Gioielli, Caffè e Firenze: Learn Italian with Stories (Intermediate B1): Graded Italian Reader - Paperback

by Serena Capilli (Author)

Gioielli, Caffè e Firenze - An Italian Graded Reader for B1 Learners

Learn Italian through story, culture, and context-not endless exercises.

Marie, a young French artist, moves to Florence, Italy, to study the art of jewelry making. Surrounded by Renaissance beauty, bustling cafés, and Florentine craftsmanship, she begins building a new life-until romance and mystery take her in an unexpected direction.

Will Florence become her new home, or will she return to France?

Gioielli, Caffè e Firenze is an engaging Italian graded reader for intermediate learners (B1 CEFR and above), designed to help you improve your Italian naturally through story, context, and repetition.

Inside you'll find:

• 14 chapters and approximately 7,000 words of accessible Italian
• Italian-English vocabulary lists
• Natural dialogue, useful expressions, and Italian idioms
• Chapter summaries and exercises, with answers included
• Cultural insights into Florence, Tuscany, Italian art, food, and craftsmanship
• Free slow Italian audio narration by a professional native Italian voice artist

Perfect for B1 Italian learners progressing toward B2, self-study students, and anyone looking for Italian short stories for intermediate learners.

Written by an experienced Italian instructor, this is Book 1 of Le Città di Marie, a graded-reader series following Marie through Italy-one city, one story, and one Italian adventure at a time.

Read. Listen. Explore Florence. Improve your Italian.