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Archive for January, 2004

Tue
20
Jan '04

Italian Baby Has 13 Great-Great Grandparents

zoomata staff posted: Tue Jan. 20 10:49 am Looks like a lot of spoiling in store for the Italian baby boy with four grandparents, eight great-grand parents and a great-great grandma. Nicolas Cristini was born in Sondrio, 37 kilometers (85 miles) north of Milan, to a large brood of relatives who have already presented him [...]

Thu
15
Jan '04

Italian Mayor Immortalized on Church Doors

zoomata staff posted: Thu Jan. 15 17:49 am Art patrons throughout the centuries have often indulged in having their portraits put in larger works, but an Italian mayor is the first present-day official to have himself sculpted with the saints. Vanity got the better of mayor Fedele Melas when a local artist asked to portray [...]

Thu
15
Jan '04

For Italians, Grass is Already Greener

47% Italians “never” dream of packing it in for somewhere else 74% Italian “day dreamers” relive pleasant past memories, rather than think of future 46% Italians prefer to live in present time, rather than past or future zoomata staff posted: Thu Jan. 15 16:13 pm Italians, though lucky enough to enjoy a mild climate, all [...]

Tue
13
Jan '04

Kate Little (Cinque Terre)

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 [...]