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How to learn Italian fast?

The time needed for learning a second language is an important factor to consider. Whether you want to apply for a job or finally decided

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Italy

An Email from an Italian Minister, Almost!

Well, it’s not exactly Italy’s from reform minded minister for Public Administration and Innovation, but email address does say Renato Brunetta’s Staff. Was not expecting this!

How to Prepare Very Tasty Thistles

Thistles! Yep, artichokes are apparently a form of thistle, and they certainly have the spines to prove it! Do not let your little ones near those recently acquired artichokes!

Exactly the Punto

Fiat, that Italian manufacturer of cars in recent years that nobody bought unless they did know much about or like cars or were able to

Italian temperatures, again.

A while ago, I wrote an entry about the Italian preoccupation with thermometers and taking temperatures. You may have thought that this was just a

Legendary Lucio Battisti Lives On

Legendary Italian singer songwriter Lucio Battisti left this world on this day, 9th September, 1998. Self-taught guitarist Battisti was reputedly one of the best-known and most influential

Keep Sending in Those Super Recipes – contest deadline extended!

I’ve had a few super recipe entries, and many thanks to those of you who have entered. However, not as many as I was expecting.

Well, I did not really know how many to expect seeing as this is the first time I’ve run a contest like this. I’m wondering whether a week or was long enough for people to react and send stuff in.

Properties

So, you want to buy an appartment in Italy?

Wonderful……but you should read this post on possible pitfalls regarding buying apartments in Italy before committing yourself. Please note that these observations do not apply to detached/semi-detached houses in their own grounds.

House For Sale near Milan

Gaetano Salvo, friend and Blog from Italy researcher wants to sell his house. For those who might be interested, or may know of someone or

A House and all that Jazz For Sale in Umbria, Italy

How would you like to have your very own a country retreat in a quiet medieval village in the heart of Italy? A place which enjoys glorious views of the surrounding countryside, and which is not far from Italy’s eternal city -Rome. If so, there is a house for sale which might be of interest.

A House and all that Jazz For Sale in Umbria, Italy

How would you like to have your very own a country retreat in a quiet medieval village in the heart of Italy? A place which enjoys glorious views of the surrounding countryside, and which is not far from Italy’s eternal city -Rome. If so, there is a house for sale which might be of interest.

House For Sale near Milan

Gaetano Salvo, friend and Blog from Italy researcher wants to sell his house. For those who might be interested, or may know of someone or

Places to stay in Italy

Retreat to the Genius Loci Country Inn, Umbria, Italy

Genius Loci Inn is not strictly a bed and breakfast, but it operates using a b&b plan. Coupled with its stunning internal presentation, this is reason enough for this place to be featured as an expat Bed and Breakfast. And it is run, in part, by Mary an American expat from Long Beach, California who, whilst studying for her History of Art degree in Italy, met and subsequently married Maurizio, a University of Rome graduate with a background in business and construction.

Chaplin Bed and Breakfast Rome

Perfectly located in a safe and quiet but extremely central Rome neighborhood, the Chaplin Bed and Breakfast Rome is the ideal base for your Roman holiday.

Home from Home Bed and Breakfast in Sunny Sicily

Home From Home Bed and Breakfast Sicily

“Home from home” bills itself as ‘a small comfortable bed & breakfast with cosy rooms where you will be able to rest in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere in the splendid Palermo countryside’.