🇮🇹 Conversation Tours
Travel through talking.
Six weeks. Small groups. Real Italian places, stories, and conversation.
Conversation Tours are live online Italian experiences for curious adults.
We use Italian to notice, wonder, discover, and talk together—with authentic images and cultural materials, plenty of support, and no expectation of perfect Italian.
Come curious. Bring the Italian you have. We’ll build from there.
🍂 Fall 2026
Saturdays · October 3–November 14
No class November 7
6 live online sessions · $210
☕ La mia bella Italia
A1–A2 · newer speakers
Saturdays · 1:00–2:00 PM Central
Six weeks. Six places. An Italy to look at more closely.
What can an ordinary little thing tell us about Italy?
⛲ Why are Roman drinking fountains called nasoni?
☕ What does a moka have to do with Italian design and everyday life?
🚋 Why isn’t buying a transit ticket always enough?
🚬 What can that big white T tell us about an Italian neighborhood?
Each week, one everyday object or detail leads us to a specific place and a larger cultural story.
Along the way, you’ll practice simple, reusable Italian for noticing, asking, choosing, reacting, and expressing what you think.
Vedo… · C’è… · Mi piace… · Preferisco… · Forse… · Che strano!
This Tour may be for you if…
- you know some Italian but speaking still feels difficult;
- you understand more than you can easily say;
- you want meaningful conversation without being put on the spot;
- you’re curious about Italian places and everyday life.
You don’t need to be “good at speaking Italian” before joining. Speaking is something we’ll practice together.
Complex culture. Simple Italian.
✉️ Interested in La mia bella Italia?
Email me to join the Tour or ask whether it’s a good fit.
laura.martell@lblnb.com
🕯️ Le Piccole Luci d’Italia
A2–B2+ · developing and more experienced speakers
Saturdays · 10:45 AM–11:45 PM Central
What can a tiny light tell us about a place?
This fall, we’re following six real little lights through Italy.
🪔 Thousands of tiny oil lamps transform a historic neighborhood near Napoli.
⛵ Illuminated boats cross the dark waters of Lago d’Iseo.
🎃 In the mountains of the Veneto, someone puts an illuminated carved pumpkin… on their head?
💡 Contemporary artists transform the streets of Torino with light.
🔥 Fires, food, memory, mountains, cocce and campanacci take us through the final weeks of autumn.
Each little light is the beginning of an investigation:
LIGHT → PLACE → “WAIT, WHAT?” → CULTURAL STORY → CONVERSATION
We’ll use images, maps, short authentic materials, video, sound, and supported Italian conversation to discover what people make, do, remember, change, and celebrate.
This Tour may be for you if…
- you can already hold some conversation in Italian;
- you’d like more confidence expressing your thoughts;
- you enjoy discovering cultural details you didn’t know before;
- you want intelligent adult conversation without needing perfect grammar or complete comprehension.
You don’t need to know the answer. Start by noticing.
✉️ Interested in Le Piccole Luci d’Italia?
Email me to join the Tour or ask whether it’s a good fit.
laura.martell@lblnb.com
🌲 Not sure which Tour is yours?
That’s okay.
You don’t need to diagnose your own Italian level before contacting me.
Tell me a little about what you’ve studied, what you can do comfortably, and where you get stuck. We’ll figure out which group makes sense together.
Fall 2026 at a glance
🕯️ Le Piccole Luci d’Italia
A2–B2+ · 10:45 AM–11:45 PM Central
☕ La mia bella Italia
A1–A2 · 1:00–2:00 PM Central
Saturdays · October 3–November 14
No class November 7
6 live online sessions · $210
Come curious. Bring the Italian you have. We’ll build from there.
✉️ Email Laura “Lucrezia” Martell
laura.martell@lblnb.com
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