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Going Old School… A Rome Tour Guide for non Italian Speakers

Charlotte Evans — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:28:38 +0000

Torre di Babele students at Appia Antica

Pebble stone roads, birds chirping, grass blowing in the wind, ancient ruins standing off in the distance of a massive field. Via Appia Antica is truly the ideal escape from the noise of a city and easily accessible in under ten minutes using public transport.

This previous weekend a group of students from the school and I were fortunate enough to experience this part of Rome through the Saturday cultural activity offered through Torre di Babele. With a tour guide arranged for us, all we had to do was show up and follow! The guide was really helpful as she was able to cater to all the different levels of Italian. As the group had several really advanced students and then me (level 1, baby!!), it was impressive that she kept the upper level students engaged while still ensuring that I understood the general gist of the story. The tour was varied with a stop at the basilica, the ruins, a visit of the field where the movie Ben Hur was filmed (cool, huh?!) and a lot of fun facts about all the little things we passed as we walked along the “via.”

It was also a really economical trip as we got tour guide and entrance fees to everything for under 10 euros. With the advantage of a British passport (always carry a copy with me!) and a student ID, I am able to get discounts to a lot of places around the city, and Appia Antica wasn’t any different. Being young does have significant advantages in the city!

After a good day of strolling around ancient Rome, I am definitely looking forward to the upcoming tours of regions of the city offered through the school – next week we are going to Rione Colonna which should be cool! We’ll get to see the Pantheon and other awesome things in that neighborhood.

Tiziano Ferro in Rome – Three Tickets to the First three to enroll

JD — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:55:30 +0000

Rome’s main summer event “L’estate Romana” brings one of its own back to center of this grandiose manifestation. Tiziano Ferro, a 28 year old from Latina, Italy, conquered audiences from all over the world with his first album release. This remarkable singer managed to blend his emotions in different languages. Tiziano sings in Italian, Spanish and French. With each album release, he has repetitively won platinum in the Mexican, Colombian and Spanish charts. Gold in Belgium and Turkey, arriving not only and Spanish and Italian speakers but also to every culture around the globe.

His last album, “Alla mia Età” (At my Age), was launched in 42 countries at once. So far, the album has been a success. Tiziano’s Tour promise to be a mix of this album and his songs already embed in the hearts of his fans.

Thinking about our future students, we went ahead and bought three (3) tickets to this superb event. The first three students to enroll in one of our Middle Term or Long Term courses that covers the concert’s date (June 24, 2009) will get a ticket to attend to the concert for free.

Use the following enrollment form to participate!

Be within the first three and you will come to Rome not only to learn Italian but to also enjoy this unique event during L’estate Romana. Enroll now, don’t be last, there are only 3 tickets!

Detailed information about Tiziano Ferro:

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* The pictures published on this blopost are courtesy of Tizianoferro.com