Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
The University for Foreigners in Perugia is to introduce a new scholarship in memory of Meredith Kercher, the British student who was murdered in the…
Christmas is coming and here are three events to enjoy in three different cities.Florence Noel4th – 12th December 2010The Stazione Leopolda will again…
Words by Pat EggletonOn the day when Italians remember their departed loved ones, here is what to say when someone dies.The expression you need to use…
Worried about ageing? Now it seems that we can all stop buying those expensive creams and drink rooibus [redbush] tea instead: according to research c…
As torrential rain continued to fall upon Northern and Central Italy on Monday, ANSA reported two deaths in mudslides in Massa Carrara [Tuscany] and a…
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Creazioni EstroVisit Giusy Asta’s shop in Modica Bassa and you will find yourself in a treasure trove of “bombonie…
Luca Gardini of Milan’s Ristorante Cracco has been voted the Best Sommelier in the World in a competition organised by the Worldwide Sommelier Associa…
Picture by Getty ImagesAmerican actress Christina Hendricks has admitted to having gained weight while living in Italy, report show business media sou…
Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, who is already being investigated for corruption, is now facing allegations that he gave money to a seventeen-yea…
If you have always wanted to dine in a top restaurant in Rome but have been put off by the price, you may be able to achieve your ambition from 15th –…
In this photo: Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne [56] has upset workers, unions and politicians by stating…
There is one fundamental difference in the way that the death of Paul, the octopus who predicted the 2010 World Cup results, is being reported in Ital…
If you are going to be in Venice on 21st November, you will have a chance to see and participate in one of the city’s most loved and least “touristy”…
In this photo: Musei Capitolini (Roma), Palazzo NuovoWords by Pat EggletonThe next time you arrive at an Italian museum or office and find them closin…
Seventeen-year-old golfer Matteo Manassero is being hailed in Italy as “The New Tiger Woods” and “The New Ballesteros” after winning the Castello Mast…
Research carried out for AIAF [Associazione italiana degli avvocati per la famiglia e i minori], the Italian Association of Family Lawyers, has found…
Cars taking photographs for Google Street View will have to be clearly marked if they want to operate in Italy, reports La Stampa.Italy’s Privacy Auth…
The Italian media are reporting a tragic event which happened in Roncole Verdi [the birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi in Parma Province] yesterday afternoo…
It was Rosa, my Albanian cleaner and friend, who saw her first: a little old lady sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car, crying.
The car windo…
Photo by Charles Eshelman/FlimMagicThe Italian jewellery company Damiani has designed a bra worth $2 million for the Victoria’s Secret fashion company…