Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Italian President Napolitano, speaking on Friday at a celebration to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, declared that Rome…
A Sicilian fishing boat was shot at for fifteen minutes by a Libyan patrol boat in the Mediterranean on Sunday night. La Sicilia Online reports that…
Words by Pat EggletonThis week we have a photo blog for you. Pat talked to Giacomo of the Livorno Daily Photo blog.At Italy Magazine we love your blog…
The Venice Film Festival, which closed on Saturday, awarded the coveted Leone d'Oro for Best Film to director Sofia Coppola for “Somewhere”.
In this f…
A joint exhibition at the Galleria dell'Accademia and the Museo Horne in Florence charts the conventions, ceremonies and expectations of marriage amon…
Words and Pictures by Pat EggletonIf you have visited Sicily you may have seen cheerfully painted wooden carts at tourist sites and you will certainly…
Pictures by Vatican MuseumsDespite petitions, planned demonstrations and even an attempt to have Pope Benedict arrested for “crimes against humanity”…
In this photo: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in a scene from the film "Ieri,oggi, domani" (1963)According to survey results released yesterday…
If you are interested in wine the latest exhibition at the Palazzo Pitti [Museo degli Argenti – Silver Museum] is for you: in “Vinum Nostrum. Arte, sc…
Giorgio Armani was named as International Designer of the Year at the GQ UK Men of the Year Awards in London on Tuesday.
Mr Armani's close friend, th…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have purchased a $40 million mansion in the Valpolicella hills.The 18,000-square-metre house has 15 bedrooms, a cinema, a…
In this photo: Italian singer Toto Cutugno
The fourth series of “X - Factor” has begun on Italian television and it has been announced that the winne…
Words by Pat EggletonIf you are going to be in the Rome area on the first Sunday in October, there is wonderful, free entertainment and the opportuni…
Words by Pat EggletonWhat do you say when someone says, “Salutami tua moglie” [“Say hello to your wife for me”] or “Un abbraccio a tutti” [“A hug to e…
The thirteenth Festival del Prosciutto di Parma [Parma Ham Festival] opens in the town on Friday. For the first time, the events will be coordinated…
In this photo: Maria Perrusi, Miss Italia 2009
The Italian media have dubbed the affair “the mystery of the transsexual”: for several weeks there hav…
A new exhibition which charts the life of Michelangelo [1475 – 1564] through his own letters, manuscripts, working sketches and other documents has op…
The House of Gucci has joined with the Venice Film festival to create a new award for women in cinema.The award, which will be presented annually from…
Words by Pat EggletonWe have a cookery blog for you this week. Meet Carmelita Caruana, “your authentic Italian cooking lady”, from cookitaly.com.Carme…
A poll conducted by the hotels.com website has revealed that Italians are becoming more demanding with regard to the services they expect in hotels an…