History

by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 04/30/2010 - 05:01
The Italian Military hauled unexploded bombs, hand grenades and mortars weighing around 500 pounds out of Lake Como on Wednesday after a fisherman raised the…
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 12/14/2009 - 04:46
The buildings which once proudly housed Guglielmo Marconi’s Telecommunications Station are in a sorry, dilapidated condition despite their historic importance…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 11/17/2009 - 07:19
Words by Pat EggletonA group in Wales, UK, is working to raise funds for a memorial to Welsh-Italian victims of the Arandora Star tragedy, in which a total of…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Tue, 11/03/2009 - 07:27
It used to be a standing joke among British schoolboys: “What does the Italian battle flag look like? A white cross on a white background.” Or “How do they…
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 10/27/2009 - 07:08
Yesterday’s opening of the Vigna Barberini, a 110 x 150 meter artificial terrace on the north-east corner of the Palatine Hill, allows visitors to view the…
by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 10/16/2009 - 03:54
Never one to be outdone, Benito Mussolini at last joins the long line of dictators who can lay claim to that prerequisite for the job – being in the pay of the…
by ITALY | Tue, 10/13/2009 - 03:53
Many may be surprised to know that one of Italy's most famous sons, Cristoforo Colombo, is not really celebrated in Italy itself. However, if Italy's Economic…
by ITALY | Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:59
Exactly 400 years ago in front of the Venetian Senate a straight talking Italian professor of physics presented a device that would magnify objects, nine times…
Culture
by ITALY | Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:01
Anyone passing by Piazza Armerina in the second week of August will find this Sicilian city engrossed in the celebrations and activities surround the "Palio…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Tue, 08/11/2009 - 08:43
The Palio of Siena is the most famous historical horse race in Italy and takes place twice a year on the 2nd of July and, then again, on the 16th of August.…