Issue 114 of Italia! shares a few of the best of the many joys of life in Italy, including beautiful reportage from the Venice Carnival, 48 Hours in Bologna and property to buy in beautiful Tuscany. From an active cycling holiday around Lake Garda to a relaxed an elegant stay at one of Venice’s very […]
Over forty years after he last went there, Sebastian Cresswell-Turner revisits Zia Teresa, the venerable Italian restaurant in the heart of London’s Knightsbridge … Long ago, when my family lived in Gloucestershire, London was a distant and exotic place which we visited once a year. For weeks before, my brothers and I would […]
If not the most famous, Barolo is the most venerated Italian red wine, with prices to match. Hannah Bellis explores the bottles that deserve their kingly reputation Like many of us, I suspect, I discovered the unique pleasures of Barolo late in the course of my wine-drinking. This is due to the sheer […]
Do you dream of your own Italian refuge, surrounded by the calm blue waters and bathed in warming sunlight, where you can enjoy a calmer pace of life, fine wine that won’t cost the earth and wholesome, health giving food? Would that we could enjoy this life every day. In the new issue of Italia! […]
You can’t beat a course in Italy to learn Italian. These schools are tried an tested by Italia! AbbeySchool CiaoItaly – Turin www.ciaoitaly-turin.com Situated in an early 20th-century building in the heart of the Crocetta district, one of Turin’s most elegant areas and just a short walk from the Polytechnic, AbbeySchool CiaoItaly specialises in […]
Hannah Bellis goes beyond a Venice holiday and explores the Villas of the Veneto to choose her top 3 to visit A southern Italian friend once told me: “Italy is divided into three parts; northern Italy, central Italy and southern Italy. It seems mad to me. Surely we need only north and south. But I […]
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Italia magazine is delighted to have had won two different awards at the Italian National Tourist Board awards evening. The event was celebrating journalism and guide books covering Italy that were published throughout 2013 and the awards evening took place on Tuesday 11th February at Getti restaurant in London. Adrian Mourby’s 48 hours in Busetto, […]
Italia issue 112 is on sale in the UK from 13th February It’s hard to resist the allure of the fair shores of Italy amid the gloomy post Christmas winter months, and now is the perfect time to think about your next visit. There is plenty to get you thinking in the new issue […]
Struggling to get your children to eat their dinner? Mario Matassa shares his favourite Italian recipes to serve as family meals Though eating habits have changed over the years, eating with family is still a real event in Italy – and it is an event which all Italian chefs seek to emulate. When asked what […]