Pat Eggleton
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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…
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…
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…
One of Italy’s best-loved opera stars, Giulietta Simionato, died in Rome on Wednesday one week before her hundredth birthday.
Giulietta Simionato was…
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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 remem…
In this photo: Giuseppe Garibaldi - Photo by Christine WebbCelebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the unification of Italy were officially open…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Italian Military hauled unexploded bombs, hand grenades and mortars weighing around 500 pounds out of Lake Como on Wednesday after a fisherman rai…
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…
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Peter FarinaPeter Farina founded and runs the italyMONDO! website which helps people trace their Italian ancestry.…
The two most important verbs in Italian are the auxilary verbs avere [to have] and essere [to be ] because you need them to form other tenses. Today w…
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…