Try a Virtual Italian language Homestay with Sira in Liguria!

I’m pleased to bring to you, a guest post by Sira who lives in Sarzana in Liguria.

Sira is an Italian teacher who lives in Sarzana in Liguria. Together we collaborate to bring you homestay language vacations in Italy to live la vita bella and to learn the language. Sira encourages you, in this time of world-wide lockdown to keep your Italian studies alive and thriving. And even though it isn’t possible to travel to Italy at the moment and stay in her home, she would like to open her home up to you anyway and provide you with a “virtual homestay” language learning experience.

Virtual Italian Language Homestay?
Wait… what’s that!?!?

I’m going to let Sira explain in her own words!

Aspettando la fine di questo lockdown mondiale, non rinunciate al vostro viaggio-studio in Italia e approfittate del mio Virtual Homestay a Sarzana.

As we wait for the end of the world quarantine to end, don’t give up your study trip to Italy, rather take advantage of my Virtual Homestay in Sarzana.

Vi offrirò delle accurate lezioni di italiano inserite nel tour virtuale delle bellezze naturali, artistiche e culturali della mia terra.

I will offer you valuable Italian lessons inserted in a virtual tour of the natural, artistic and cultural beauties of my land.

Vi farò scoprire i borghi pittoreschi delle Cinque Terre, conoscere  il palazzo Bonaparte e la fortezza medicea di Sarzana, ammirare la millenaria Croce lignea di Mastro Guglielmo, visitare una rinomata cantina vinicola, imparare a cucinare la torta d’erbi o altri piatti tipici…. e molto altro ancora in base ai vostri interessi e ai vostri gusti.

I will help you to discover the picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre, as well as make you familiar with the Bonaparte palace and the Medici fortress of Sarzana. Together we will admire the millennial wooden cross of Mastro Guglielmo, and visit the renowned wine cellar, as well as learn how to cook the herb cake and other typical dishes of this area… and we will do so much more according to your interests and tastes.

Le mie lezioni online di italiano saranno inserite nel tour virtuale delle bellezze naturali, artistiche e culturali della mia terra, così potrete unire lo studio della lingua alla scoperta di una regione fra le più particolari d’Italia. Per ogni lezione sceglieremo un percorso tematico ed io vi guiderò nell’approfondimento dei diversi aspetti linguistici e culturali che via via incontreremo.

My online Italian lessons will be included in the virtual tour of natural, artistic and cultural beauties of my land, so you can combine the study of the language with the discovery of one of the interesting regions of Italy. As we take our virtual tour together, I will help you with deepen your understanding of the Italian language.

Ed infine, prima di salutarci, davanti ad una tazzina di caffè, converseremo tranquillamente del più e del meno.

And finally, before saying goodbye, with a cup of coffee in front of us, we will chit chat about everything and nothing.

Le cose belle da
scoprire a Sarzana

Interesting things to see in Sarzana.

Cinque Terre: antichi borghi marinari arroccati sulla montagna che scende a picco sul mare, caratteristici per i loro terrazzamenti coltivati a vigneti e olivi.

Cinque Terre: The ancient seaside villages perched on the mountain that descends sharply to the sea, characteristic for their terraces cultivated with vineyards and olive trees.

Palazzo Bonaparte: al numero 28 di via Mazzini, nel centro di Sarzana, c’è la casa torre del XIV secolo appartenuta alla famiglia Bonaparte prima che questa  si trasferisse in Corsica.

Palazzo Bonaparte: at number 28 via Mazzini, in the center of Sarzana, there is the 14^th century tower house that belonged to the Bonaparte family before they moved to Corsica.

Fortezza Firmafede: è una fortezza del XIII secolo ampliata e ristrutturata nel XV secolo da Lorenzo dei Medici.

The Firmafed Fortress: it is a 13^th century fortress enlarged and renovated in the 15^th century by Lorenzo de’ Medici.

La Croce Lignea (1138) di Mastro Guglielmo, conservata nella cattedrale di Sarzana, è il più antico esemplare di croce dipinta.

The wooden cross (1138) by Matro Guglielmo, preserved in the cathedral of Sarzana, one of the oldest examples of painted crosses.

Please consider scheduling a Homestay with Sira and sign up for a future date later in the year or even next year!

If you would like to take on-line lessons with Sira now and experience a “Virtual Homestay” please use the form below.

To Book a “Homestay with Sira in her home in Sarazana: Sira offers a special price for readers of the Matta Blog. To find out more about Sira’s Homestay in Sarzana in Liguria, inquire about prices and to check availability fill out this form or contact: homestay@studentessamatta.com