During my walks in the Italian woods I've found many nice mushrooms.. but always stopped from picking up them.. you never know..
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Summer is ending, (L'estate sta finendo) and I wonder how many of you have spent his/her holidays in Italy.. Personally, I just went to Gioiosa Marea (Messina province) for a week-end and explored the coast of the Syracuse province, the beach of S
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:58
According to recent researches it seems that tomatoes have special properties:
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 06:23
provided that one could manage to make the liqueur with lemons from Amalfi or Sorrento or at least with tasteful and big lemons, here is
Fri, 04/16/2010 - 11:51
The problem which affected Internet Explorer users has been fixed. You can insert the message in the Post Body box now. Thanks for reporting it and please contact us in the future if you find other community usage problems.
Mon, 04/12/2010 - 06:55
Three great exhibitions in the Veneto region:
Tue, 04/06/2010 - 12:32
For the first time in Italy, a school in Rome installed condom vending machines. Read more here.
Do you agree with this decision?
Fri, 03/19/2010 - 13:11
This is a guide to the electoral lists system in Italy www.italymagazine.comitaly/lazio/italys-electoral-lists-saga-guide
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 06:25
This year's winter fashion week in Milan has seen beautiful collections such as geometric knits for Missoni, "sensualità" for D&G and furs for others (never bought a fur and I think I'll never do)...
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 11:08
Though this post may look in contrast with the group title.. it isn't... .. an Italian would say "Chiamalo idiota!" (..not that idiot!) after thinking about how many laws he introduced to defend himself...
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:18
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Hi,you just need to create a new post and select location Le Marche. You may also add tags such as "sagre", "festivals in italy" or whatever is related to the topic.
Hi and Welcome,good English is not a must to be part of the Community. You just need to know enough to communicate your ideas and experiences of Italy.Thanks for uploading your photos, they are very nice. Since you love your land, Le Marche, why don't you advise members about summer festivals and sagre?
there are many - event too many - in Sicily. If you live in the countryside, be sure to share your home with one of them..!
I love animals...but I don't love gecos!
I've forgotten to add that common expressions are also:
"Buona giornata"
"Buona serata"
They should be considered as wishes rather than greetings, in fact they could be translated as:
"Have a nice day"
"Have a good night" - again this is another example of how the "sera" related expressions are greatly used in Italian when in English is used "night".
When you go away you can say "Goodbye" which means "Arrivederci", while the friendlier "ciao ciao" should correspond to "bye bye".
Note that Goodbye could also mean "addio" - when you go away from a place for good.
We often say "I hate to say goodbye..." = Odio gli addii..
Greetings in Letters
In a letter you may end with a "Saluti" (Regards) or with a more formal expression "Cordiali saluti" (Best Wishes).
See you...
It's translated with "Ci vediamo..", as in the following examples:
Another way to replace "goodbye" is "a presto" (See you soon), and that's right the way I wish to greet you:
A presto!
Hi Conrad,Thanks very much for your support and for sharing with us your love for Italy!
Bouganvilleas can resist to winter. They continue to grow slowly without flowers, but with green leaves.Though, I'm based in Sicily and it's a different environment from Tuscany. I trust other members will help you with this.
Hi Conrad!Thanks for joining the Italy Community and for sharing your experience.You must have learned a lot about Italy and Italians!I strongly agree with this:"Although a culture shock at first we soon realised that there was a strong sense of community"Once I was told the same thing: Italians always want to do everything "insieme", with other people. I must admit this can be quite shocking at the beginning, especially if you are used to live in another way.When I travelled abroad I enjoyed some walks along the river or in a park alone - da sola. In some towns I was more likely to enjoy spare time to recollect my own thoughts. Maybe the town, the atmosphere, the places inspired me to do so. This is my personal sensation.
Hi Michael, why don't you post this also in the new group Wildlife and conservationYou may find more answers from the members' group.
Hi Russ,actually we are managing some features which will improve the website navigation and usage.we are really sorry that this is causing a slow page loading. Will sort it out as soon as possible. Anyway your Group is now public and people can see all the content uploaded till now. Enjoy.Valentina
Hi,many thanks for this info.