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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ITALIA!

THIS MONTH News & Views

THIS MONTH Readers’ Photos

THIS MONTH In Print

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 • In an igloo on the Presena glacier, high in the Trentino mountains above Lake Garda, the Paradice Music Festival is held every winter from January to March

Back to Nature • From tracking Italy’s ‘big five’ to honing your photography skills or wild volunteering, Italy offers a wealth of travel opportunities to bring you closer to the natural world, says

Go Slow Umbria • Among the nature and hilltop villages of Italy’s green heartland, Amy McPherson discovers that travelling slow on foot means seeing and experiencing more

GAZZETTA ITALIA! • In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull invites you to a hand of Burraco, the card game that’s become all the rage in Italy

Wine, women & song • Mary Novakovich and friends enjoy a long-awaited reunion – and where better to do it than Tuscany?

Fishing for Miracles

Travels with my Teen • After two years of pandemic-imposed travel restrictions, Lorenza Bacino enjoys an extended trip to Lake Como, the Cinque Terre and Sardinia with her teenage daughter

LA SEREN-ICE-IMA • The winter of 1962-63 was the coldest of the 20th century, over pretty much all of Europe

PASTA GRANNIES Comfort Food • From rice to pasta to dessert, serve up these hearty Italian dishes passed down from generation to generation

Saturday Night IN • A fresh take on cucina povera with Mario Matassa’s thrifty recipes for this time of year

SUGO AL POMODORO • We take a look at jarred tomato-based sauces – perfect for midweek pasta suppers and more – give them a try!

Stagioni • Eat well through the seasons with these delicious contemporary Italian recipes

BARDOLINO WINES • In the Veneto region, this small wine zone on the eastern fringe of Lake Garda is not well known, but thanks to the efforts of the local consortium, the future looks bright…

Living in Tuscany • Famed for its gorgeous landscapes, perfect little cities and stunning art treasures, Tuscany has long been loved by international homebuyers. Its property market is as interesting as ever right now, says

Property Showcase

ITALIA! WOMEN • The ‘Grandmother of Gynaecology’ studied and practised at the Medical School of Salerno during the 1100s

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