The Rai Uno religious programme A Sua Immagine has launched a “text the Pope” initiative whereby Catholics can send messages of support to Pope Benedi…
Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Fri, 05/07/2010 - 10:24
Words by Pat EggletonIf there are two things you should experience before you die, one is the bra stall at Modica's market and the other is trying to…
Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:02
In this photo: "Il sogno del cavaliere" by Raffaello Sanzio.
A painting which had lain abandoned in the storerooms of the Este Ducal Palace in Sassuo…
Fri, 05/07/2010 - 04:28
One of Italy’s best-loved opera stars, Giulietta Simionato, died in Rome on Wednesday one week before her hundredth birthday.
Giulietta Simionato was…
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 05:44
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Last week we looked at avere [to have]. This week we are going to look at essere [to be]:
You may remember that we don’t usually ne…
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 04:50
In this photo: Giuseppe Garibaldi - Photo by Christine WebbCelebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the unification of Italy were officially open…
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 04:35
In this photo: Marcello Mastroianni in a scene from the Italian comedy Divorzio all'Italiana (Divorce, Italian style).
Italy is to hold its first div…
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 06:04
In this photo: Afghan women wearing their traditional burqas - Photo by Steve EvansA 26-year-old Tunisian woman was approached by police and fined 50…
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 09:36
Words by Pat EggletonSometimes, but not always, “S” at the beginning of an Italian verb can be an equivalent of English “un…” .Its addition can give a…
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 06:30
Words by Pat Eggleton Mantova - or Mantua in Emilian dialect - in Lombardy is famous for its artistic and cultural heritage and, under the rule of th…
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 05:31
The historic Caffè Gambrinus in Naples celebrated its 150th birthday yesterday by offering free coffee to all who asked for a “caffè pagato” at the co…
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 04:13
Photo by AFP Photo/Fabio Muzzi - source: FIFA.com
Italy’s favourite tenor, Andrea Bocelli, is to star in the official FIFA concert to mark the end of…
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 05:40
Words by Pat EggletonThis week our blog interview takes us up towards the Alps. Who could resist a blog that begins, “It started with a vacation and c…
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 05:06
There were no lakeside picnics for the citizens of Falciano del Massico, Caserta [Campania] on the 1st May holiday this year for their lake, which is…
Fri, 04/30/2010 - 05:28
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Pat Eggleton and VittorioVittorio is a student of mine and he has an interesting job which I thought you’d like to…
Fri, 04/30/2010 - 05:01
The Italian Military hauled unexploded bombs, hand grenades and mortars weighing around 500 pounds out of Lake Como on Wednesday after a fisherman rai…
Fri, 04/30/2010 - 04:52
Haven’t got a thing to wear? How about an evening dress made of red paper napkins, a shirtwaister made of wrapping paper or a tunic made of teabags? O…
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 07:25
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Peter FarinaPeter Farina founded and runs the italyMONDO! website which helps people trace their Italian ancestry.…
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 07:08
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The two most important verbs in Italian are the auxilary verbs avere [to have] and essere [to be ] because you need them to form…
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 06:48
Furio Scarpelli, “father of Italian comedy” and screenwriter of over 120 films, died in Rome at the age of 90 yesterday.
Scarpelli enjoyed a working…