We will take you to some of the oldest and most well-known cafés in Rome to taste the most typical and tempting pastries. And, most interesting for us, when we meet for a coffee, we talk.

Friday 11 May

Arrival at Naples by your own means.

7:00 pm –  Meeting point Piazza Amedeo, in front of the metro station.

Aperitif-dinner at ISI Arti Associate, Contemporary Arts Center. (www.isiartiassociate.net).

9:00 pm –  Theater show “La conversione di un cavallo” in the tableaux vivants di [...]]]> Corso-percorso “Vedi Napoli e poi ritorna!”

Friday 11 May

Arrival at Naples by your own means.

7:00 pm –  Meeting point Piazza Amedeo, in front of the metro station.

Aperitif-dinner at ISI Arti Associate, Contemporary Arts Center. (www.isiartiassociate.net).

9:00 pm –  Theater show “La conversione di un cavallo” in the tableaux vivants di Ludovica Rambelli, a work of extreme simplicity and with great emotional impact: the eyes of the spectators are made up of 21 paintings Caravaggio made ​​with the actors’ bodies and the use of everyday objects and draped fabrics.

Saturday 12 May

9:30 am –  Meeting point Piazza Amedeo, in front of the metro station.

Lì dove il mare luccica – Presenze reali

Walk along the seafront with arrival at Borgo Marinaro and Castel dell’Ovo. We continue to Piazza del Plebiscito, where we see the Royal Palace and the Church of San Francesco di Paola. We enter into Piazza Trento e Trieste with the church of San Ferdinando to arrive at the Theater San Carlo and then to see the Maschio Angioino Castle.

Let’s go back in front of the Theater San Carlo and enter into the Galleria Umberto I. We cross the tunnel up to Via Toledo.

1:00 pm –  Lunch at the trattoria ’A Pignata in Quartieri Spagnoli.

(www.trattoriapignata.it)

Ti accompagno vico vico – dal gotico al barocco

2:30-5.30 pm –  We continue our walk down Via Toledo to get to Piazza del Gesù Nuovo.

Here at the center of the square is the obelisk of the Immaculate Conception and the view of the famous Spaccanapoli and the Church of Gesù Nuovo. Opposite is the convent of Clarisse connected to the church of Santa Chiara with the Majolica Cloister. We continue our walk from Via Benedetto Croce to Piazza San Domenico Maggiore. Here we visit the Sansevero Chapel.

We go through via dei Tribunali to meet the Church of Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio, and then the Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore, with its archaeological site. Then in via Duomo we can see the Cathedral of Naples with the San Gennaro  Chapel.

7:00 pm –  Authentic Neapolitan  pizza at Di Matteo (www.pizzerienapoli.org/dimatteo).

9:00 pm – Theater show “I Posteggiatori tristi” at the theatre space “Start”. (www.sodasciarappa.altervista.org/index.html).

I Posteggiatori Tristi, not to be confused with the car parking attendants, are a group of musicians that reproduces comic-clownish expressions of a typical Neapolitan street, the so-called “posteggia”.

Sunday 13 May

9:30 am Meeting point Piazza Amedeo, in front of the metro station.

Vedi Napoli e poi ritorni?

Visit of Villa Pignatelli Cortes

12:30 pm –  Lunch at the restaurant Capa ‘e Alice. http://ilpostoinsolito-napoli.blogautore.repubblica.it/2012/04/05/capalice-novita-nella-chiaia-bene/

2:30 pm –  Back to the hotel to pick up our luggage and departure for Rome.

Fees

Corso-percorso: € 180 per person

Museum tickets: € 9,00 (Museo Cappella Sansevero – Villa Pignatelli)

2 tickets for the 2 shows and 1 apertif-dinner at ISI Arti Associate: € 35:

The cost does not include meals and lodging.

Notes

Participation at the restaurant visits and theatre shows are not mandatory.

To register please call 065759288/3476265126 or email g.raimondi@percorsiditaliano.it

Recommended accommodation

www.pintostorey.it – tariffa Percorsi d’Italiano

Double room Queen size bed € 78

Double room standard € 88

Double room superior € 98

Single room € 68

www.napoliday.it – tariffa Percorsi d’Italiano

Double room € 90

Single room € 60

Triple room € 105

www.hotelchiaia.it – codice BKHM1205

Double room superior € 150

Double room standard € 130

Single room  in standard and superior double room € 105

Single room Queen size bed € 95

www.bbamedeo.it – tariffa Percorsi d’Italiano

Double room € 75

Single room € 55

Triple room € 95

www.bblasuite.com – tariffa Percorsi d’Italiano

Double room € 80

Double room for single use € 50

www.bbdellepalme.it – tariffa Percorsi d’Italiano

Double room € 85

Double room for single use € 55

Triple room € 105

Quadruple room € 130

Notes

Please book the accommodation at the hotel/B&B chosen.

The title of the course is not by chance. Some movies, even those less well known, have the right “voice” to tell us how this young [...]]]> Explaining our country through movies is not an easy task, considering the immense amount of films produced in Italy; many of them are undisputed masterpieces of international film making.

The title of the course is not by chance. Some movies, even those less well known, have the right “voice” to tell us how this young country was formed and has grown over its 150 years.

The term “voice”, finally, also suggests the sound of words and therefore, the most important thing for us, it refers to the language.

During the lessons we will give you information about movies, look at some scenes, we’ll discuss it together and we will work to consolidate your grammar.

Elementary course 1: from February 14th to April 17th, 11.30-13.30, Tuesdays (20 hours).
Elementary course 2: from February 14th to April 17th, 18.00-20.00, Tuesdays (20 hours).

Intermediate course 1: from February 16th to April 19th, 10.30-12.30, Thursdays (20 hours).
Intermediate course 2: from February 16th to April 19th, 18.00-20.00, Thursdays (20 hours).

Course fees

6 persons                  8 persons                 10 persons
€ 250 per person    € 220 per person    € 190 per person

Course location: Percorsi d’Italiano, Via B. Peruzzi 16, Circo Massimo stop, Metro B.

The offer is also valid for people recommended by you.

To register please call 065759288/3476265126 or email g.raimondi@percorsiditaliano.it

 As it is widely known, Italy, the “Bel Paese”, has an immense artistic heritage as well as many exceptional regions where to spend the holidays. But Italy does not end here. In our opinion, it is a country with many traditions which continue to dominate its culture and way of [...]]]> Course L’Italia secondo noi

 As it is widely known, Italy, the “Bel Paese”, has an immense artistic heritage as well as many exceptional regions where to spend the holidays. But Italy does not end here. In our opinion, it is a country with many traditions which continue to dominate its culture and way of life.

The course is an ideal stroll through Italy, which does not respect geographical or chronological criteria, but rather travels through the customs, traditions and creativity of the Italians.

We will talk about fashion, cuisine, idioms, bars and restaurants, places to explore, parties and popular traditions, music and more.

Elementary course 1: from November 8^th to December 9^th, 11.30-13.30, Tuesdays and Thursdays (20 hours).

Elementary course 2: from November 8^th to December 9^th, 17.00-19.00, Tuesdays and Fridays (20 hours).

Course fees (Elementary course)

Intermediate course 1: from November 9^th 2011 to January 20^th 2012, 10.30-12.30, Wednesdays, (16 hours).

Intermediate course 2: from November 10^th 2011 to January 27^th 2012, 17.30-19.30, Thursdays (16 hours).

The courses will not take place from December 21^st 2011 to January 5^th 2012.

Course fees (Intermediate course)

Course location: Percorsi d’Italiano, Via B. Peruzzi 16, Circo Massimo stop, Metro B.

The courses will only take plance with a minimum of 6 participants.
The offer is also valid for people recommended by yourself.

To register please call 3476265126 or email g.raimondi@percorsiditaliano.it

We will visit the sites of our artistic heritage to tell [...]]]> Far from the typical visits of touristic guides we will tell you the history of the Roman Empire and at the same time use the resorts of this great city to learn and improve your Italian, according to our learning on the move methodology.

We will visit the sites of our artistic heritage to tell the Rome of Augustus as of some emperors like Hadrian, Caracalla, Diocletian, Domitian, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Trajan, Vespasian. We will discover how people lived in Rome under the empire.

Let’s go to the  Spas, the markets, and to the places built for the emperors. All this, of course, in Italian.

The “corso percorso” for beginners will take place from October 4^th  to October 27^th. We meet two times a week for two hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.30 to 12.30.

Fees

The course will start only if we reach the minimum number of 6 participants.
The offer is also valid for people recommended by you.

To register call 3476265126 or email g.raimondi@percorsiditaliano.it