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Aug 19
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Shopping in Boutiques | Italian for Trav...

Postcards from Italy Podcast
About this episode

In today’s episode, we talk about the beautiful things money *can* buy in Italy’s department stores, artisanal shops and boutiques. Elisa also shares tips about typical store hours, VAT refunds and lots of vocabulary so you can literally shop til you drop all your Euros!

But to get the most out of Italian for Travelers, head to our website and subscribe to our premium online course. You’ll get:

  • A phone-friendly & clickable PDF of all our mini-glossaries ← the perfect travel buddy for Italian learners!
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  • Listen-and-repeat audio glossaries (no banter, just vocabulary to practice your pronunciation)
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  • … and so much more!

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