Italy, the good, the bad and the glorious. By Candace Dempsey, Italian-American author of Murder In Italy, the true story of Amanda Knox. candacedem@gmail.com (function() { window.PinIt = window.PinIt || { loaded:false }; if (window.PinIt.loaded) return; window.PinIt.loaded = true; function async_load(){ var s = document.createElement("script"); s.type = "text/javascript"; s.async = true; if (window.location.protocol == "https:") s.src = "https://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"; else s.src = "http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"; var x = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); } if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", async_load); else window.addEventListener("load", async_load, false); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @idreamofitaly)http://italyest.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/68bd930da58672329b0eeb6a2f7d44bd/tumblr_mmz5c9nqhZ1qcwmkyo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/post/50701430987/vicolo-di-naples">ysvoice</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>| ♕ |  <a href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/post/50701430987/vicolo-di-naples">Vicolo di Naples</a>  | by © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shitsuren/7765878990/">Silvia Sala</a></small></p> </blockquote>http://italyest.com/post/50711490898http://italyest.com/post/50711490898Sat, 18 May 2013 02:21:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/acf97ce6a615133d7223af1c085e219a/tumblr_mmz4st7ojk1qcwmkyo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/post/50700617757/bella-vista">ysvoice</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small>| ♕ |  <a href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/post/50700617757/bella-vista">Bella vista</a> - <a href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/tagged/Bay">Bay of</a> <a href="http://ysvoice.tumblr.com/tagged/Naples">Naples</a>  | by © <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shitsuren/7765837034/">Silvia Sala</a></small></p> </blockquote>http://italyest.com/post/50711477842http://italyest.com/post/50711477842Sat, 18 May 2013 02:21:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6db479fc8df87e3ce1b515fc63c6b8d8/tumblr_ml0tofFLdd1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Sicilia e Duci: <a href="http://www.revealedrome.com/2011/11/sicilian-pastries-in-rome-italy-sicilia-e-duci.html" target="_blank">Sicilian bakery in Rome. I</a></span></p>http://italyest.com/post/47597153152http://italyest.com/post/47597153152Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:57:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c8b669eaf67e7f489fc13b766496b82c/tumblr_mkn3xf1xzd1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>10 Best Cheap Eats in Florence (Where you won’t find many cheap eats). </p>http://italyest.com/post/46949882978http://italyest.com/post/46949882978Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:12:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de841e22e0ea28c83f5f9fd79f5d60e5/tumblr_mkkccaktwb1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Italian Easter eggs. </p>http://italyest.com/post/46830169497http://italyest.com/post/46830169497Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:21:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1bb0099983ac0b9c3fc33973e3a5018e/tumblr_mkb9sxvPjr1ruiw5fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://everythingsicily.tumblr.com/post/46543719925/sicilian-road-by-tjarko-evenboer">everythingsicily</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sicilian road (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjarkoevenboer/8560014854/">Tjarko Evenboer</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://italyest.com/post/46547512587http://italyest.com/post/46547512587Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:11:39 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uldpSgEbVvk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Procession of the Mysteries, Holy Week, Taranto, Italy. </p>http://italyest.com/post/46547379070http://italyest.com/post/46547379070Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:09:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09218b4099f5b504a770be24e23a8399/tumblr_mjb6awzTXF1rh1wv4o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://italyest.com/post/44836567627http://italyest.com/post/44836567627Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:53:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/61e0729c87d15233645afb715aa7cff0/tumblr_mj8hk3ye4z1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/><span><strong>“The world-famous <a href="http://www.towerofpisa.info/">Leaning Tower of Pisa</a></strong> will turn green for the second time on Saturday 16 March, the eve of St Patrick’s Day, as part of Tourism Ireland’s 2013 global greening initiative,” says <a href="http://www.tuscanyatheart.it/">Tuscany at Heart, </a>one of my favorite Italian blogs in English.   “</span><span>The lights will be switched on at 9.00pm.”</span></p>http://italyest.com/post/44698589597http://italyest.com/post/44698589597Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:09:39 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99537e8eec8eb29c9e3b1f34ef3c8fc6/tumblr_mj2p53khkO1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mimosa Cake, an Italian classic with lemons and whipped cream, perfect for spring. </p>http://italyest.com/post/44439137725http://italyest.com/post/44439137725Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:07:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f71057d5f4624f2491ca22e8f23f920/tumblr_mgk0vuGlPe1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Costa Concordia wreck may finally disappear from Italian beach this summer. </p>http://italyest.com/post/40412661426http://italyest.com/post/40412661426Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:59:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40a47c5d98c518d27a761e0beca518a1/tumblr_mg2ks4kisP1ruoyu1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://decendentofthedragons.tumblr.com/post/39595104758/niccol-dell-arca">decendentofthedragons</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h4>Compianto sul Cristo Morto di Niccolò dall’Arca,<br/>Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita di Bologna</h4> </blockquote>http://italyest.com/post/40128621041http://italyest.com/post/40128621041Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:43:39 -0500<a href="http://www.italyinus2013.org/en/italy-in-us-2013.html">Year of Italian Culture kicks off in America. Enjoy! </a>http://italyest.com/post/40124181063http://italyest.com/post/40124181063Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:49:45 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/479055518fc7aa9bd137615727bf6e9b/tumblr_mg2xwg36bz1rxj93xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://miobello.tumblr.com/post/39619827683/winters-beauty-brisighella-innevata-italy">miobello</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Winter’s beauty… Brisighella Innevata, Italy</p> </blockquote>http://italyest.com/post/39644192437http://italyest.com/post/39644192437Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:26:27 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19500ab61ce806304454d9833d8fa280/tumblr_mg2ytpivjj1r3t8ico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://magic-bazaar.tumblr.com/post/39621592550">magic-bazaar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Trastevere, Rome.</em></p> </blockquote>http://italyest.com/post/39644148807http://italyest.com/post/39644148807Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:25:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a3791995ba6913711ce3bc887ae89f3/tumblr_mfx32bQIAp1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy New Year, all my friends! </p>http://italyest.com/post/39337988938http://italyest.com/post/39337988938Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:42:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/94572322a56d471b5eb93b1d5c237ac6/tumblr_mf7scmyA231r16bkdo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ferrara’s in New York’s Little Italy. Just had the cannolli here. </p>http://italyest.com/post/38212877503http://italyest.com/post/38212877503Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:50:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_megowopuR31r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christmas in Venice, can you believe it? </p>http://italyest.com/post/37115002307http://italyest.com/post/37115002307Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:41:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me2zukyVgU1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lake Orta, Italy. </p>http://italyest.com/post/36577293917http://italyest.com/post/36577293917Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:11:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdzdymIaZR1r16bkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/165658673/italian-women-call-for-action-against-femicide">Italian Women Call For Action Against Femicide</a>. Usual culprit? Husband or boyfriend. </p>http://italyest.com/post/36415022008http://italyest.com/post/36415022008Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:25:34 -0500