Italia magazine

Italia! is the award-winning magazine for everyone who has a passion for Italy. Each month, you¹ll find a wide variety of beautifully photographed and intelligently written articles to inspire and inform you. Covering every aspect of Italian life, from travel, holidays and property to food, wine and culture, we bring Italy closer to English-speaking readers across the world.

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This MONTH • News, events, the latest book releases, your travel photos – we bring you the best of Italy in our latest issue round-up

THIS MONTH News & Views

5 of the best Venetian islands

Going up, going down…

Italia! recommends • The first zero-emissions hotel in Milan, an elegant Tuscan manor and the re-opening of an historic beach hotel in Sardinia

Europe’s Art Treasures Revealed • This autumn, immerse yourself in Italian Baroque art with a fascinating online voyage of discovery with Art History in Focus

THIS MONTH Readers’ Photos • Send us your favourite Italian travel photos, and each month the best photo wins a bottle of Villa Sandi Il Fresco Prosecco and exclusive bottle stopper!*

THIS MONTH In Print

THIS MONTH Top 5 Events • Truffle season is about to begin in Italy, so this issue we celebrate some of the season’s best truffle-inspired events

THIS MONTH Top Picks • Time to relax and browse through this issue’s round-up of Italian-inspired products

VIEWPOINT • Many buildings in Venice face straight out onto the water, meaning that even going out in the morning for fresh bread involves a boat ride

Pisa & Livorno • Val Nicastro explores these two beautiful Tuscan cities bound by geography but divided by history

Reflections on the Water • Many predict that climate change, with rising sea levels and a sinking city, will soon inundate Venice

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Ghosts of the past • There are hundreds of ghost towns scattered across Italy. Jenny Oldaker explores their silent streets and tumultuous stories, and discovers the initiatives giving some of them a new lease of life

Abandoned isles – discover three of Italy’s ‘ghost’ islands

Mystery in Sicily from mountain to sea • Amy McPherson discovers some myths and legends of Sicily on a walking tour around the Madonie Park

A luxury retreat – ADLER Spa Resort Sicilia

GAZZETTA ITALIA! • In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull reports on the recent G7 summit hosted by Italy at the luxury hotel of Borgo Egnazia

THE HIGH HILLS Ten reasons to visit the Dolomites in Alta Badia • Set amid one of the most inspiring mountain landscapes on earth, Mark Nicholls suggests ten reasons to visit the Dolomites as an all-year-round destination

BONFIRE NIGHTS • When Girolamo Savonarola persuaded the Florentines to burn their earthly ‘vanities’

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Taste ITALIA! • Take your pick from our tempting array of recipes, plus red wines from the Veneto, olive oils to try and more!

Automn feast • If you’re looking for heartier vegetarian meals this season, Theo Randall has the answer

4 takes on ANCHOVIES • When a boat load of anchovies turned up at his neighbour’s restaurant, Mario Matassa had no choice but to get inventive

ITALIAN OLIVE OIL • Extra-virgin olive oil is a staple in the Italian larder – we sample seven bottles of this precious natural ingredient

Preserving Autumn • Mario Matassa shares his recipe for preserving a glut of garden vegetables into a piquant pickle that will see us through till next summer

Wild Figs & Fennel • Celebrate the abundance of Sardinian produce...