Caterina Travels to Italy is a collection of dialogues that tell the story of a fictional Italian American woman as she travels to Italy and then spends time there with Italian relatives. The story is a part of the Conversational Italian for Travelers series of books that was created for the beginning Italian student who wants to learn “all the Italian you need to know to enjoy your trip to Italy!”

Each chapter in Caterina Travels to Italy begins with a brief introduction that summarizes the action to be played out, introduces the characters in the dialogue, and emphasizes important Italian grammar points. We follow the main character, Caterina, as she journeys to Italy, meets her relatives and their friends, and spends some vacation time at the beach. These dialogues focus on taking public transportation as well as going to a party, meeting that special someone, making reservations, and eating out in a restaurant.

There are two ways to listen to these dialogues, which have been recorded with native Italian speakers and an Italian American for the role of Caterina.

The dialogues that make up the story Caterina Travels to Italy are an integral part of the textbook Conversational Italian for Travelers. Each chapter of the Conversational Italian for Travelers textbook opens with a dialogue from this story that to introduces the chapter’s topic, and also reinforces the information that has been covered previously.

It is hoped that this short book of dialogues will provide inspiration for the Italian traveler to delve deeper into the Italian language with the textbook and other materials that are provided in the Conversational Italian for Travelers series.

Fasten your seatbelts for an interesting and fun-filled flight, as we begin to experience the wonders of Italy through the Italian language.