Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site

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Main Page This site celebrates Italian culture for the enjoyment of children and adults. Site-Overview

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Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site shops at Zazzle and PrintFection


Home Decorating

Home Decor

 

Panoramic Images

 

Murals, Stencils, Tiles

 

Palaces of Sicily

Modern Italian Design

Decor with Prints

Tile Splash-backs

 

Stencil Decor

Italianate Furniture

Low Cost Decor Tips

 

A Sampling of Pages

Click on an image in this slide show or from the pull-down list, to go directly to that page on this site.  Or visit my Site Overview page.

 

 

Italy on Your Mind

 

Historical fiction set in Italy is always popular and has some wonderful new books on offer.  And visit the Romantic Fiction page for both historical and contemporary romances set in Italy.  Here are some selections from both pages, and a promo from YouTube for one of the books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discover Emilio Salgari, Italy's most famous adventure-writer, an Italian Rider Haggard.  These are recent English translations by Roh Press.

 

 

 

  Tips for Great Reads

 

Romance Novels Set in Italy

Short Stories in Dual Language

Mysteries

Mysteries in Ancient Rome

Historical Novels

Thrillers

For Children

Non-Fiction

Bestselling Italian Writers

Literature

Audio Books in Italian

Romance Novels

Free E-Books

 

 

Special Reads

 

Petrarch and his Love Sonnets

A Sicilian Romance free E-Book

Illuminated Manuscripts

The Brownings

Dante and his Divine Comedy

Machiavelli

Boccaccio

Marcus Aurelius

 

 

 

Italian Balcony Gardens

 

 

Balcony Gardens

Italian Home Decor Images and Ideas

Decorating with Framed Prints  

  Modern Furniture and Object Designs

Villa Prints - Italian Art

Renaissance Gardens - Fountains

Villa Garden Prints

Majolica

Porcelain

Murano Glass

Soaps/Perfumes 

Italianate Furniture Style

Palaces of Sicily

 Wallpaper murals, tiles, stencils

Panoramic Images

 

 

GAMES

 

 

 

Playing Cards - Tarot New Page

Renaissance Figures for Paper Dolls

Coloring Pages

Children's Stories to Read in Italian On-Line

Pinocchio  Strega Nona  & Emilio Salgari

Sliding Piece Art Puzzles

Card and Board Games & Games to Buy

Fun Menu Page

Italian Artist Bios for Children

Goose Game with Free Game Board

Briscola  &  Scopa & Tressette  &  Cow Game

 

 

Page Updates

 

I've updated many of my pages to include YouTube videos.  As a treat, here are clips from some films.

 

A Room With a View, an Italophile favorite (click on the arrow to start - sometimes it needs two clicks).  Click through to YouTube, to view the other parts.

 

 

For Monica Vitti and Marcello Mastroianni lovers.

 

 

 

Some Shop Items

 

Zazzle and PrintFection:  I've switched my shop to PrintFection because it has more color options, bulk discounts, better quality printing, and is a family-friendly business.  Christmas cards are now at Zazzle for their wonderful quality and card options.

 

The Ionian coastline runs along Italy's south-eastern edge and is known for it's beautiful deep blue waters and skies, warm Southern Italian weather, and some very exclusive resorts.
Ionian Coast, Italy, Jumbo Tote Bag
$17.99
The Tyrrhenian coastline runs along Italy's south-western side, including Sicily. The weather and water is warm year-round, and positively tropical in the summer, attracting serious sun-worshipers.
Tyrrhenian Coast, Italy, Women's Fitted Tank Top
4 colors | $18.99
Wallis Simpson made Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali's lobster dress infamous, many seeing the attractive widow as dangerous as a lobster.
Lobster Women's Fitted Camisole Tank
3 colors | $18.99
Elsa Schiaparelli's 1937 organdy butterfly patterned waltz-length evening dress was refreshingly playful.
Butterflies Jumbo Tote Bag
$17.99
 
'Wine makes blood' is an old Italian expression doctors have now proved true. Wine improves blood flow and reduces cholesterol!
Wine for the Heart Jumbo Tote Bag
$17.99
Two Venitian Murano glasses click cin-cin under the traditional Italian wedding brindisi (toast) Per cent'anni (For 100 years) of happiness together for the couple. La madre della sposa means Mother of the Bride.
Mother of the Bride Jumbo Tote Bag
$17.99

 

 

Italy in your Stomach

 

 

Gelato - Italian Ice Cream New

10 Easy Recipes

Zabaione - For Your Love

Sweet Salami

Coffee and Chocolate

Rice Pudding/Fritters/Tart

Sweet Chestnut Recipes

Ancient Italian Cookbooks

Spoonbreads or Ladyfinger Desserts

Wine

Liqueurs/Aperitifs/Digestives

Creams

Lots of Recipes and a Little History

Sweets and Recipes

Granita

Curing Olives

Tips to Eat Less and Still Feel Full

 

 

Italy and the Diaspora

 

 

 

Mulberry Bend, NYC 1900

 Hyphenated Italians and Italians

Personal Account by GP

Personal Account by RB

Joe Petrosino, NYCPD, 1900

John, an emigrant, by D.H. Lawrence

Old NYC

 

Current Italian weather report, in Italian

 

 

Bringing this Site to You

 

This is a hobby-site. 

Any purchases made via the links to Amazon.com, AllPosters.com, Art.com, banners and my site shops with Zazzle and PrintFection provide funds to cover my computer and hosting costs.  Grazie!

 

 Candida Martinelli

Established July 2003

Dual-Language Short Stories

 

Mysteries

 

Ancient Rome

 

Historical Novels

 

Thrillers

 

Children's Books

 

Romance Novels

 

Non-Fiction

 

Bestselling Italian

 

Italian Literature

 

Audio Books in Italian

 

Free E-Books

 

Prayers in Italian

Books

Food

Italian Food

Pasta

Super Foods

Ancient Cookbooks

 

Recipes

Olives and Oil

Eat Less / Feel Full

Cookbooks to Buy

Italian Wine

Italian Liqueurs

Vov Recipe

Coffee Liqueur Recipe

Coffee, Chocolate

Grappa (LaPaglia)

Drinks

Diaspora

Hyphenated Italians

Mulberry Bend, NYC

Old New York

Personal Account by G. P.

 

Personal Account  by R. B.

John, Italian Emigrant, by D. H. Lawrence

Joe Petrosino, NYC Pioneer Policeman

Gelato - Italian Ice Cream New

 

Chestnut Desserts

Sweets & Recipes

Zabaione, A Saint's Recipe Men Love

Spoonbreads

Granita

Cream Desserts

Salame Dolce - A Chocolate Candy

Panettone, Amaretti

Italian Rice Desserts

Desserts

Objects

Murano Glass

 

Majolica

Capodimonte &  Richard Ginori Porcelain

Villa & Garden Prints

 

Framed Prints

Theatre

 

Commedia dell'Arte

Theatre in 1860s

Tomaso Salvini

Adelaide Ristori

Theatre

Music

Italian Music

Mina  &  Verdi

Domenico Modugno

Opera Singers: Caruso, Tetrazzini, Gigli, Patti

Caruso in SF Quake

Eurovision & San Remo Song Festivals

Florence

De' Medici Family

Bianchi Gallery

Florence Art

Florentia Paper

Edith Wharton's Della Robbia Terracottas

Florence and Tuscany

 

Venice

Venice

 

Carnival - Carnevale

Venice Art

Venice in 1860s

Murano Glass

Free Venice Art

Living/Working in Italy

Italian Language

Anecdotes

Italian Media Today

Travel in Italy - Links to Online City Guides

Italy Today

Rome

Rome

Rome Art

Living in Ancient Rome

Fun Latin Phrases

Dating and Mating

Romance Novels

Language of Flowers

A Room with a View

Zabaione - A Saint's Recipe Men Love

A Sicilian Romance by Radcliffe - Free

Romance

Cinema

Cinema

Recent Films

Terence Hill

 

Francesco Nuti

Anthony LaPaglia

Toto' & Italian Humor

Alinari Photography

 

Photo / Virtual Tours

 

Aerial Italian Images

 

Photo Galleries

 

Milan - Milano

 

Pompeii - Vesuvius

Photos and Cities

Beauty

 

Fashion, Beauty

Healthy Tips to Eat Less & Feel Full

Soaps

Perfumes

Elsa Schiaparelli

Palaces of Sicily

Taormina

A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe - Free 

Sicily

Holidays

Catholic Prayers in Italian / English

Italophile Gift Ideas

Luxury Gift Ideas

10 Italian Recipes for the Holidays

Easter Story

Christmas Story in Italian and English

Italian Xmas Cards

Carnival

Carnival Costumes

De' Medici Family

Life in Ancient Rome

Natural History of Italy

 

Pre-History

 

Ancient History

 

The Middle Ages

 

The Renaissance

 

The Age of Discovery

 

Age of Colonialism, Capitalism, Reason, Industrial Revolution

 

Italian Unification

 

Fascism and The World Wars

 

Post War Growth and European Integration

Renaissance Figures

History

Plants

Sunflowers

Olive Trees

Renaissance Gardens

 

Balcony Gardens

 

Chestnuts

 

Language of Flowers

Child's Menu Page

 

Sliding-Art Puzzles

 

Italy Coloring Pages

Artist Bios for Children

Renaissance Paper Dolls

Cow Game

 

For Children

Humor

Humor in Italy

 

Italians as Europeans

 

Political Humor

Altan and Cipputi

Fun Latin Phrases

Pinocchio

Strega Nona

Children's Books, CDs, Games, Treats

Free Italian Children's Stories On-line

Children's Books

Art

Art, Sculpture...

 

Graphic Artists

 

Illuminated Books

Artist Bios

Giovanni Boldini

 

Angels in Italian Art

Florence

Rome Paintings

Canaletto

Slider Art Puzzles

Marquetry - Intarsia

 

Eduardo De la Maria

 

Riccardo Bianchi

Playing Cards - Tarot Cards

Card / Board Games

Briscola

Scopa

Tressette

Cow Game

Goose Game - Free Game Board

Calcio - Football

Games

Lessons

Free  lessons: How to get E-texts and E-books from the Internet, including source list for free electronic books

New Guestbook (Please disregard any spam you encounter. I clean it regularly.)

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Guestbook and Contact


 

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