Twitter Awash with MorattiQuotes

Andy Violet

It all started with a snide comment made right at the end of a Sky interview between two of the main candidates for mayorship of Milan, Italy and ended with the ridiculing of one of the candidates: Silvio Berlusconi favourite Letizia Moratti on Twitter via morattiquotes.Current mayor Letizia … [Read more...]

The Tallest Building in Italy

Italy's tallest building

There's a lot on interest in tall buildings at the moment.  The opening today of the 2,684 feet high Dubai Tower, which is now officially the world's tallest building, is attracting considerable attention.Do you know what the tallest building in Italy is?What with all this interest in … [Read more...]

Guess Where in Italy? Part 2 – The Answer

Nora of Enchanting Italy correctly identified the location of the mosaic, which is situated right in the centre of Milan's elegant Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, shopping arcade in Milan, Italy.Well done Nora! Actually, there are four mosaics in the centre of the Galleria Vittorio … [Read more...]

Splitting Italy

Splitting Italy

Umberto Bossi, the irascible leader of Italy's Northern League party, does not like Italy.  I get the impression that he'd love to see a form of de-unification, and here's how he could achieve his dream.You will have heard of the Suez and the Panama canals, I'm sure, well how about a new … [Read more...]

Never Trust a Thin Cook by Eric Dregni

Never Trust a Thin Cook

Not sure how the University of Minnesota Press got hold of my name and email address, but I'm glad they did, and Fedexed me in double quick time an advanced reading copy of a new book all about life in Modena in sunny Italy.The full title of this book is Never Trust a Thin Cook, in big … [Read more...]