Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Words and Pictures by Pat EggletonI’ve always made my own jams and preserves and have continued to do so in Sicily. I have had to make some changes,…
Franco Zeffirelli at his home in Positano during the 1980s. Photograph: Slim Aarons/Getty Images
Film director Franco Zeffirelli’s former villa is no…
Julia Roberts gained 10 pounds in weight whilst filming “Eat, Pray, Love” in Italy, she tells the Daily Mail today. During the film, the actress had t…
It is high summer so let’s deal with that most important of topics – how to ask for an ice cream and the flavour you want. If you see the words “gelat…
Nick Calvano told his story to Pat EggletonReader Nicholas Calvano tells Italy Magazine what happened when, after making contact with his Italian rela…
In this photo: The Club - a night club in MilanOn what could be her wedding day, George Clooney’s Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis finds herself…
Following the blue mozzarella scare, five packs containing boxes of ricotta have been confiscated by police in Sardinia after a woman opened a box fro…
In this photo: Italian soccers Antonio Di Natale, Federico Marchetti, Domenico Criscito, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Claudio Marchisio - D&G Underwear Camp…
In this photo: Altofonte (Palermo)Wedding photographer Calogero Scimea was shot in the head as he was taking photographs of bride and groom Valentina…
Visitors to St Peter’s Basilica have always had to wear “appropriate” clothing, usually defined as no shorts for men and no very short skirts, low nec…
Words by Pat EggletonAssumption Day on 15th August is when all Italy, or so it seems, stops work to celebrate. What Italians are actually celebrating…
Words by Pat EggletonHere are some words that could confuse you when you’re out and about:La libreria is not the library but the bookshop.The library…
The next Milan Fashion Week, which will run from September 22nd – 28th, will be a show worthy of the city, Mayor Letizia Moratti has vowed.
In Februa…
Art experts who thought that a newly discovered painting of the Martyrdom of St Lawrence was by Caravaggio had their hopes dashed on Monday by the Dir…
Marc Dalessio is a painter based in Florence who created his blog to share information and ideas about techniques and materials as well as to keep peo…
Is there anyone who has been to Rome and not thrown a coin into the Trevi fountain? Three American women visit the fountain at the beginning of this 1…
Photo by AFPTomato production in Italy is down by 25% because of the recent heatwave, reports the Independent. In what the Italian farming union Coldi…
Today they are family men with responsible jobs but twenty-six years ago Michele Gherlarducci, Piero Luridiana and Francesco Ferruccio were behind wha…
Words and Pictures by Pat Eggleton“Today we’re going to visit the syphilis museum” is a breakfast-time announcement that will wake up the most drowsy…
In this photo: Tropea (Calabria)According to a survey conducted by the Italian Hoteliers’ Federation, Federalberghi, 46.3% of Italians will not go on…