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’S CONTRIBUTORS

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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

THIS MONTH News & Views

5 of the best Italian galleries

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Snippets from Siena

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The most expensive places to buy a home in Italy

Going up, going down…

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THIS MONTH Readers’ Photos • 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!*

My favourite place in Italy The Navigli district, Milan

THIS MONTH In Print

THIS MONTH Top 5 Events

VIEWPOINT • Flamingos have been a feature of the landscape in Sardinia for at least 2,000 years and are known locally as sa genti arrubia, ‘the red people’

Varese • Val Nicastro visits the “Garden City” north of Milan that is, among other things, home to a palace that one Italian poet described as “Little Versailles”

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THE EVOLUTION OF FERRARI • So many automobiles, so many names, but none can stir the imagination like the mention of Ferrari…

Agnes and Ernie and the Great War • How a love affair inspired one of the greatest war novels of all time

GAZZETTA ITALIA! • In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull reports on a new scheme to encourage Italy’s property owners to make improvements to their homes for safety and energy-efficiency

CANALETTO’S VENICE Revisited • Rosalind Ormiston reports from a new exhibition of Canaletto’s paintings of Venice that reassesses the 18th-century city the artist knew, by placing it within the context of the rising waters that threaten the city today

Bellezza Gentile • As demand grows for skincare products that are genuinely ethical, natural and sustainable, a clutch of independent Italian brands is leading the charge, writes Jenny Oldaker

Terre Verdi • Alessandra De Gregorio is the Founder of Terre Verdi, an eco-luxe skincare range inspired by her upbringing in the Sicilian countryside.

Honieh • Erika Boldrin, Founder of Honieh, believes in natural beauty and products that can make a difference to your wellbeing and support your health.

NATURAL AND ORGANIC SPAS • Feel good inside and out on your next trip to Italy, with an organic spa hotel experience.

FIND OUT MORE OR SHOP ONLINE • Buy online or find more places around Italy for indulgent ethical skincare on your next trip to the peninsula.

Furtuna Skin • Kim Walls is co-founder and CEO of Sicily-based clean beauty company Furtuna Skin, and is passionate about the company’s high-performance natural products.

Casa Mencarelli • Lucia Mencarelli founded Casa Mencarelli in 2018, a brand rooted in organic, natural ingredients sourced from Italy and the Mediterranean.

Allegro Natura • Cristina Gerbino is Marketing Manager at Allegro Natura, which offers natural and organic skincare products from selected Italian organic farms.

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