A little effort to speak the language can buy a whole lot of goodwill in Italy. In most big cities and heavily touristed areas in Italy, hotel and restaurant staff, shopkeepers, and museum attendants ...

If you love a good cup of tea, or perhaps enjoy a hot water bottle on a chilly evening, you've likely used a bollitore before. Bollitore (hear it pronounced here) is the Italian word for ‘kettle’.

This is one word Italian speakers won't want to shout too loudly when in English-speaking countries. Photo by Antonio Lapa on Unsplash The Italian language may sound like music to the ears of those ...

A couple overlooking a small village in Tuscany. In most big cities and heavily touristed areas in Italy, hotel and restaurant staff, shopkeepers, and museum attendants will almost certainly speak at ...