Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
The fast actions of the Catania Communications Police have saved the life of a young man who lives in Trentino - Alto Adige. The man, aged thirty, lef…
I can recommend no better day out in the Province of Ragusa than a visit to the Castello di Donnafugata. Those among you who love the Commissario Mont…
Many English speakers become confused when they need to say “I like” in Italian but it’s really quite simple. What you are saying is “Something is ple…
A dilapidated Italian villa which has been abandoned for many years and is now overgrown with long grass and weeds is on the market at 1.2 million eur…
A tree cathedral comprising five aisles and 42 columns will be inaugurated in the Parco delle Orobie, Bergamo [Lombardy] on Saturday. The project is t…
In this photo: actress Isabella Aragonese
The 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival opens this evening with a screening of Daren Aronofsky's “Blac…
In this photo: a scene from Bicycle Thieves, a film by Vittorio de Sica.If you are going to hide in a building, it is a good idea to look at the sign…
Sometimes English speakers become completely confused because word order in Italian is more flexible than in English.
In Italian it is possible to sa…
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s two-day visit to Italy ran into trouble on Sunday when he urged 500 young Italian women to convert to Islam and then s…
In an unusual exhibition at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum, 800 objects which together represent life in Italy are on display. Collected by designer,…
Words by Pat EggletonEvery even-numbered year in the medieval town of Marostica, near Vicenza [Veneto] visitors can watch a spectacular open-air chess…
Words by Pat EggletonThis week we are delighted to introduce Bonnie from Napoli Unplugged. If you are going to visit Naples, check out the Napoli Unp…
To conclude our series on romantic summer films set in Italy, we look at “September Affair”, a weepie from 1950, an era in which it was considered rat…
A giant advertising poster for Bulgari featuring the American actress Julianne Moore has been banned by the Mayor of Venice, Giorgio Orsoni.The poster…
George Clooney’s film, “The American” is likely to spark new interest in the cookery of Abruzzo.In the film, which is to be released in the US on Wedn…
Words by Pat EggletonThe A level student became a university student and there she studied Italian and fell in love with Italy on a first trip to Berg…
In this photo: Trani's CathedralA concert by Elton John in Trani [Puglia] may be cancelled because the Roman Catholic Church objects to his sexuality.…
In this photo: Northern ItalyHow would you feel if you boarded a train bound for Milan but ended up in Zurich? That is what happened to passengers who…
Words by Pat EggletonThe double consonant in Italian is important and you will always hear it clearly pronounced. The best way for a foreigner to dea…
//We’re going back to grammar this week because it’s time to learn how to say “to the” and “at the”. Some people find prepositions very difficult in I…