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Here are some common mobili (furniture) that you can see in Italian houses:

There’s no denying it - when it comes to i vestiti (clothes) the Italians know what they are doing! La moda (fashion) is one of Italy’s biggest exports and the average person on the street usually looks like they have just stepped out of Vogue.
Here are some things the average Italian has in their armadio [...]

Italians have a different approach to la salute (health) than in many other countries. To say they are knowledgeable would be an understatement. Not only do most people know what the correct temperatura del corpo (body temperature) should be, they even know what their own temperature is on any given day. A slight variation to [...]

L’inverno (Winter) doesn’t officially arrive in Italy until the 15th December, although its presence can be felt a lot earlier than that. In many parts of the country nevica (it snows) as early as November, a great start for those who want to sciare (ski) but not so great for motorists stuck on the motorway [...]

One of the first things a visitor to Italy notices is that Italians look very slim and fit. This could be attributed to the mediterranean diet eaten here but it’s also because exercise is very important and most people like to practicare uno sport (do a sport). The most popular, as in other countries, is [...]

Everyone knows that Italians are a sociable lot. One of the ways in which this manifests itself is in the way they construct their abitazione (housing). Where other nationalities tend to give themselves a bit of space, Italians like to abitare (live), literally, on top of each other.The condominio (block of flats) is probably the [...]

The English, it is said, love to talk about il meteo (the weather). The Italians, on the other hand, really ought to make more use of this topic of conversation since in Italy the weather is incredibly varied. Where English weather is rather mite (mild), the Italian clima (climate) can go from extreme to extreme.
L’autunno [...]

Although only recently having become popular, Halloween in Italy today is a big deal. Shops are full of plastic zucche (pumpkins) and scope (broomsticks) for doting parents to give to their children. When night falls, youngsters will travestirsi (dress up) in costumes of streghe (witches), fantasmi (ghosts) and pipistrelli (bats), either to go out asking [...]

The plane has landed, you’ve negotiated the public transport to the hotel and finally arrived at your destination. Only one more challenge remains - checking in! Of course, your hotel receptionist probably speaks good English and is dying for a chance to use it, but that’s not the point. Throw caution to the wind and [...]

One thing the Italians are good at is cibo (food). Ask any Italian where you can find the best food in the world and they will get a smug expression on their faces and answer without hesitation.
Visitors to Italy will surely agree with this, and one of the best aspects of a trip to Italy [...]