Italian red wine: Dolcetto D’Alba Hannah Bellis goes beyond the famous and expensive Barolo and Barbaresco wines to discover Dolcetto, a great value, easy drinking red wine from Piedmont Piedmont was the first region I visited when I was old enough to appreciate wine. I was still too young to afford the legendary Barolos of […]
Best of 3 cheap Venice hotels – off season luxury at bargain prices Winter is the time to visit Venice to enjoy your pick of cheap Venice hotesl that charge luxury prices in high season – and with New Year’s celebrations galore, plus preparation for Carnival, there’s always plenty to do 1 Albergo San Samuele. […]
This month we have a fantastic FREE GIFT offer – subscribe to Italia! and receive your hardback Carluccio’s The Collection book worth £25, PLUS save 25% off the cover price. The Godfather of Italian food, Antonio Carluccio has, for the first time, brought together over 300 of his best recipes to form this ultimate compilation. Capturing Antonio’s simple, joyful and no-fuss […]
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Italia issue 110 is on sale 19 December, with Italian recipes and all you need to banish the New Year blues with inspiration from Italy Let the January 2014 issue of Italia! brighten up the dull and gray January weather with the vibrancy of Italian culture, food, wine, scenery – and the generous […]
As she heads to Tuscany to learn about the traditional olive harvest, Rachel Beckwith uncovers the simple pleasures of rural Italian life and, once she gets a taste for it, is fully converted… I arrived at La Vialla in October, the Tuscan sun a little shy behind the clouds, ready and willing to help with […]
Italia issue 109 is on sale now, with all you need for an Italian Christmas The December issue of Italia is packed with everything you need to bring a touch of Italian style to your festive celebrations! From stress-busting holiday trips to help you escape from the chaos of Christmas in the UK, […]
The new Italia! Guide following the Grand Tour around Italy is on sale now! Inside this issue you will find: The essential food stop and spectacular vistas of the Italian Alps 48 hours discovering the delights of Turin Go off the beaten track in a weekend in Milan 18th Century Venice and the face […]
Franco Manca pizza: review by Hannah Bellis ….Italia! magazine’s editor reviews Franco Manca’s sourdough pizzas and predicts they will soon be everywhere… Franco is missing. That is what ‘Franco Manca’ actually means. But in fact, I see this name more and more across the streets of London. I have eaten in the Franco Manca […]
Each autumn for the past 32 years, Masi, one of the largest and most prestigious vineyards of the Valpolicella area and pioneer of Amarone, has awarded prizes to high profile figures from the Veneto region and around the world. This year there were seven winners altogether in the three traditional categories, including a group of […]