We are delighted to tell you that the latest issue of Italia! is on sale now, available to buy online and from stores across the UK! You can also download the digital edition for Apple devices or online /Android/ Windows 8 devices. In our June issue, 127, Fleur Kinson tells us Italy’s lakes come in all varieties of delight and make excellent places to invest in property. […]
WHAT TO SEE AND DO ➤ Palazzo Ducale & Galleria Nazionale delle Marche Entrance on Piazza Duca Federico +39 0722 32262 www.palazzoducaleurbino.it Hours: Mon, 8:30am-2:00pm; Tue-Sun, 8:30am-7:30pm ➤ Casa Natale di Raffaello< Via Raffaello, 57 +39 0722 320105 www.accademiaraffaello.it Hours: Sun, 10:00am-1:00pm, Mon-Sat, 9:00am-1:00pm and 3:00pm-7:00pm ➤ Oratorio San Giovanni< Via Barocci, 31 +39 0722 910259 >Hours: […]
The busy university town of Urbino is often called ‘the perfect Renaissance city’ – and indeed the birthplace of Raphael rivalled Florence and Siena in its day. Joe Gartman returns to find out if they have got any of their loaned out paintings back yet… Standing at the Punto Panoramico, near the walls of the forbidding […]
Scaloppine al vino bianco e arancia Serve these Escalopes with white wine and orange with mashed potatoes and – from the freezer, or a little later in the season – fresh green beans. ➤ Serves 2 ➤ Preparation 15 minutes ➤ Cooking 15 minutes 2 veal or turkey escalopes, trimmed 1½ tbsp plain white flour 1½ […]
With his old homes turned into museums and an annual festival to celebrate his work, Lucca is the perfect place to delve deeper the history of the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, as Charlie Lyon discovers… Tonight, the usual tranquility of the banks of Lake Massaciuccoli is broken. On the open-air stage of the Gran Teatro all’Aperto, which […]
Agnieszka Matyjaszek, Sharston “My first trip to Rome was only a week ago. I loved everything about it. The days were short but I enjoy walking around beautiful cites in the dark too. Walking in the dark can help you see things you may miss in the daytime. Santa Maria Maggiore is beautiful at any […]
Michele Tucci, Michigan, USA “This photo was taken in Castellana Grotte near Bari. We were staying in a beautiful trullo and were exploring the surrounding fields.”
Rachel Markwick, by email “Having fun making pizza in the ancient kitchen of our holiday house in Bassano in Teverina.”
As much as anywhere in Italy, the food of Montalcino is intensely local and dear to its residents. Wanda Djebbar explains the culinary heritage of this Tuscan town with her Gourmet guide to Montalcino… Sitting proudly on its hilltop at 567 metres above sea level, looking out over the Val d’Orcia and the Via Francigena, […]
Chris Allsop attends the Sound of the Dolomites festival for world-class music in a breath-taking natural setting, and then discovers the unspoiled gem known as ‘Little Venice’… The hills are alive with the sound of music. Except this is northeast Italy, not Austria, and it might be a tad rude – if not inaccurate – […]