Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
In this photo: "Tre Angeli rivolti a destra/a sinistra" by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Galleria dell'Accademia, Firenze, Italia
A tiny Alpine v…
As Europe recovers from the Icelandic dust cloud, the Head of Italy’s Civil Protection Agency, Guido Bertalaso, warns that the volcano which worries h…
The centre-right City Council of Bergamo have refused the organisers of a photography show called “Baci Rubati“ [“Stolen Kisses”] permission to exhibi…
In this picture: Rosanna Vaudetti, one of the Signorine Buonasera (how Italian TV announcers were called) - source: Sorrisi & Canzoni - Words by P…
Words by Pat Eggleton - Capodimonte Palace picture by Golden Puppy
Every year in May the city of Naples celebrates its heritage with a festival durin…
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Pasquale SorrentinoIn a new series which will feature some of the best blogs about Italy, Pat interviewed Scintill…
In this photo: Bridge of Signs covered with Bulgari advertising - Photo by: Susan RosenIf you are heading for Venice we are sorry to tell you that the…
A team of British civil servants charged with overseeing Pope Benedict’s visit to their country in September seems to have treated the whole event as…
Words by Pat EggletonIt’s hard for me to remember how ill I was when I met Rosa: I had been ignoring a problem for some time, putting it down to agein…
In this photo: The "Boston Bag" by Frida Giannini, Gucci's creative director
Goodbye, hand-me-downs! Soon under-tens who insist on “designer” clothes…
Italy’s highest court, the Cassazione, yesterday made yet another ruling on what citizens may and may not say to one another in the case of a disagre…
In this photo: a German prostitute - photo by Julica da CostaPolice in Florence raided a garage near the city’s Vittoria Bridge on Monday afternoon af…
Ed. On December 30, 2022, the 10th anniversary of Rita Levi Montalcini's death at the age of 103, we are re-sharing this article that gives a brief ov…
In this photo: the three workers arrested - Matteo Pagani, Marco Garatti (next to his wife) and Matteo Dell'Aria (Photo by Ansa)The three Italian aid…
On the day when Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne is to present the company’s financial plan for 2010 – 2014, the company’s Board has announced t…
Words by Pat Eggleton1. Surnames can be a guide as to where your family came from. Rizzoli publishes the Dizionario Ragionato dei Cognomi Italiani or…
Word by Pat EggletonIf you can accept that “things are said differently but mean the same” you will have a much easier time when learning a new langua…
“PastaTrend”, “the first major exhibition devoted to the world of pasta” will take place in Bologna from 24-27 April and comprises four main exhibitio…
Ansa reports that the remains of Saint Pio [Padre Pio] were transferred yesterday from the Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Roton…
Relief over the news that Northern Italian airspace would be reopened at 07:00 Italian time today was short-lived as two hours later flights were stop…