There is no better way to get to know a place than to walk through it – and autumn is prime walking season. In the hills the colours are changing every day… TUSCAN SECRETS Tuscany is a great place to choose for a hiking holiday and each region of Tuscany offers something unique. My […]
For many seeking to own a home in Italy, the classic fantasy runs like this: in a gorgeous stretch of countryside, you buy a cheap pile of old stones that used to be a farmhouse. Centuries-old, but abandoned long ago, it is a blank canvas for your property dreams. You design your perfect layout, resurrect […]
The tenth anniversary issue of Italia! is on sale now! Do you dream of owning your own property in Italy? Well, buying a restoration project is one of the cheapest ways of achieving that goal – and you get to oversee the crafting of your house precisely to the specifications you desire. In the latest […]
Italia! 119 is on sale now, with Artisan Florence, the Sound of the Dolomites, 48 Hours in Taormina, Puglia property, and the best Italian food and wine. We discover how Florence is maintaining an ancient artistic method of using stone as an art form; we visit an unusual music festival that takes place every year […]
“My family originally came from the small village of Belmonte Castello,Frosinone and all my brothers and sisters were born there, I was born in Scotland but every year I travel back to my ancestral home. This year I did a 10 day tour of Tuscany, making my base in Florence and visited places such as […]
Do you like to visit Italy in the summer months? The country is certainly looking its best under those blues skies, and certainly around the coast you get cooling breezes to accompany the sunshine and blue sparkling waters – heavenly. But away from the coast its a time to take it easy, as temperatures […]
Charlotte Jaconelli and partner Jonathan Antoine finished as runners-up in Britain’s Got Talent in 2012. What is she up to now? Charlotte talks to My Italia! Do you ever wake up thinking it must all be a dream? Oh definitely, that’s the only way you can describe it. No matter how much experience you have […]
Established in 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, The Doge’s Palace overlooks the tranquil lagoon and is decorated with works by artists such as Titian and Tiepolo. Having opened as a museum in 1923, the million-plus visitors a year can explore the building in its entirety, including the dungeons and prison cells, accessible by […]
Tuscany is a special region, as anyone who has ever visited there will tell you. There are more popular visitor destinations in Italy – Rome and Venice certainly attract more visitors per year – but Tuscany is the only region that has found fame, as most visitors to Rome won’t know it is in Lazio, […]
Hannah Fielding talks about the inspiration for her new romantic novel, The Echoes of Love, which is set in the splendour of Venice… What made you fall in love with Venice? Its history, grandeur and beauty. I love the red sunsets on the canal that turn the water to fire, and then Venice at […]