From the series “Rome in verses” by the poet Elisabetta Di Iaconi, we publish some of her verses in Roman dialect dedicated to the river Tiber.
… Roman Holiday: Long Live our Tiber!
Tag: postcards from italy
“Faventibus Ventis”. La Goletta Palinuro
“Ora mi tengono le onde e i venti mi volgono alla costa”
Come ogni estate si attende con impazienza l’arrivo sulle coste Abruzzesi della Nave Goletta Palinuro, uno dei fiori all’occhiello della Marina Militare Italia dove ogni anno gli allievi sottufficiali, che … “Faventibus Ventis”. La Goletta Palinuro
Snapshots :: Cows… (Le Mucche), Say Cheese!
The friendly cow, all red and white,/ I love with all my heart:/ She gives me cream with all her might,/ To eat with apple-tart. (Robert Louis Stevenson) … Snapshots :: Cows… (Le Mucche), Say Cheese!
The Hermitage of Saint Bartholomew in Legio
From the town of Roccamorice (Pescara) it takes very little to reach the Hermitage of Saint Bartholomew, both in terms of time and space.
… The Hermitage of Saint Bartholomew in Legio
Medieval Italy :: Santo Stefano di Sessanio
A walk above the clouds in a magical quasi-ghost town situated within the Gran Sasso National Park in the Apennines… … Medieval Italy :: Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Postcard from Italy :: Florence
“First of all, let’s get one thing straight. Your Italy and our Italia are not the same thing. Italy is a soft drug peddled in predictable packages, such as hills in the sunset, olive groves, lemon trees, white wine, and raven-haired girls. Italia, on the other hand, is a maze. It’s alluring, but complicated…” ~ Beppe Severgnini … Postcard from Italy :: Florence
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