Visit Como with Us in Slow Italian - Super Easy Italian 82.

Hi Today we're in a very beautiful place and we want to take you on a tour with us But where are we We're in Como Let's go Maybe we should head up there We're definitely climbing up here There's Brody right here Walk with us Hi Brody Let's stroll along the lake Let's walk slowly Very slowly Let's go slowly Very slowly At this rate we won't even make it to the funicular station So let's go a bit faster Maybe yes Okay But let's keep talking slowly Perfect I think I grabbed the wrong arm I've got the camera And I'm holding Brody So there's a lake here There is also a bench This bench is perfect for sitting and gazing at the lake How beautiful The winter lake Brody wants to go into the lake Brody really enjoys swimming Brody Hi But I have a question Where is George Clooney Yes Where is he I don't know if we'll find him today We're shooting I'll ask around Where's George Hi How's the walk along the lake Great We're almost at the funicular station Why do we want to take the funicular to go up It's one of our favorite things to do in Como because Lake Como is very beautiful seen from down here but even more stunning from above You can take walks and there are restaurants as well The perfect spots to enjoy an aperitif while taking in the view of the lake and mountains And meanwhile there are seagulls that have decided to join the segment I don't know if they're visible Hi They keep screaming What on earth do you mean Wait wait See you if they've seen George Excuse me Have you seen George No No George Has anyone here come to Como Have you seen George Let us know in the comments We're curious Today there's no line Usually in summer there's a very long line that stretches all the way here even beyond Instead maybe because it's winter there's no line for the funicular Or maybe not No no That's why there's no line The funicular is closed It's closing for maintenance Oh no And now we're heading around to Como Maybe I'm just saying maybe we'll run into George But what do you like about Como There are so many things you can do on Lake Como Or perhaps not in winter In winter it's lovely to come and stroll through the streets of the city center Having a coffee at a cozy indoor café and watching the lake from afar in the warmth In the estate there are places where you can swim rent a boat take a boat ride and perhaps even try paddleboarding soup Yes George can be sought after in every season There are many hotels like this along the lake So many big hotels where George might be We enter the center There are many interesting little streets There are also many people and probably many tourists even in winter It's a beautiful place That's normal there Everyone wants to visit I need to go to the bathroom Coffee here Yes While Matteo's doing his thing I wanted to ask you whether you're finding this slow episode useful Sometimes Italians speak very quickly too quickly And it's hard to understand and learn them because it feels like a flood of words These slower episodes however are precisely what help you understand and learn New phrases and new words It's more like how children learn Adults speak to them slowly and clearly If you enjoy learning this way Easy Italian community members have access to the slow audio of all our episodes including those recorded on the street where people speak extremely fast at night There are also other materials such as exercises the crossword and videos with and without subtitles To test your listening skills Learn more click there in the description You can listen to all and download them here The Duomo of Como also known as the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a very important monument in northern Italy and it was opened around 1390 And it is a cathedral built in the Gothic style You can tell can't you I don't know Well I'm reading Google I'm reading some things One interesting thing is that its construction took place between approximately 1300 and 1700 So it's a combination of many styles—Gothic Renaissance and Baroque—so styles that are also very different from one another The frog door on the left side features a small sculpted frog according to legend marking the level reached by the lake during a historic flood Let's go see the frog I remember it because I've seen people touch the frog and I think it brings good luck too We go beneath the arches But it's no longer a frog though it once was There it is It's not very visible but maybe it's lost its head as well They say the lake has reached this far Alpino Wandering through the narrow streets of Como we arrived at this very charming square It's called Piazza del Antico e Grain Market It is called that because as early as the 1100s The entrance to the square or the main shop was a bakery Brody was running it Behind me is the church of Sant'Eufemia I believe I don't want to say nonsense San Fedele Behind me is the church of San Fedele Here lie the remains of the saint since around the year 900 First there were also columns that were moved next to it Let's go to Piazza Cavour now We have arrived at Piazza Cavour and from Piazza Cavour as we said there is a wonderful view The lake From here you can also see the Museo Voltiano and Villa Olmo though unfortunately they 're currently undergoing renovations so maybe we should include some footage of them stock footage type Something that isn't ours but that can show you a bit of Villa Olmo Villa Olmo is a villa Built by the Marchesi Odescalchi in 1780 And here my memory ends It is a very large villa with large beautiful gardens that are open to visitors In Como there are many very large and very beautiful villas Some public ones you can visit others private ones you can admire from outside Maybe George is in one of these No Let's go visit George's villa I don't know I'm hungry And I'm cold Hi Everything perfect Just that I wasn't recording