In this photo: a scene from Bicycle Thieves, a film by Vittorio de Sica. If you are going to hide in a building, it is a good idea to look at the sign on the front of it first; this could be the moral of the following story from ANSA: read more
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First check your building..
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s two-day visit to Italy ran into trouble on Sunday when he urged 500 young Italian women to convert to Islam and then suggested that the whole of Europe should convert. read more
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Gaddafi remarks cause outrage
In an unusual exhibition at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum, 800 objects which together represent life in Italy are on display.
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"The things we are" – 800 objects on display in Milan
Custom Teaser: Every even-numbered year in the medieval town of Marostica, near Vicenza [Veneto] visitors can watch a spectacular open-air chess game with a difference, for the “pieces” are human beings and horses, all dressed in medieval costume. Words by Pat Eggleton Every even-numbered year in the medieval town of Marostica, near Vicenza [Veneto] visitors can watch a spectacular open-air chess game with a difference, for the “pieces” are human beings and horses, all dressed in medieval costume
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A chess game with a difference
Custom Teaser: This week we are delighted to introduce Bonnie from Napoli Unplugged. If you are going to visit Naples, check out the Napoli Unplugged blog for a slice of everyday life in the city and the website for up-to-date tourist information. Words by Pat Eggleton This week we are delighted to introduce Bonnie from Napoli Unplugged
George Clooney’s film, “The American” is likely to spark new interest in the cookery of Abruzzo. In the film, which is to be released in the US on Wednesday, Clooney’s character, Jack, is seen eating in several cafés in mountain villages in the region and audiences will be curious to learn more about typical abruzzese food
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A cookery book for L’Aquila
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
Casual bathers between Torre Borraco and San Pietro in Bevagna on the Gulf of Taranto [Puglia] found the remains of a Roman cargo boat two hundred metres from the shore on Tuesday. They immediately alerted the authorities and now experts are examining the wreck.
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Bathers find Roman cargo boat
The phrase “dog days of summer” has taken on a whole new meaning for tourists on some of Italy’s beaches, where, as well as the traditional human lifeguard, they may well see a red-uniformed dog.
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Dog lifeguards are a hit with tourists
Custom Teaser: Experience the beauty of MODENA – by following Christine Webb’s directions… Words by Christine Webb
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Day Tripper: Modena (Emilia Romagna)