Pat Eggleton
Articles by Pat Eggleton
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 04:13
In this photo: "Tre Angeli rivolti a destra/a sinistra" by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Galleria dell'Accademia, Firenze, Italia
A tiny Alpine villag…
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:21
As Europe recovers from the Icelandic dust cloud, the Head of Italy’s Civil Protection Agency, Guido Bertalaso, warns that the volcano which worries h…
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 09:57
The centre-right City Council of Bergamo have refused the organisers of a photography show called “Baci Rubati“ [“Stolen Kisses”] permission to exhibi…
Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:08
In this picture: Rosanna Vaudetti, one of the Signorine Buonasera (how Italian TV announcers were called) - source: Sorrisi & Canzoni - Words by P…
Tue, 04/27/2010 - 05:36
Words by Pat Eggleton - Capodimonte Palace picture by Golden Puppy
Every year in May the city of Naples celebrates its heritage with a festival durin…
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 09:43
Words by Pat Eggleton - Pictures by Pasquale SorrentinoIn a new series which will feature some of the best blogs about Italy, Pat interviewed Scintill…
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 05:00
In this photo: Bridge of Signs covered with Bulgari advertising - Photo by: Susan RosenIf you are heading for Venice we are sorry to tell you that the…
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 04:40
A team of British civil servants charged with overseeing Pope Benedict’s visit to their country in September seems to have treated the whole event as…
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 05:32
Words by Pat EggletonIt’s hard for me to remember how ill I was when I met Rosa: I had been ignoring a problem for some time, putting it down to agein…
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 05:21
In this photo: The "Boston Bag" by Frida Giannini, Gucci's creative director
Goodbye, hand-me-downs! Soon under-tens who insist on “designer” clothes…
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 04:00
Italy’s highest court, the Cassazione, yesterday made yet another ruling on what citizens may and may not say to one another in the case of a disagre…
Thu, 04/22/2010 - 05:14
In this photo: a German prostitute - photo by Julica da CostaPolice in Florence raided a garage near the city’s Vittoria Bridge on Monday afternoon af…
Thu, 04/22/2010 - 04:17
Ed. On December 30, 2022, the 10th anniversary of Rita Levi Montalcini's death at the age of 103, we are re-sharing this article that gives a brief ov…
Wed, 04/21/2010 - 12:00
In this photo: the three workers arrested - Matteo Pagani, Marco Garatti (next to his wife) and Matteo Dell'Aria (Photo by Ansa)The three Italian aid…
Wed, 04/21/2010 - 05:40
On the day when Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne is to present the company’s financial plan for 2010 – 2014, the company’s Board has announced t…
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 07:21
Words by Pat Eggleton1. Surnames can be a guide as to where your family came from. Rizzoli publishes the Dizionario Ragionato dei Cognomi Italiani or…
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 06:33
Word by Pat EggletonIf you can accept that “things are said differently but mean the same” you will have a much easier time when learning a new langua…
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 04:17
“PastaTrend”, “the first major exhibition devoted to the world of pasta” will take place in Bologna from 24-27 April and comprises four main exhibitio…
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 04:00
Ansa reports that the remains of Saint Pio [Padre Pio] were transferred yesterday from the Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Roton…
Mon, 04/19/2010 - 09:50
Relief over the news that Northern Italian airspace would be reopened at 07:00 Italian time today was short-lived as two hours later flights were stop…