Calendario di Livorno 2012

NOW AVAILABLE - LIVORNO 2012 CALENDAR

Livorno 2012 Calendar - for the Old English Cemetery

 HELP TO MAINTAIN AND RESTORE LIVORNO'S HISTORIC SITES & MONUMENTS!

All proceeds from this calendar will go to the Livorno delle Nazioni Cultural Association to support efforts to maintain and restore the Old English Cemetery in Via Verdi, Livorno. 

It is a completely NO-PROFIT initiative!

The Livorno 2012 Calendar is available from the following bookshops, newstands and schools in Livorno:

Libreria Belforte, Via della Madonna
Libreria Gaia Scienza, Via di Franco 14
Libreria Marradi, Via Marradi 207
Edicola della Stazione di Livorno (Livorno Train Station newstand)
Edicola di Simone Luti, Piazza Grande (on the corner near Libreria Giunti)
Edicola 4 Mori (by the 4 Mori monument)
British School, Piazza Grande
Centro Linguistico Agorà, Piazza Grande
Percorsi Musicali, Via Leopardi (zona Picchianti) 

The calendar has been put together using photos of Livorno by seven Livornese photographers who have kindly donated their work to this cause.
The calendar is an A3 format, one page per month, is cellophane wrapped and costs €10.

The photographers are: Luca Forgiarini, Matteo Giunti, Alessandro Gori, Marco Orsolini, Gianna Somigli, Giacomo Spagnoli and Claudio Tucci.

If you would like to order a calendar directly through the Livorno Now website, please clic on: Livorno Now for details of postage & packing rates.  

FREE DELIVERY IN THE LIVORNO AREA

A testimonial in English: Dale

Our family had decided to take our vacation in Italy, and a friend offered us her apartment in Castiglioncello, a short drive from Livorno. My wife wanted to take Italian lessons (although I wasn't 100% convinced we needed to), and started looking for a language school. We decided on "La Scuola Toscana" because the teacher (Sara) was willing to come to our apartment. After Sara and my wife exchanged a few mails, we decided on 5 x 2 hours of lessons spread out over our two-week visit.

During our lessons - which Sara put together based on our needs and desires - we learned a lot, and we had fun doing it. Each time we met, the two hours went by in a flash, and we were able to easily apply what we learned while sightseeing and going out to eat in local restaurants. Nobody mistook us for native Italians, but we were able to ask directions, go grocery shopping, order at a restaurant in Italian; in short, normal, everyday things which made our vacation a lot more fun and interesting. Thanks to Sara, we were able to communicate with many more people than would have otherwise been possible.

To make our stay even more enjoyable, Sara gave us many insider tips about the area and where we could visit, arranged a wine tasting for us, and on the last weekend, she even gave us a personal tour through her home town of Livorno. I would heartily recommend La Scuola Toscana to anyone who wants to pay a visit to the Toscana, learn a little talian on the side, and just have a memorable vacation! 

Grazie mille, cara Sara! 

Dale, Oktober 2009

A testimonial in English: Vic

If you want to learn italian, Sara's school in Livorno is an ideal location. I spent six weeks with her at her school, during which time I received not only expert and professional tuition but also a chance to experience and learn about life in a typical Italian town, through visits to markets, shops and places of interest which abound in the area; all part of the varied courses which Sara organises.

Come and learn Italian in the sunshine! 
Vic, UK, March 2010

An article about "La Scuola Toscana" in Tuscany

Spring Italian Language Courses "on the move" in Tuscany

Italian Lessons that take you away from the classroom and 

bring you closer to Italian life

 

Livorno-born Sara Gasparri has been running a language school for the teaching of Italian to German students in Bremen for many years. She offers Italian lessons also in Livorno to anyone with a desire to learn or improve their Italian.

Sara has an untraditional approach to teaching, taking her students out of the classroom and onto the streets, so that a lesson in Italian becomes a lesson in Italian life as well.
Italian On the Move is a way of learning the language while also exploring the local area, meeting the people, and finding out about local customs.

Sara is also a qualified sommelier, and can organise wine-tasting in some of the excellent wineries near Livorno. She can also organise theatre and art courses.

Spring is an ideal time to follow a course, when the Livorno climate is warm, sunny, and not too hot, and there is a definite feeling of pre-summer excitement in the air! Come for a week, or even two, for a whole new learning experience.

To find out more, contact Sara directly at info@lascuolatoscana.eu

(Thank you to Sarah Thompson and her interesting website:  www.livornonow.com)

A testimonial in English: Lorraine

Ciao a tutti!

I wish to thank my nuova amica Sara Gasparri for a most wonderful and enjoyable learning experience at bella Livorno. Sara made learning Italian clear and simple for a novice like me.

We studied each day for two hours "on the move". One day by the Mediterranean Sea, one day touring to the Fortezza Vecchia and she also talked about la storia e la cultura di Livorno. My most favourite experience at Livorno was a visit... del mercato aperto.

Now io e mio marito desire to return to Italy someday soon and spend more time learning and experiencing the life and culture of Italy. Sara provided lessons not only in the language of Italy, but of its culture and lifestyle.

In addition Sara shared her knowledge and expertise of wine by way of the amazing visit to Giovanni Chiappini's vineyard, in the beautiful area of Bolgheri, Toscana. Giovanni, the owner, and his daughter Martina were most cordial and helpful in explaining about the care and growing of the grapes as well as the process for making the best wines.

I could not have planned a better holiday for fun and learning. Mille grazie, Sara. I truly recommend this experience to all who are interested in learning about the Italian language, heritage and culture.

Arrivederci.

Lorraine Santarlas, New Jersey, USA, Mai 2011