by DHales | Feb 11, 2019 | Books, culture, Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Romance, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
“How do I love thee?” Elizabeth Barrett Browning asked. She counted the ways in English, but the passionate Italophile may well have chosen Italian when she whispered words of love. Why not? Like love itself, a dichiarazione d’amore (declaration of love) is...
by DHales | Feb 12, 2018 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Religion, Romance, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La festa degli innamorati The Feast of the Enamored The Roman empire began with a tale of love—or, more accurately, lust—almost three millennia ago. The libidinous god Mars, smitten by the beauty of a Vestal Virgin, snuck into her temple in the...
by DHales | Feb 9, 2018 | Books, Italy, Language, Romance, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Italian Love Phrases The Difference between Ti Amo and Ti Voglio Bene A Guest Post by Valeria Biancalani Valentine's Day is coming, and you may be eager to discover new Italian love phrases (nuove frasi d'amore in italiano) to impress your partner....
by DHales | Jun 10, 2009 | Books, Italy, Language, Music, Romance, Sayings and expressions, Travel
Ti amo, ti voglio beneI love you. Love truly is lovelier in Italy. “Anywhere else,” the nineteenth-century French writer known as Stendhal observed, “it is only a bad copy.” Only in...