FLIGHT GUIDE

Benvenuti!

Don’t look now… Explore Venice after dark on page 34

THIS MONTH News & Views

A bridge too far?

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

Diego Zancani, The Bodleian Library, £25, hardback

THIS MONTH Our Top 5 Events

1Don’t miss the AUTUMN TRILOGY in Ravenna if you’re

THIS MONTH Top Picks

Our bumper shopping round-up has all the latest Made in Italy must-buy accessories and tempting new products for your home or for friends

VIEWPOINT

This is obviously quite an unusual place to build a church, but the story of why the Santuario Madonna della Corona is here is even more unusual…

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ALL SAINTS’ DAY

Benedictine monks from the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Tuscany attend a Mass to mark Ognissanti, November 1…

NEXT MONTH IN ITALIA!

We hit the slopes of Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta for

RETURN TO Puglia

Fifteen years on since he lasted visited, Jon Bickley returns to Puglia for a short stay with his wife and friends

DON’T LOOK NOW…

Even the most familiar places tend to look a little different as night falls… Sara Scarpa bravely steps into the shadows in search of the mysterious secrets of Venice After Dark

RIGHT DOWN The Line

Valentina Nicastro heads off the beaten track to the little-known Italian Trans-Siberian vintage railway

Avoiding Bernini

The sculptor and architect created many of Rome’s most iconic sights – you can hardly take a selfie without him bombing you

GAZZETTA ITALIA!

In this month’s bilingual feature Tom Alberto Bull reports on measures intended to eliminate bad tourist behaviour in Italy

THE BATTLE OF MONTE CASSINO

In this month of remembrance, Nick Inman and Joe Staines tell the tragic story of the conflict that took place around the Abbey of Monte Cassino during the Second World War…

GOOD FOOD SORTED

Hearty Italian-inspired recipes from Chris Bavin to cook for friends and family this autumn

GROUND COFFEE

To live like an Italian, you have to embrace coffee culture. From Arabica to Robusta, here’s our pick of the black stuff

Make perfect ricotta Gnocchi

Learn how to make these light-as-afeather gnocchi in this masterclass with Evan Funke, the American Sfoglino

Soup for the Soul

Keep those winter chills away with these inspirational ideas for hearty, warming Italian soups, perfect for sharing with friends and loved ones

Tastes of CINQUE TERRE

Mario Matassa brings us some of the best culinary delights from this beautiful stretch of the Ligurian coast – including some exquisite ways to cook fresh fish…

QUICK CONVERTER

We know that many of you may prefer to use imperial or US weights and measures to cook our recipes – use our handy conversion tables to translate from metric

BARDOLINO WINES

Even in these enlightened days, this small wine zone on the eastern, Veneto, edge of Lake Garda is not well known – we unearth a few Bardolino wines that demand a second look

Homes in Veneto

Romantic little cities, sleepy hills, shimmering rivers and long Adriatic beaches – Veneto has no shortage of enchantment. Seekers of urban apartments and of rural retreats should take a closer look, says Fleur Kinson.

OUR LIFE IN VENETO

Wiltshire-based Bernard and Miranda Hodgkins own a

VENETO REGIONAL GUIDE

Veneto, tucked away in the northeast of Italy, is romantic

Property Showcase

Casa Colpire is a rustic, unpretentious, authentic

ITALIA! HERITAGE

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