Thanks to a fellow Italophile I follow on Twitter, I got to enjoy this delightful Monty Python sketch this morning while I had breakfast. And although I’m a Monty Python fan, I’d never seen this one before. Enjoy! An Italian Language Class in England

Italy's national sport is fun enough to follow for the sport alone, but it's even more interesting to pay attention when the players are as hot as these guys.

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure - the first of 2009! For the 6th year in a row, Italy is the most-visited international destination for American travelers, according to the US Tour Operators Association. Rome’s Colosseum will once again host gladiator battles for the first time in 2,000 years. But don’t freak out too [...]

Traveling by train in Italy has long been one of the easiest and cheapest ways of getting around the country (so long as you’re not sidelined by an unexpected transportation strike, that is), but Trenitalia, the national train system, has just introduced a long-awaited addition to the already efficient rail service with a new set [...]

You don't have to be a car fanatic to visit the Lamborghini Museum outside Bologna in Italy. In fact, you may find it's a little like going to an Italian church.

Italians know drama. They do drama so well, you’d think it’s genetic. So given the hubbub surrounding the arrival of English soccer superstar David Beckham (and his equally famous wife, Posh Spice Girl Victoria) to the city of Milan, you’d almost wonder if the Beckhams aren’t actually Italian instead of English. I mean, what other [...]

Those of you who’ve been following along here at WhyGo Italy no doubt remember my newfound love of Italian soccer. (The fact that the players themselves are more than a little easy on the eyes doesn’t hurt, but I really do love the game, too. Seriously, I do.) But before soccer, the sport I cared [...]

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure: My friend Sara over at Ms. Adventures in Italy is this year’s host for the Euro-centric prizes for the fifth annual Menu for Hope - and you Italophiles out there should go take a look at some of the Italy prizes you could bid on. Menu for [...]

Rain pelted Rome in mid-December 2008, causing the Tiber River to rise more than 16 meters. Check out these videos of the high river.

I just learned from someone I follow on Twitter that a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern Italy several hours ago (and since there’s basically no news about it online yet, I’m going to say that this is one more reason why Twitter is so incredibly wonderful - and if you’re not following me, you should [...]