If you're curious about Italy's lesser-known regions, this episode is for you.

We're headed east from Rome and deep into a region bounded by mountains and the Adriatic Sea.

It's a region from where many migrants departed decades ago, looking for new lives in places

like America, Australia and Canada.

Our guest today has turned those tables and made her home in beautiful, untold,

Abruzzo, and she's excited to share it with you today.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy,

the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages,

mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark,

takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

history, culture, wine, gelato,

and of course, a whole lot of pasta. If you're dreaming

of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Dreaming of arriving in Italy, strolling into a gelatoria and ordering your gelato with confidence.

If you've been learning Italian with language apps but still can't string a sentence together,

it might be time to try another approach. My friend Michelle from Intrepid Italian offers a practical way to learn

travel-ready Italian. Thanks to her unique 80-20 method, Michelle teaches you exactly what you need

to know to connect with locals and have more authentic travel experiences. There's no getting

bogged down in awkward phrases and unnecessary grammar.

As an adult learner herself with Italian heritage, Michelle really knows how to bridge

the gap between English and Italian.

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