Piano Piano — Slow Italian Stories

This Italian story at slow A2 level follows a daughter who returns to care for her aging father in summer. A quiet reunion becomes a gentle choice about family and home. In a small white house in Puglia, forty-five-year-old Chiara comes back from Mil... more

This Italian story at slow A2 level follows a translator whose internet dies on a rainy evening. When the power fails, a quiet night turns into something unexpected. Lucia lives alone in an old building in Padua and works from home as a book translat... more

A warm, slow Italian story at A2 level about a train ride across the golden hills of Tuscany. Elena leaves her town for a new job in Siena. On the morning train she meets Renzo, an old man who sells honey at the market. As the fields, vines and cypre... more

This gentle Italian story at slow A2 level follows a baker and his wife who plan secret Valentine's surprises. On a snowy February morning in Bologna, thirty-eight-year-old Pietro rises before dawn to bake bread for the city. This year he wants to ma... more

This Italian story at slow A2 level follows a nervous new father on the night his daughter is born. In a small house by the river in Verona, thirty-two-year-old Matteo works in a bicycle shop while his wife Sara waits for their first baby. It is a ho... more

This Italian story at slow A2 level follows a woman and her dog who find a lost puppy in an autumn park. In Turin, thirty-four-year-old Giulia walks her calm brown dog Otto every morning through streets full of red and yellow leaves. One cool morning... more

This Italian story at slow A2 level follows a young woman who finds love while helping at her sister's wedding. In a small seaside town in Sicily, June is hot and full of preparations. Rosa must find the perfect white flowers for her sister Chiara's ... more

This gentle Italian story at slow A2 level follows a family Easter lunch in sunny Puglia. A warm tale for relaxed listening. Marco lives in Milan, far from his family. One spring morning he returns to his grandmother's old white house among the olive... more