Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:13
Words and Pictures by Pat EggletonI’ve always made my own jams and preserves and have continued to do so in Sicily. I have had to make some changes,…
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 05:22
Franco Zeffirelli at his home in Positano during the 1980s. Photograph: Slim Aarons/Getty Images
Film director Franco Zeffirelli’s former villa is no…
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 05:03
Julia Roberts gained 10 pounds in weight whilst filming “Eat, Pray, Love” in Italy, she tells the Daily Mail today. During the film, the actress had t…
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 06:50
It is high summer so let’s deal with that most important of topics – how to ask for an ice cream and the flavour you want. If you see the words “gelat…
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 05:06
Nick Calvano told his story to Pat EggletonReader Nicholas Calvano tells Italy Magazine what happened when, after making contact with his Italian rela…
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:48
In this photo: The Club - a night club in MilanOn what could be her wedding day, George Clooney’s Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis finds herself…
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:29
Following the blue mozzarella scare, five packs containing boxes of ricotta have been confiscated by police in Sardinia after a woman opened a box fro…
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 03:54
In this photo: Italian soccers Antonio Di Natale, Federico Marchetti, Domenico Criscito, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Claudio Marchisio - D&G Underwear Camp…
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 05:49
In this photo: Altofonte (Palermo)Wedding photographer Calogero Scimea was shot in the head as he was taking photographs of bride and groom Valentina…
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 05:40
Visitors to St Peter’s Basilica have always had to wear “appropriate” clothing, usually defined as no shorts for men and no very short skirts, low nec…
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 05:21
Words by Pat EggletonAssumption Day on 15th August is when all Italy, or so it seems, stops work to celebrate. What Italians are actually celebrating…
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 05:10
Words by Pat EggletonHere are some words that could confuse you when you’re out and about:La libreria is not the library but the bookshop.The library…
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 04:29
The next Milan Fashion Week, which will run from September 22nd – 28th, will be a show worthy of the city, Mayor Letizia Moratti has vowed.
In Februa…
Tue, 07/27/2010 - 04:08
Art experts who thought that a newly discovered painting of the Martyrdom of St Lawrence was by Caravaggio had their hopes dashed on Monday by the Dir…
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 09:48
Marc Dalessio is a painter based in Florence who created his blog to share information and ideas about techniques and materials as well as to keep peo…
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 07:15
Is there anyone who has been to Rome and not thrown a coin into the Trevi fountain? Three American women visit the fountain at the beginning of this 1…
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 06:15
Photo by AFPTomato production in Italy is down by 25% because of the recent heatwave, reports the Independent. In what the Italian farming union Coldi…
Mon, 07/26/2010 - 05:45
Today they are family men with responsible jobs but twenty-six years ago Michele Gherlarducci, Piero Luridiana and Francesco Ferruccio were behind wha…
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 06:11
Words and Pictures by Pat Eggleton“Today we’re going to visit the syphilis museum” is a breakfast-time announcement that will wake up the most drowsy…
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 06:06
In this photo: Tropea (Calabria)According to a survey conducted by the Italian Hoteliers’ Federation, Federalberghi, 46.3% of Italians will not go on…