Mimosa Tree – Reggio, Calabria
Mike Ariganello, Ontario, Canada “On a trip to Italy at the end of February 2013 we drove right by this Mimosa tree on the coast road to Reggio Calabria, on our way to see the famous Riace Bronzes.”
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Santa Maria Castellabate – Cilento Coast
Denise McDonagh, Portadown “We love Santa Maria Castellabate on the Cilento coast. This picture is one of my favourites which I took in May this year. We were sitting having a prosecco in a café bar as the sun was setting and I reached for my camera and caught this lovely scene.”
Cities Regional Guide
1. Rome: population 2,750,000 Italy’s brash, loud, vibrant capital is a confident, thick-skinned place, secure in its achievements and completely unsurprised to receive 12 million visitors a year. For all Rome’s expense and congestion, a high proportion of ex-pats who settle down here ‘for a while’ never go home again. Property prices are, as you […]
Cookery & Wine Holidays Accross Italy
With a cooking culture that is unequalled in the world, many people take gastronomic holidays in Italy to enjoy and learn more about the country’s cuisine… Ecco La Cucina One of the best ways to truly experience a country as beautiful and diverse as Italy is by taking a culinary tour that fully immerses you […]
Italia! issue 123 on sale now
Start the New Year with a dose of all things Italian with the new issue of Italia!, on sale now. Many consider the winter to be the best time to visit Venice; a time of year without the crowds and the humidity. In this new issue of Italia! we’re guided around the city by resident […]
Italia! issue 121 is on sale now!
Join us with the new issue of Italia! as we celebrate Christmas, Italian style! If you’re stuck for gift ideas then we’ve got plenty of inspiration for you as we present 40 potential seasonal treats for him, her, the home and – of course – the dining table. We also round up a selection […]
Italia 116 is on sale 12th June 2014
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, […]
Echoes of Love
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 […]
Italia! issue 115 is on sale now
Which is the most most romantic city in the world? Ask the man in the street and they will probably say Paris. But if you ask an Italophile, chances are they will tell you it is Verona – or perhaps Venice. But here at Italia! we believe the music, history and architecture of Verona, as […]
Italian Word for the Week: Carnevale
Carnevale (n.m.) Carnival The tradition of Carnevale has never truly been part of the Protestant tradition, but its history in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is ancient and rich – the Venice Carnival has been going strong since 1268, except notably for a few years at the end of the 18th century when the […]