Learn Italian by Region | Italiano, Regione per Regione (B1–B2) https://alexlearns.com/italian/ en-us © 2026 Alex Learns Learn Italian with intermediate listening practice (B1–B2). Twenty episodes, twenty regions of Italy: history, food, culture, and everyday life told in clear, natural spoken Italian. Free transcripts and vocabulary lists at https://alexlearns.com/italian/. https://media.alexlearns.com/italian/cover.png Learn Italian by Region | Alex Learns https://alexlearns.com/italian/ Alex Learns Intermediate Italian listening practice through the 20 regions of Italy Learn Italian by listening to content worth hearing. Italiano, Regione per Regione is Italian listening practice for intermediate learners (B1–B2). Each episode tells the story of one Italian region — its history, cities, geography, food, work, and local identity — in clear, natural spoken Italian. You improve your Italian comprehension while actually learning about Italy. This is comprehensible input, not a grammar course: the language is understandable at an intermediate level but still sounds like real spoken Italian. Vocabulary and structures are introduced through context, repetition, contrast, and storytelling. Each episode helps you: • practice sustained Italian listening comprehension • learn Italian vocabulary in context • absorb natural sentence patterns and real spoken rhythm • follow stories, explanations, and historical events in Italian • understand how Italian culture changes from region to region Twenty regions. Twenty stories. One complete intermediate Italian listening course. Free transcripts, vocabulary lists, and grammar notes for every episode: https://alexlearns.com/italian/ false serial Alex Learns podcast@alexlearns.com no learn Italian, Italian podcast, intermediate Italian, B1 Italian, B2 Italian, Italian listening practice, Italian comprehension, comprehensible input Italian, Italian for intermediate learners, spoken Italian, natural Italian, Italian stories, Italian vocabulary, Italian culture, Italian regions, Italian history Emilia-Romagna: The Road Born from War | Intermediate Italian Listening (B1–B2) – Ep. 1 https://alexlearns.com/italian/emilia-romagna alexlearns-italian-s01e01-emilia-romagna Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:50:00 +0000 Matteo follows the Via Emilia from Roman conquest to rival cities, food, industry, and identity. Intermediate Italian listening practice through a strong historical story. Free transcript and vocabulary list at https://alexlearns.com/italian/emilia-romagna. Learn Italian with the story of Emilia-Romagna — intermediate Italian listening practice (B1–B2), told entirely in clear, natural spoken Italian.

Matteo follows the Via Emilia from Roman conquest to rival cities, food, industry, and identity. Intermediate Italian listening practice through a strong historical story.

You will hear about:

  • the Roman conquest of the Po Valley
  • the construction of the Via Emilia
  • Piacenza, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, Forlì, Cesena, Rimini, and Ravenna
  • the historical difference between Emilia and Romagna
  • Ravenna and the final centuries of the Roman Empire
  • the Po Valley and the Apennines
  • Parmigiano Reggiano, prosciutto di Parma, tortellini, and piadina
  • motor companies, ceramics, and specialized industry
  • campanilismo, civic rivalry, and regional identity

Made for intermediate Italian learners who want sustained listening practice through a strong historical story — real comprehensible input, not textbook dialogues.

Free transcript, vocabulary list, and grammar notes: https://alexlearns.com/italian/emilia-romagna

]]> Emilia-Romagna: The Road Born from War | Intermediate Italian Listening (B1–B2) – Ep. 1 Rome, the Via Emilia, and rival cities — a B1–B2 Italian listening story Matteo follows the Via Emilia from Roman conquest to rival cities, food, industry, and identity. Intermediate Italian listening practice through a strong historical story. Free transcript and vocabulary list at https://alexlearns.com/italian/emilia-romagna. 17:35 1 1 full false Emilia-Romagna, learn Italian, B1 Italian, B2 Italian, intermediate Italian, Italian listening practice, comprehensible input, Italian regions Veneto: Start with Venice, Then Go Beyond | Intermediate Italian Listening (B1–B2) – Ep. 2 https://alexlearns.com/italian/veneto alexlearns-italian-s01e02-veneto Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:10:00 +0000 Matteo starts in Venice, then crosses to the terraferma: Verona, Padova, Vicenza, Treviso, industry, wine, mountains, and the idea that Veneto is a network of places — not one famous city. Free transcript and vocabulary list at https://alexlearns.com/italian/veneto. Learn Italian with the story of Veneto — intermediate Italian listening practice (B1–B2), told entirely in clear, natural spoken Italian.

Matteo starts in Venice, then crosses to the terraferma: Verona, Padova, Vicenza, Treviso, industry, wine, mountains, and the idea that Veneto is a network of places — not one famous city.

You will hear about:

  • why Venice is the worst place to stop if you want to understand Veneto
  • Verona, Padova, Vicenza, Treviso, Belluno, and Rovigo
  • lagoon, plain, hills, and the Dolomites
  • the terraferma and Venetian power on the mainland
  • Palladio’s villas and wealth moving inland
  • postwar industry and family businesses
  • campanilismo and local identity
  • bacari, cicchetti, ombra, polenta, Prosecco, and Amarone
  • tourism pressure on living Venice

Made for intermediate Italian learners who want sustained listening practice through a strong historical story — real comprehensible input, not textbook dialogues.

Free transcript, vocabulary list, and grammar notes: https://alexlearns.com/italian/veneto

]]> Veneto: Start with Venice, Then Go Beyond | Intermediate Italian Listening (B1–B2) – Ep. 2 Venice, the mainland, and a network of cities — B1–B2 Italian listening Matteo starts in Venice, then crosses to the terraferma: Verona, Padova, Vicenza, Treviso, industry, wine, mountains, and the idea that Veneto is a network of places — not one famous city. Free transcript and vocabulary list at https://alexlearns.com/italian/veneto. 14:55 2 1 full false Veneto, learn Italian, B1 Italian, B2 Italian, intermediate Italian, Italian listening practice, comprehensible input, Italian regions Abruzzo: Italy’s First Capital Was Not Rome | Intermediate Italian Listening (B1–B2) – Ep. 3 https://alexlearns.com/italian/abruzzo alexlearns-italian-s01e03-abruzzo Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:35:00 +0000 Giovanni tells the story of Abruzzo from Corfinium — the rebel capital that put the name Italia on its coins — to Ovid, Celestine V, mountain life, regional food, and L’Aquila’s 2009 earthquake and reconstruction. Free transcript and vocabulary list at https://alexlearns.com/italian/abruzzo. Learn Italian with the story of Abruzzo — intermediate Italian listening practice (B1–B2), told entirely in clear, natural spoken Italian.

Giovanni tells the story of Abruzzo from Corfinium — the rebel capital that put the name Italia on its coins — to Ovid, Celestine V, mountain life, regional food, and L’Aquila’s 2009 earthquake and reconstruction.

You will hear about:

  • the Social War and why Rome’s Italian allies rebelled
  • Corfinium, the rebel capital that used the name Italia
  • L’Aquila, Pescara, Chieti, Teramo, and Sulmona
  • Ovid, exile, and the Metamorphoses
  • Celestine V, the hermit who became pope and resigned
  • the Gran Sasso, Maiella, national parks, and transhumance
  • arrosticini, saffron, pasta alla chitarra, trabocchi, and confetti
  • the modern economy, the coast, and mountain depopulation
  • the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, solidarity, and reconstruction

Made for intermediate Italian learners who want sustained listening practice through a strong historical story — real comprehensible input, not textbook dialogues.

Free transcript, vocabulary list, and grammar notes: https://alexlearns.com/italian/abruzzo

]]> Abruzzo: Italy’s First Capital Was Not Rome | Intermediate Italian Listening (B1–B2) – Ep. 3 Corfinium, the name Italia, and a mountain region’s story — B1–B2 Italian listening Giovanni tells the story of Abruzzo from Corfinium — the rebel capital that put the name Italia on its coins — to Ovid, Celestine V, mountain life, regional food, and L’Aquila’s 2009 earthquake and reconstruction. Free transcript and vocabulary list at https://alexlearns.com/italian/abruzzo. 17:57 3 1 full false Abruzzo, learn Italian, B1 Italian, B2 Italian, intermediate Italian, Italian listening practice, comprehensible input, Italian regions