Category Archives: Veneto

Rossini is the most famous _____ in Italy today

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

Can you guess? No, nothing to do with music or food, at least not directly.  Rossini is an orange tabby cat who became famous in Rovigo, a city in the Veneto, about 80 kilometers southwest of Venice.  As his reputation … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Animali, English, Foto, Italia, Veneto | 3 Comments

Italian Wine

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

Joel Garbarino is this week’s guest blogger.  He is an engineer, a friend, and a fellow Italian student from Santa Barbara.  His Italian relatives are from Liguria and because they do not speak English, he learned to speak Italian.  And, … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Cucina italiana, English, Foto, Italia, Italoamericani, Santa Barbara, Sicilia, Storia, Toscana, Umbria, Uncategorized, Veneto, Vino | 2 Comments

Una Storia Breve sui Cognomi Italiani

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Oggi ci sono oltre 300.000 cognomi in Italia senza contare i nuovi introdotti attraverso l’immigrazione.  Non è possibile calcolarne il numero con esattezza perché nel tempo alcuni nomi si sono estinti e altri se ne sono formati—spesso a causa di … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Italian Surnames

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Today there are more than 300,000 traditional surnames in Italy not counting new ones introduced through immigration.  A precise calculation is impossible because over time some become extinct and others are formed—often from transcription errors in the registry offices.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Campania, English, Italia, La Gente, Piemonte, Puglia, Sicilia, Storia, Veneto | 1 Comment

Dove c’è Prosecco, c’è un sorriso

Posted on November 2, 2017 by

Le notizie arrivano da Londra direttamente dal giornale, Il Guardian. Un articolo cita un dentista che dice che i denti di sempre più inglesi si stanno rovinando a causa del Prosecco…dall’acidità e dagli zuccheri del vino italiano.  Ritiene che il … Continue reading →

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Where there is Prosecco, there is a smile

Posted on November 2, 2017 by

The news comes from London directly from the newspaper, The Guardian.  An article cites a dentist who says that the teeth of a growing number of Brits are being ruined by Prosecco…by the acidity and the sugars of the Italian … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Cucina italiana, Differenze culturali, English, Foto, Italia, Politica, Veneto | 1 Comment