Simon Vine, Cumbria “This photo was taken when my wife and I did some enjoyable Limoncello tasting in Sorrento in October 2014, I thought the Vespa scooter added that unique Italian touch.”
Vespa In Sorrento
Author: Italia Travel & Life
Vespa in Rome
Brad Blasko, Canada “Walking down a side street in Rome, this well used Vespa caught my eye.”
My Italia! – Dawn Cavanagh-Hobbs
Living in Italy, restoring houses, rescuing horses and selling handbags, Dawn Cavanagh-Hobbs considers herself to be very lucky… WHERE IN ITALY IS YOUR HOME? I live in Le Marche with my husband and two of my four children, experiencing things I never thought I would. I have always loved life, adventures, challenge and hard work, […]
Appassionata Boutique
Some women will argue that you can never have enough handbags, but maybe they’d change their mind if they owned one of Appassionata Boutique’s beautiful pieces, handmade using leather sourced from Florence. Appassionata Boutique combines the creative vision of owner and interior designer Dawn Cavanagh- Hobbs with the exquisite workmanship of the Ribichini family, who’ve been […]
Italia! June Issue On Sale Now!
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. […]
Camelot In Le Marche Top Tips
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: […]
Camelot In Le Marche
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 […]
Escalopes with white wine and orange
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 […]
The Province Of Puccini
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 […]
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
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 […]