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Proud To Be Italian? Part – 2 Posted by Serena on Jan 28, 2016
In my last post Proud To Be Italian? Part – 1 mi sono sfogata abbastanza (I vented my frustration quite a bit), but I make no excuses, I’d be lying if I maintained the stereotypical fantasy of la bella Italia. There are, however, many aspects of Italian culture that I am proud of, and today…
Italian Airport Quiz: Answers Posted by Serena on Sep 21, 2012
Well done everybody who had a go at my airport quiz! Her are the answers, with a little bit of extra information: 1. Parma, aeroporto Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi was born in 1813 in Roncole, near Busseto, north west of Parma. You can read about the role of Giuseppe Verdi during the Italian Risorgimento in this…
Tales of La Gioconda–Part 1 Posted by Geoff on Apr 20, 2012
It’s probably the world’s most famous painting, millions of us have been to visit it in the Louvre, and just about everyone will have seen it reproduced as a print, postcard, chocolate box lid, tea cosy, etc. ad infinitum. But how many of us have found ourselves standing amongst the constant crowd of pilgrims that…
La Scapigliata Posted by Serena on May 2, 2010
Last week here in Italy was ‘Settimana dei Beni Culturali’, an annual event that offers everyone free admission to all national galleries and museums. This year we decided to go to Parma, which is just an hour up the road from us, and to visit, amongst other things, La Galleria Nazionale which is housed in…