I’m excited to announce 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 August issue, 129, Sally Fitzgerald spends 48 hours in Matera, exploring the ancient city at the heart of Basilicata and its increasingly famous Sassi. Laura McLean takes a […]
Great news! 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 July issue, 128, Sara Scarpa spends 48 hours in Treviso, the forgotten city of Veneto. Jane Smith and her husband add a swimming pool as we follow their […]
The use of stone as a medium for Western art dates back at least as far as Imperial Rome, yet it has not always found favour. Joe Gartman discovers, however, that it is alive and well in Florence… You might be tempted to pass by. It’s just a bright little storefront in the grey façades […]
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 […]
We are excited to let you know that the new issue of Italia! is on sale now. In our May issue, 126, Fleur Kinson explains why now is an excellent time to buy property in Tuscany. Famous for perfect countryside and gem-like cities, Tuscany melts the hearts of visitors and homebuyers, and now property prices are on your […]
When St George slayed the dragon and rescued the princess, he acted with fearlessness – but his brave horse was never quite so sure that the fight would be won. High in the Alps, in the far northwest of Italy, is the Valle d’Aosta, the smallest of Italy’s official regions, and the most lightly populated. […]