The fast actions of the Catania Communications Police have saved the life of a young man who lives in Trentino – Alto Adige. The man, aged thirty, left a message on a blog saying that he intended to kill himself
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Catania police save life
Custom Teaser: I can recommend no better day out in the Province of Ragusa than a visit to the Castello di Donnafugata. Words by Pat Eggleton I can recommend no better day out in the Province of Ragusa than a visit to the Castello di Donnafugata.
A dilapidated Italian villa which has been abandoned for many years and is now overgrown with long grass and weeds is on the market at 1.2 million euros [$1.6 million] reports the Telegraph. read more
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Crowley "shed" to sell for €1.2 million
A dilapidated Italian villa which has been abandoned for many years and is now overgrown with long grass and weeds is on the market at 1.2 million euros [$1.6 million] reports the Telegraph. read more
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Crowley "shed" to sell for €1.2 million
Custom Teaser: As a student I knew that Pirandello had been born in Kaos, a suburb of Agrigento, but I never thought I would visit his birthplace or dreamt that Agrigento would become one of my favourite cities. However, on one hot, October day in 1992, I found myself standing outside the Casa Natale di Luigi Pirandello [Pirandello Birthplace] – at 12.55 pm., five minutes before it was due to close! Words by Pat Eggleton The A level student became a university student and there she studied Italian and fell in love with Italy on a first trip to Bergamo in 1969. read more
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Patti Chiari – How books brought me to Sicily – part 2
Custom Teaser: Who really knows when a journey towards fulfilment begins?
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Patti Chiari – How books brought me to Sicily – part 1
An earthquake which struck the Aeolian Islands at 14.54 yesterday caused no injuries but frightened many people , according to Italian media reports. The tremor, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, was felt most by bathers on the Valle Muria beach on Lipari, where rocks fell from a cliff into the sea.
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No injuries in Aeolian Island tremor
Custom Teaser: I’ve mentioned my wonderful hairdresser, Raffaele Falco, before. His salon is where I go for coffee and empathy, a gossip or advice and sometimes I have my hair done too! I thought you might like to get to know him better so I interviewed him for Italy Magazine. Words by Pat Eggleton I’ve mentioned my wonderful hairdresser, Raffaele Falco, before
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Patti Chiari – The most important man in my life
I’ve had a few emails recently from people who want to move to and work in Italy . Often, it seems, a pleasant holiday in Italy has provoked navel gazing, and lots of ‘life change’ thoughts. Well, here’s something which might help a few people working in programming , web development or web design and other tech jobs turn Italy dreams into reality.
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How Tech Types Can Work in Italy
Custom Teaser: I often think that one of the reasons I feel at home in Sicily is that there are dry-stone walls everywhere, reminding me of the dry-stone walls of Gloucestershire, where I spent a lot of my childhood. In the mid-twentieth century, a Modican man who made his home in Britain also remembered dry-stone walls, but in his case it was the dry-stone walls of Ireland which reminded him of Sicily…. Words by Pat Eggleton
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Patti Chiari – Raffaele Giardina, a peaceable modican