Pat Eggleton

//--> //--> //--> Last week we looked at the singular indefinite article [“a” in English] un, uno, una or un’. Now we need to look at how to say…

Italy’s favourite breakfast spread, Nutella, is at risk of extinction if a new EU law is passed. The regulation will stipulate that only food products…

Scientists in Italy are 85% certain that they have found Caravaggio’s bones in the crypt of a church near Porto Ercole [Tuscany] where the artist died…

All the world loves a romantic movie and Italy Magazine especially loves a romantic movie set in Italy. In a new series, we look at romantic movies ol…

Words by Pat EggletonMeet Rowena, a trained cook and baker who is “seizing the days in the Province of Lecco”. Rowena, where are you from?From the isl…

Via San Giovanni in Laterano at night: soon to become a pedestrian zone, this area of Rome's Celio district has become a meeting place for night owls,…

In the second bout of controversy surrounding the Italian National Anthem in a week, Luca Zaia, the Northern League Governor of Veneto, has caused off…

Words by Pat Eggleton“Prego” often causes confusion because it is used a lot. It can be used to mean “You’re welcome” or “Don’t mention it” after som…

Here are some great places to shop for food in ten of Italy’s most visited cities. In this article we have concentrated on speciality foods of the ty…

In this photo: Maniace castle from above - Syracuse If you have always dreamed of dancing through the night in a magnificent location the June Tango…

The British-American rock star Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, was attacked by a fan on stage in Milan on Thursday. The fan, coming fro…

The six-year-old University of Gastronomic Science on two campuses at Pollenzo [Piedmont] and Colerno [Emilia-Romagna] is attracting hundreds of stud…

Italy’s Civil Service Minister, Renato Brunetta, has upset State employees by ruling that they will not be able to use time permits – usually used fo…

Words by Pat EggletonMeet Jean and Gino Magnone, who moved to Ragusa [Sicily] from Yorkshire sixteen years ago. They tell us how it happened and how…

They call us the bamboccioni”, sighed a student of mine – a pleasant 32-year-old with a law degree and excellent English – last week. I knew the term…

//--> //--> //--> The rules for the indefinite article – “a” – are simpler than the ones for the definite article [“the”]. Masculine nouns: Most…

Last week you joined me on a walk down in Modica Bassa. Today I would like to take you on a photo tour, but a photo tour with a difference because we…

Who could resist a blog called “Dim Sum, Bagels and Crawfish”? Meet Lucia, from Louisiana, USA and read about multi-cultural family life in Sicily.…

I am proud to live in a place which saw off a McDonald’s in favour of its own food but this does not mean that the Sicilians shun fast food: far from…

//--> //--> //--> There are some confusing rules for saying “the “ [the definite article] in Italian but they are not so bad if you learn a few a…