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A Huge Italian Bonfire – Part 1 Posted by on Jan 20, 2016

Here’s an opportunity for you to practice your colloquial conversational vocabulary. A typical Geoff and Serena dialogue (with the arguments edited out of course!) Serena: Stasera c’è il falò di San Nicolò a Pontremoli, lo sapevi? Serena: did you know that this evening in Pontremoli there’s the falò of San Nicolò? Geoff: che cavolo è…

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An Italian Nativity Posted by on Dec 24, 2015

Probably the most abiding symbol of Christmas here in Italy is il presepe. Il presepe is a reconstruction of the nativity story, and its origins date back to 1223 when San Franceso di Assisi created the first presepe vivente (living presepe). The presepe can be found in three main forms: 1. the simple small scale…

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The Latest Gossip … Famous Film Star Buys House in Local Town! Posted by on Mar 31, 2014

pettegolezzi = gossip “George Clooney ha comprato casa a Pontremoli!” questo è il pettegolezzo più gettonato negli ultimi giorni qui da noi. Questa mattina mi trovavo dal fruttivendolo a fare la spesa quando ho sentito Renzo il negoziante dire: “Adesso poi, signore belle, avrete anche Clooney” “George Clooney has bought a house in Pontremoli!” this…

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Il Premio Bancarella – The Origins Posted by on Jul 23, 2012

Pontremoli and its surrounding territory, la Lunigiana, which is located in the northern tip of Toscana, has always been a point of departure for emigration towards the north of Italy and abroad. Amongst these emigrants there is a particular “species”, unique to this area, called i librai della Lunigiana (the Lunigiana booksellers), who have been…

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Medievalis a Pontremoli – part 2 Posted by on Aug 23, 2010

The Second Part of our Story in Pictures Click on photos to enlarge 1. La bellissima Piazza del Duomo di Pontremoli  fa da splendido scenario allo spettacolo degli sbandieratori. Pontremoli’s beautiful Piazza del Duomo makes a great setting for the sbandieratori (flag jugglers) display   2. Molto popolari nelle manifestazioni storiche qua in Italia sono…

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Bed and Breakfast 2 – Ancora Ospiti Posted by on Jun 11, 2010

Once again, live from ‘Ai Chiosi’, the B&B that me and Geoff are managing for our friend Adriana, here is another brief description of a few of the ospiti (guests) that have recently come to stay with us: Mia cugina Maria Pia è venuta a fare una breve vacanza al B&B insieme col suo compagno…

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Bed and Breakfast – Gli Ospiti Posted by on Jun 8, 2010

If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that at the moment me and Geoff are managing our friend’s Bed and Breakfast ‘Ai Chiosi’. One of the nicest things about this job is that we have the opportunity to meet a variety of interesting people from different parts of Italy. Here…

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