Italia magazine

Italia! is the award winning magazine for everyone who has a passion for Italy. Each month, you¹ll find a wide variety of beautifully photographed and intelligently written articles to inspire and inform you. Covering every aspect of Italian life, from travel, holidays and property to food, wine and culture, we bring Italy closer to English-speaking readers across the world.

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This MONTH • News, events, the latest book releases, your travel photos – we bring you the best of Italy in our latest issue round-up

Faces of Barbaresco

5 Italian opera houses to admire

Top directors honoured in Rome

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Uffizi Diffusi takes art on the road

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Supercar spending sprees

Going up, going down…

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Sand fines in Sardinia

Italia! recommends • A Lake Como getaway, a new Italian art exhibition in London and a grand opening in Florence

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THIS MONTH Readers’ Photo • Send us your favourite Italian travel photos, and each month the best photo wins a bottle of Villa Sandi Il Fresco Prosecco and exclusive bottle stopper!*

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My favourite place in Italy Piazza della Santissima, Florence

THIS MONTH Top 5 Events

THIS MONTH Top Picks • Time to relax and browse through this issue’s round-up of Italian-inspired products

VIEWPOINT • A white truffle auction at the Castello di Grinzane Cavour in Cuneo, Piedmont. Despite the informal attire, what these men are selling is highly valuable

San Gennaro, the son of Naples • In Naples the unique relationship between the city and its patron saint, San Gennaro, goes far beyond mere devotion. Val Nicastro talks to Paolo Jorio, Director of the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro, to find out more

The Holy Mile

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HEAD FOR THE HILLS Our Top 10 guide to off-peak Alto Adige • Rachael Martin visits Alto Adige and picks out ten highlights to embrace in the months between the ski seasons

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WHERE TO STAY

48 HOURS IN… Sant’Antioco • Penny Wainwright steps off the beaten track to explore Sant’Antioco, a small island off the southwest corner of Sardinia

WHAT TO SEE AND DO

WHERE TO STAY

WHERE TO EAT

GETTING THERE

MOVING DANTE • The poet, theologist and philosopher Dante Alighieri is indisputably Italy’s greatest writer, but that’s not to say he was without his flaws

GAZZETTA ITALIA! • In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull reports on Samantha Cristoforetti’s promotion to Commander of the International Space Station…

Dreaming in Italian • Tom Benjamin never meant to move to Italy, but when he did, his unorthodox path to ‘dreaming in Italian’ left him with an abiding love of the country, and led to the creation of his Bologna-set Daniel Leicester mystery novels

The Art of Eating Well • If there is one book every serious cook of Italian food has in their kitchen it is this one, writes Abi King. Welcome to Casa Artusi and the fascinating story of Pellegrino Artusi and his seminal work…

WHAT TO EAT IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA

PLACES TO VISIT NEARBY

WHERE TO STAY

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Converting Constantine • Myths and legends of the Christianisation of Rome

Taste ITALIA! • Cook seasonal Italian dishes and dolci at home, plus Chianti Classico, and beans and pulses on test

La Vita è Dolce • Life is indeed sweet when you make these extremely delicious Italian-inspired dessert recipes from Letitia...