Matilde of Canossa,Countess of Tuscany, also called “the Church -builder”, was the most influential woman of her time(1046-1115), and probably of any time. She was the sole survivor of a powerful Longobard family. At the age of 8 she inherited from her father Maurquis Bonifacio 3 vast amounts of Lombardy Read more…
Can you explain the roles of the notaio and the avvocato in Italy? Answer: With pleasure. The notaio (notary is the nearest translation) in Italy has much wider powers and responsibilities than in common law countries such as the U.S., the U.K. or Australia and is a legally trained professional Read more…
Reading this story I thought about this little Gaggia for your Christmas gif… I have the same coffee machine at home… Amazing! What do you think? “Languages,” Charles Dickens observed in Martin Chuzzlewit, “are like many other travellers ordinary and commonplace enough at home, but specially genteel abroad.” He was Read more…
This article was written by: Ireland Flights. Besides the book fairs, museums, art galleries, and festivities that Italy boasts of, there are lots of activities that you and your family members can engage yourselves into. You will never find a dull moment in Italy because of the list of adventures Read more…
Puccini wrote Manon Lescaut between 1889 and 1892. Neither of his previous operas ( Le Villi which has some charming music but includes spoken narration and rather a lot of hectic dancing, and Edgar with its huge canvas, huge chorus and undeveloped principal characters ) had had any real success. Read more…