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Situated between the Tyrrhenian and Sardinian Seas, Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean and is a region o…
Words by Pat Eggleton
In this 1965 weepie, based on a novel by Rumer Godden, Maureen O’Hara is Moira, a British woman who leaves her kind, decent hus…
La Repubblica has this story of “too many people and a dog”: It began when a young Milanese man called Marco and his fiancée from Loano [Liguria] ado…
If you are going to be near Faenza [Emilia-Romagna] on Tuesday or Wednesday night you have a chance to taste local food and wine whilst listening to m…
Words by Pat EggletonI often think that one of the reasons I feel at home in Sicily is that there are dry-stone walls everywhere, reminding me of the…
Italy’s Tourism Minister, Michela Brambilla, caused a political storm on Thursday by suggesting that the Siena Palio is cruel to horses. In the speech…
Julia Roberts starring in 'Eat, Pray, Love' Photo: REX FEATURESYes, it’s that Julia Roberts film again: yesterday the Telegraph reported that, not onl…
We all enjoy the Italian sunshine but sometimes we stay out in it too long, especially if we come from countries where we don’t get much sun! Those pe…
Words by Pat EggletonItaly’s Agenzia del Territorio, which monitors house prices, reports that the 2009 housing market was steady.Although there were…
Some members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies were in light, holiday mood yesterday, among them the People of Freedom Party’s Alessandra Mussolini,…
This video of Italian TV personalities dancing to the World Cup anthem “Waka Waka” has excited some strong feelings: called the “VIP Version”, it has…
Words by Pat EggletonIf you are a fan of Italian pottery, you’ll love this blog. Read on to learn about Tiziana and Manuela, two friends whose passion…
Two patients suffering from trachea cancer, a 31-year-old Czech woman and a 19-year-old British woman, received successful trachea [windpipe] transpla…
Words by Pat EggletonHave you ever wanted to visit small towns and villages that are off the beaten tourist track in Italy? If so, the Borghi più bel…
People are often addressed by their professional titles in Italy and the titles
Avvocato – lawyer
Professore / professoressa – teacher
Dottore / Dott…
In this photo: the Ladri di Biciclette's poster, a film by Vittorio De Sica, screenwriter Suso Cecchi d'AmicoThe funeral of Giovanna Cecchi, better kn…
Kate Moss, eat your heart out, for on Saturday Italy crowned its twenty-first “Miss Ciccione d’Italia” or “Miss Chubby” in the village of Forcoli, nea…
Imma Mauriello, aged ten, was pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Afragola, near Naples, on Saturday. The two-storey…
Italy’s famous “Latin lovers” are no longer a hit with women from foreign countries, reports Vie Del Gusto magazine. According to a poll, four out of…
In this 1994 film Marisa Tomei is the aptly named Faith, a young woman who believes in destiny: as a child the name of her future soulmate, Damon Brad…