft Courses: Fall & Winter Deals
Florence is the World Capital of Art and Handicrafts, featuring hundreds of ancient botteghe (artisanal workshops). In this beautiful video, artists and artisans talk about their passions, history and work. Learn about how the Italian Renaissance was born in the small...
Chocolate Delights in Umbria: taste, explore, study
Autumn is the season of intense flavors in Italy. And for those with a sweet tooth, the festival of festivals take place in Umbria, specifically in Perugia. It’s Eurochocolate, the largest chocolate festival in Europe! Eurochocolate Festival Held since 1993,...
Learning the Art of Antiques Restoration in Florence
The art of antiques restoration consists in restoring an antique or work of art to a like-new condition. There is a lot of difference between restoring and repairing. Functionality may be achieved by a repair, but restoring an item is a proper form of art. Restorers...
August 2016 in Turin: summer events & 10% off language courses
Turin is a vibrant and beautiful city with a lot to offer, even during summer. Turin is one of the more prominent cities of Italy but is relatively undiscovered by tourists. It possesses classical elegance as the first capital of the republic of Italy, yet it also...
2016 Summer Promo: Online Italian Course
ONLINE ITALIAN COURSE FOR TRAVELERS: This summer you have a special promotion for an Italian language course designed for travelers by Aulaitalia academy. The online course has a duration of approximately 15 hours and is built in 7 units and one class by Skype. You...
History of Portrait Painting in 4 minutes
Here is a beautiful video by Art Historian Dr. Raichel Le Goff, who presents a slideshow of portraits from Pisanello to Freud in about 4 minutes. The video starts with the individual paintings featuring “the profile” in the 1400s, like the works by Pisanello. Then, in...
Fashion tours and dressmaking courses in Florence
Florence is perfect for fashion & shopping lovers. Let’s learn about the history of Italian fashion, shopping itineraries in Tuscany, and dressmaking workshops in this beautiful land. A brief history of Italian fashion Italian fashion started to become the...
Sardinia Sailing Holidays: sports & cultural tourism in Alghero
An ever increasing number of holidaymakers look for a destination that allows them to relax and have fun, while also learning through cultural experiences. There are infinite combinations for an educational holiday that mixes sports, language, arts, cookery lessons in...
Learning the Arts of Bookbinding and Book Restoration in Italy
Do you love books to the point that you want to help protect what is treasured in their pages? Whether it is antique books or more modern prints that motivate you, signing up for a bookbinding course or a book restoration course can be an extremely rewarding...