The Grand Tour Italia Guide

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 […]

The 2013 Masi Prize

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 […]

Gift Idea: Italian Jewellery

Something Italian brings you the perfect gift ideas with their Italian jewellery range… These designs are part of a new, romantically-inclined range of jewellery from  www.something-italian.com, and make perfect gifts for any Italophile. We love the colourful handmade Murano glass beads, which are lovingly created by Maestra Rita Cardi in Venice. These bracelets (£85 each) […]

History of Italy: Caffè Florian

Located in the Piazza San Marco in Venice, the prestigious Caffè Florian is the oldest coffee house in Italy, and has attracted a particularly high calibre of guests over the years… This orchestra, playing al fresco in a time-honoured Italian tradition, are part of the expected luxury of Caffè Florian. Opening in 1720, it is […]

San Daniele Delights

Hannah Bellis visits the home of Prosciutto di San Daniele for sensational alpine scenery, wonderful local bars and the melt in the mouth ham that Italians want to keep to themselves… What?s the best reason to visit a place? Every region of Italy has something to recommend itself. Visitors are drawn by the culture, the […]

Life in Italy: Homes in the Cities

Italy has particularly liveable cities ? small-sized, friendly, rich in history and lovely to look at. They make especially good locations to invest in a property, says Fleur Kinson… However much you love Italy?s wonderful countryside, you can?t have failed to notice that Italy?s cities are among the country?s greatest charms. Who wouldn?t swoon to […]