In Italian and in Italy, the table, LA TAVOLA, as we have already discovered brings with it a concept different from IL TAVOLO. It is around UNA TAVOLA that one should have the loved ones and, of course, Real Friends – VERI AMICI. That’s why we believe it is more than ever important for you…
Author: Chiara
FALSI AMICI – Word of the Week
They are commonly called “False Friends – Falsi Amici” and we are not talking about the double-faced people we all have met in life, at one point or another. Here we are talking about the numerous confusing Italian words that, in English sound similar but have a completely different meaning. We recently had a lesson…
Apple Scent – Profumo di Mela (dual language)
Apple Scent – Profumo di Mela (EN) Scent of apple pie, sugar and cinnamon. Memories of festive atmospheres, my mother and grandmother at home, women gathered around the kitchen table, kneading and chatting … and the heart warming aroma of baked apples rising from the oven. For me, the scent of the Apples awakes memories…
The Francigena Road, first true European journey
The Francigena Road, first true European journey- The famous Francigena Road is not a single long trail, but rather a dense network of country tracks, small paths and streets along a challenging itinerary, 1800 Km long. In the Middle Ages, this was the most important road connecting Rome to Northern Europe. Sigerico’s Diary The Francigena…
Meet Alessandro: Creative Pizza-Maker (dual language)
(EN) Meet Alessandro: Creative Pizza-Maker, from Tuscany to Paris Whenever someone tells me how young Italians don’t want to work, or leave home, that they are “mammoni” … Well, I would like to reply that I have so many stories to tell you! I know so many young people who have decided to start new…
French Inspiration:Latte alla Rosa – Rose Milk (dual language)
French Inspiration: Latte alla Rosa – Rose Milk ( by Amélie A.) : Our herbalist Essere-per-Te Team speaks French: on parle Francais. Within our team we have two girls living in France, Olimpia and my-self, Amélie. So we may say that we have some French inspirations too. In addition we just came back from a…
A Piedi in Toscana (dual language)
(IT) – Siamo partiti Domenica mattina, di buon’ora, per un percorso a piedi nella mia amata Val d’Orcia. Obiettivo: una Domenica di slow travel, alla ricerca di un momento per riconnettersi con noi stessi, educandoci “all’ascolto del Silenzio”, all’abitudine di “Guardare” e non solo “Vedere”. Un gruppo di “viaggiatori lenti”; abbiamo scelto un itinerario che…
Sugar & Spice- Magic Spell (dual language)
ZUCCA, ZUCCHERO & SPEZIE – Un BODY SCRUB da Incantesimo “Girls are made of Sugar & Spice and Everything Nice” Un Body Scrub post Halloween e perfetto per le prossime feste? Partecipando ai Workshop Botanici di Essere-per-Te nell’occasione dello Speciale Natale imparerete ricette benessere & bellezza con spezie ed essenze di stagione tra cui anche…
CASTAGNA – Word of the Week
CASTAGNA – Word of the Week Castagna, Word of the Week; Lesson in pills: Can you think of a better symbol for the Autumn season? La Castagna (Chestnut) is the main protagonist of the numerous Fairs, Festivals that cheer up our Tuscan villages in October. With some of our students we went to Festa d’Autunno…
Blackberries: black pearls from the woods(dual language article)
(EN) (by Marì & Violante R.) Blackberries: black pearls from the woods : How delicious blackberries are! Sweet fruits of late summer. Being quite difficult to preserve, it is not easy to find them in stores. It’s a pity, they are so good! Where can we find these delicious berries? Nothing easier here in Tuscany…