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Benvenuti al Blog di Matta!

Welcome to the Matta Blog!

Esplora l’Italia attraverso articoli settimanali!
Explore Italy Through Weekly Posts!

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Italian Language Learning, Tips, Motivation

Level Up Your Italian with ChatGPT: Fun & Smart Language Learning with Ai

Crazy Italian Idioms That’ll Make You Laugh “A Crepapelle”

Yodeling about Italian Modal Verbs and a Conjugation Grammar Hack

Italian Language Homestay on Lake Garda: Learn and Explore with Claudia

Sofia, la Piccola Matta Teaches Italian

Enjoy the language-learning adventures of Sofia, la piccola matta — Now on Amazon in print & epub!

Find Sofia, la Piccola Matta on Amazon

“Sofia, la Piccola Matta Teaches Italian!” By Melissa Muldoon

Art & Artists

The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola Audiobook Now on Audible

The wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci

Arezzo: La Terra di Piero

Ilaria del Carretto: The Lucchese Beauty Who Lives Beyond the Grave

Cultural Anecdotes & Current Affairs

Rimettiamoci in sesto! Let’s get back on our feet!

Ladri col cuore? Thieves with a heart? Only in Italy and only at Easter

“Da Mario”: How One Preposition Turns a Restaurant into a Home

White Nights & Red Peppers: Colorful Italian Idioms You Can’t Translate

Food & Wine

A Toast to the Negroni Cocktail: Discover its Florentine Origins, Legends and Fun Facts

Il cane ha mangiato il Panettone!

Tiramisu – pick up your cake dolce and eat it too!

Tacchino Arrotolato: Rolling Up Thanksgiving with Italian Flair

Grammar Lessons

“Da Mario”: How One Preposition Turns a Restaurant into a Home

Taking a Closer Look at Four Tricky Italian Words: Attendere, Assistere, Pretendere, Prescindere

Tirare: The Italian Verb That Pulls in Two Directions!

Yodeling about Italian Modal Verbs and a Conjugation Grammar Hack

Ci: A Small Word That Changes Colors Like a Chameleon!

Tiramisu – pick up your cake dolce and eat it too!

History, Holidays, Festivals

Una giornata da matti! The Race of the Candles in Gubbio

Ladri col cuore? Thieves with a heart? Only in Italy and only at Easter

Best Books and Films to Learn About the Medici Family of Florence

Italian Immersion in Arezzo & Florence 2025 – Learn, Live & Love Italy with la Matta!

Books, Music & Film

The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola Audiobook Now on Audible

La Piccola Sofia Wins Silver in the 2024-2025 Reader Views Literary Awards!

2025 Spring Matta Italian Group Book Club “Il treno dei bambini” di Viola Ardone

The Talented Ripley: Chills, Beauty, and Italian Charm!

Traveling, Cities, Excursions

Una giornata da matti! The Race of the Candles in Gubbio

2025 Learn Italian in Florence and Arezzo with Matta Immersive Language Programs

The Talented Ripley: Chills, Beauty, and Italian Charm!

Tacchino Arrotolato: Rolling Up Thanksgiving with Italian Flair

Posts by Date

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Tutti a Tavola! Celebrating Thanksgiving in America

Madeleine Pollard Hyde: Why I’m Learning Italian — A Matta Reader’s Journey

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Traveling in Italy with baggage. Does it weigh you down? How to pack a suitcase

Firenze ti ricordi di me? Florence do you remember me?

Dove Appendo il Cappello: My Home Sweet Home

The Friendships I’ve Made in Italy – The True Joy of Learning Italian

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Inferno nella caverna Dante performed in underground caves Castellana Puglia

Truffle Tales in Gubbio: Unlocking Doors with Italian

2011 Cinque Terre in Tempesta: Un Paradiso Trasformato in Inferno

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Il terrore viene d’oltretomba – Scary Italian Movies

I Studied with a Master of Masks: Carla Almanza de Quant

Graffiando sulle pietre: A Work of Art by Croci Sisinni from Ostuni

Un Giardino di Dolci: Discover the Confetti of Sulmona in Martina Franca

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Troppo Figo! Che Figata! Italian Idioms to Say Something Is ‘Cool’

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Giuseppe Sanmartino’s Cristo Velato – Baroque Art at the Edge of Illusion

Taralli Pugliesi: Tasty Treats from Puglia you can easily make at home!

E io pago! Totò’s Italian Actor’s famous line — Everyone Benefits, I Pay the Price!

Alberobello and the Trulli: Hobbit-Style Dwellings in Puglia

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Al Mare in Puglia – Dolce Far Niente: Sweetness of Doing Nothing

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The Magic of Harry Potter: Learn Italian with Harry Potter

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