Learn Basic Travel Italian

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Some of the used to teach you dynamically:
Audio Lessons
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Culture Lessons
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Online Quizzes
Progress Tracking

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Venice, the city built on water. This is an amazing place to visit. You can wander for hours and find hidden Piazzas and beautiful old buildings, quaint cafes and wonderful little shops. It is a magical city. One I will return to many times. I recommend going right at the start of tourist season (Early May) or the tail end (Early September), as it can get quite hot in July/August and the tourist choke the main through fares. If you sty a few days, you will find the tourists mainly leave after 4:00pm when the ships pull out, and then you have the city much more to yourself. Don't miss going to Harry's Bar and getting a bellini, and hit all the major sites as soon as they open in the morning, before the tourist from the ships start lining up.

The Cinque Terre (The Five Lands) are five little coastal villages that will take you back in time. Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. Don't expect luxury hotels by the sea, that is not what this place is about. In fact only one of the five villages has any semblance of hotels as we American's determine them. But, you won't want to send time in the room anyway. The people are friendly, the food right from the sea, the shops, cafes and restaurants small and quaint. A modern train whisks you from one town to the next, but there is a walkway between the towns as well, which is a great ocean view stroll. A place not to be missed! We even bumped into Rick Steve's in Riomaggiore as we walked down the street.

You could wander for days in a rental car, from small hill town to small hill town in Tuscany. They are magical, restful, quaint and the people are wonderful. But make sure you know some Italian, because most of the locals in these small towns don't speak English.