History

by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 11/11/2010 - 05:32
In this photo: the Italian flag as interpreted by Moschino - source: Style.itThere is a new exhibition in honour of 150 years of Italian unity at the…
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 10/12/2010 - 06:34
In this photo: Columbus Day Parade - Source: Quotidiano.NetOctober is Italian American Heritage Month and yesterday’s Columbus Day celebrations in New York…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 09/20/2010 - 10:03
Have you ever wondered why there is a Via XX Settembre in every Italian town? The first via XX Settembre was named after an event which took place 140 years…
by ITALY | Fri, 08/27/2010 - 05:59
Casual bathers between Torre Borraco and San Pietro in Bevagna on the Gulf of Taranto [Puglia] found the remains of a Roman cargo boat two hundred metres from…
Culture
by Kevin Revolinski | Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:51
Words by Kevin RevolinskiAh, Southern Italy!The scent of almond blossoms and bergamotto - the lemon-like fruit unique to Calabria - wafting through the air,…
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 07/20/2010 - 06:56
As part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy next year, a collection of relics of the House of Savoy is on show in Milan.…
by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 07/16/2010 - 04:23
Forensic scientists who exhumed the bodies of several members of the Medici dynasty have solved a 400-year mystery surrounding the deaths of Francesco I de’…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 07/05/2010 - 03:13
Words by Pat EggletonLast Friday July 2nd marked the seventieth anniversary of the Arandora Star tragedy and in Cardiff, Wales, UK a memorial to the 53 Welsh…
by ITALY | Tue, 06/01/2010 - 04:20
The Associated Press reports that the identification tags of a US soldier wounded in Italy during World War II have been found by a retired police inspector…
by Pat Eggleton | 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 opened by…