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 & Views

Top 5 Christmas markets in Italy

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Caught read handed

Going up, going down…

COUNTING THE COSTS

Decline in the Dolomites

Italia! recommends • Budget stays in Rome, World Cup Ski competition in Alta Badia, and the Estorick Collection’s latest exhibition

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Did You Know? • In Italy, yuletide festivities don’t stop after Boxing Day. Fast forward to the 12th day of Christmas and the celebration of Epiphany

THIS MONTH Top 5 Events

THIS MONTH Top Picks • Time to relax and browse our festive pick of Italian-inspired gift inspiration

A Christmas Passeggiata • Catching some late season sunshine and early Yuletide joy, Joe and Pat Gartman enjoyed a build-up to Christmas in Locorotondo, Puglia

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48 HOURS IN… Udine • Amy McPherson spends a weekend in Udine and gets hands on with local artisans for her special pieces of Friuli-Venezia Giulia to take home

GAZZETTA ITALIA! • In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull reports on Grand Tour Italia, the latest project of Oscar Farinetti, founder of Eataly

Lake Como Rediscovered • Rachael Martin takes a nostalgic off-season road trip exploring Lake Como and its hinterland

On the Hill of Shards • Monte Testaccio is one of the most unusual sites in Rome

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All that Gliters • Lorenza Bacino visits the Padua Gold School, also known as The Pietro Selvatico Institute of Arts, a hub of creativity and a proud Paduan tradition

Piergiuliano Reveane • Piergiuliano Reveane was born in Piergiuliano Venice in 1943, and still lives and works there today. He studied at the Venice Institute of Arts from the age of 11, where he tried out all the specialisms before settling on the Gold School after sneaking into the evening classes to observe

Mariagiorgia Pacini • Like others before her, Mariagiorgia Pacini (b. 1983) studied at the Selvatico, and currently teaches there as well as making her own pieces

ASTRONOMY • We owe a lot to two Italians for what we know about the night sky

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Taste ITALIA™! • Enjoy delicious recipes for friends and family, our festive pick of prosecco, panettone and more!

Cucina del Veneto • Explore the rich food heritage and ingredients from the region of Veneto with Ursula Ferrigno

4 takes on HONEY • Filled with memories of the holidays of his youth, Mario Matassa re-creates some typically Italian takes on the use of honey in the kitchen

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