Life in Italy, Real Estate in Italy, Move to Italy
Demographics have been showing Italy has been getting older. Indeed, aging in Italy is a real trend. And both a curse and a blessing. The numbers of aging in Italy ISTAT, the Italian National Institute for Statistics, recently confirmed a scary statistics. In fact, 2015 has been the year with the […]
Have you ever wondered how the Italian school system works? We in Italy tend to despise it and if there is a certain truth behind the critique, especially when it comes to the way people are hired and the rampant instability of education jobs in the country, it is also […]
Rome is the city in Italy with the highest number of restaurant offering full gluten free menus. Italy has been catching up on alternative diets. TheFork released data confirming that Italians have been changing their habits. Especially when eating out. It’s about eating healthy. The cultural trend Two cities jumped […]
My name is Francesca, I am Italian and I love my country, but I also happen to love the US a lot: while living and studying abroad (I did both my MA and PhD in Ireland), I befriended many Americans, who became fantastic friends, some of them so close I consider […]
A new divorce law in Italy After much debate, a new law about divorce has been approved by the Italian Parliament. Under the new law, divorce can take place six months after a consensual separation or one year after a court-ordered separation, whether or not there are […]
The Barcaccia after Dutch hooligans littered and provoked damage (photo by ANSA) It’s been a week, but the outrage around the events that followed the Europa League match between Roma FC and Rotterdam’s Feyenoord is still alive and very much kicking. Nowhere like in Europe has sport been brought to such violent extremes, and […]
Since I have been leading rides in my local area ( Washington DC ) for a few years now with my local motorcycle group and I did lead tours in Italy before. I come to Italy a few times a year and I keep here my 1200GS so by now […]
Names can tell much more than expected Several names translate qualities such as strength, politeness and beauty, while others are inspired by classical or mythological characters facing obstacles or wars. In Italy, names too can be the expression of a personal choice inspired by the meaning of the name itself, or […]
Continuing from MV Agusta Part I MV Agusta 750 Sport Success on the road Among the more important bikes of that era, you’d find the not-so-pretty MV Agusta 600 Four. It was a 600c.c. four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke with shaft drive, but it looked nothing like the racing 500 Four. Many people actually […]
When it comes to babies, ancient, traditional and foreign names have all marked significant trends, with relatively clear opposing tendencies: one supporting tradition, the other innovation. In the past, naming a baby was a family matter: names strongly associated with the family where passed on through generations, and they were mainly […]