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

A focus on Fellini

5 of the best New Year parties

Was Sting stung?

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Coffee Pitt-stop

Online this month

Ancient food divide

Going up, going down…

WORKING VISAS FOR NON-EU CITIZENS

The Braille railing

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THIS MONTH Readers’ Photos

THIS MONTH In Print

My favourite place in Italy • Piazza della Repubblica, Cortona

THIS MONTH Top 5 Events

THIS MONTH Top Picks • If you’re in need of festive shopping inspiration take a look at our pick of Italian gifts and ideas!

VIEWPOINT • Winter is a great time to visit Florence, and you will see the city in a new light – though if it does happen to snow while you’re there, you’ve been very lucky

YOUR AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE TO FLORENCE in Winter • You might not find an excuse to stop for a gelato quite as often, but you will avoid the worst of the crowds and queues on an early year trip

THE A-Z OF FLORENCE

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT • Free ravioli mould when you subscribe Italia! magazine

Rimini • There’s so much more to Rimini than just its beaches – the city was founded by the Romans and boasts a full 2,000 years of history. And, of course, it was the place where it all began for Federico Fellini, writes Abigail King

THE ‘LITTLE LOIRE’ OF LOMBARDY • Our Top 10 guide to what to see in Lomellina

The Marble Faun

THE Perfect GIFT FOR Christmas…

AN ITALIAN Christmas • We go behind the scenes of an Italian Christmas with Mario Matassa as he explores the rich and austere festive food and traditions of Italy

STOIC VIRTUE • The last of Machiavelli’s ‘Five Good Emperors’, Marcus Aurelius strove to rule Rome as the epitome of the ideal of the Philosopher King

GAZZETTA ITALIA! • In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull looks back on a remarkable year of successes for Italy’s musicians, footballers and athletes…

High Water in the Fragile City • The tides in the Venice Lagoon are a daily occurrence, but when other factors such as mismanagement and climate change come into play, the results can be catastrophic. Can Venice survive? Venetian Sara Scarpa assesses the situation.

VENICE AND THE SEA

DEFENDING THE CITY

Taste ITALIA! • Cook hearty winter dishes and struffoli at home, plus party wines, and the best panettoni

Fireside Food • You will need to make an early start in the kitchen with Lizzie Kamenetzky if you want to serve these hearty and warming dishes to your friends and family at lunchtime, but the hours spent will be well rewarded

PANETTONE • For a true taste of Italian Christmas, you can’t beat a slice of panettone, and here are seven of our favourites to try

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU Limoni • Add a little juice and zest to your Italian cooking with these recipes by Gennaro Contaldo

Step-by-step Struffoli • In...