57% consider fall time for a new start 68% want to spend more time with family 69% resolve to tighten budget 22% plan to sign up for a gym 10% resolve to stay faithful to partner It’s not news that Italians consider fall the real "new year," some 21 percent of the 1,085 between the [...]
A small town near Parma thumbs some magnificent noses at Italy’s beauty obsession by holding a “King Nose” contest. “Do you have a nice nose? Do strangers stare at it? Do you have an excellent sense of smell?” recites the application form for this contest held the first Sunday in September.For the unsure, the city [...]
Ceregate is a tiny town in the Val Staffara, suspended between the borders of Lombardy, Liguria and Piedmont, with five stone houses surrounded by wild cherry trees and a small church. It has no residents, no electricity or running water. A symbol of innumerable ghost towns in the area, where industrialization has led young people [...]
The 2002 version of the authoritative Zingarelli dictionary is about 500 words richer than before–including loads of new expressions taken from English. A fan of live Internet conversations can now officially say “chattare,” while the person next to you on the train hunched over the cell phone typing an SMS is sending a “messaggino.” And [...]
These are a few of our favorite web sites about Italy…We kept it short & simple instead of one or two outdated links on hundreds of topics — but remember we’re on hand to scour the Internet if you’re looking for current info on a particular topic, try tapping the collective wisdom in the forum…buona [...]
While we heartily recommend memorizing verb tables and wine-filled conversation exchanges, there comes a time for good clean fun. Staffers have waded through the muck to pick some of the best plays on the Internet. What you’ll need: a recent version of Flash, a speedy connection and a bit of patience to register. www.paroleincrociate.it/cruciverba_5.htm Advanced [...]
It just got a bit harder to see one of the key art collections in the Eternal City. “La Galleria nazionale di Arte Antica” housed in Palazzo Barberini closed, albeit not completely, for a lengthy renovation in July 2001. From mid-July on, visitors are allowed to view some of the paintings crowded into the sculpture [...]
