Students of Italian may have an easier time using Italian newspapers to improve their understanding of the language thanks to the latest flood of neologisms from English. Italian journalists have coined 5,000 new words over the last five years, many of them come from English, according to a new book from the National Research Center [...]
by Nicole Martinelli posted Tue 25 Aug 9:07 am The death of two horses in Siena’s famous Palio race has reopened debate about Italy’s celebrations involving animals. While the bareback race in Tuscany, dating back nearly 350 years, is arguably the best-known tradition centering around animals it is by no means the only one celebrated [...]
Italian film director Vittorio De Sica, best known for “The Bicycle Thief,” hid 300 Jews and refugees on the set of a film to keep them from deportation. Now the dramatic story of what went on behind the scenes will be made into a film starring De Sica’s son. Some 60 years ago, in the [...]
Each month we introduce you to someone who has made the dream of picking up and moving to the Bel Paese a reality. In their own words they share the good parts, the bad parts and the just plain absurd moments of day-to-day life in Italy.Looking to move to Italy?Try the reader-recommended Survivor Package If [...]
