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www.italytravelandlife.com EDITOR Amanda Robinson amanda.robinson@anthem.co.uk ART EDITOR

This MONTH

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

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Benvenuti...

Explore the new Italian cycling network on page

THIS MONTH News & Views

Images © Parco Archeologico Pompeii Snapshot of life

THIS MONTH News & Views

eaven on earth in the high Dolomites A

THIS MONTH News & Views

Standing strong If you’ve ever wondered how some

THIS MONTH Readers Photos

Send us your favour ite Italian travel photos,

THIS MONTH In Print

A Table Full of Love Skye McAlpine, Bloomsbur

THIS MONTH Top 5 Events

1 Step back in time for a taste

ITALIA! WOMEN

The Order of St Clare, often known as the Poor Clares, today numbers some 20,000 nuns around the world

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PLUS News, views and what’s on, expert advice,

48 HOURS IN… Bergamo

Rachael Martin visits one of Italy’s two Capitals of Culture for 2023, a gem of a city in the heart of Lombardy

A Modern Pilgrimage

Val Nicastro puts her best foot forward as she walks the Via Peuceta hiking route from Bari to Matera

Le Vie del Bike

Amy McPherson gets on two wheels along Italy’s newest slow travel project – Le Vie del Bike – and exper iences hidden corners of the Italy she thought she knew

Food, glorious Italian food

Image by Amy McPherson The best thing ,

GOODBYE GINA

And so we bid farewell to Gina Lollobrigida, preeminent icon of the Italian silver screen 

GAZZETTA ITALIA!

In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull looks at the current crop of foreign spor ts stars enjoying their new lives in Italy

On a Truffle Perfumed Trail

Kate Wickers goes to Le Langhe in search of the elusive truffle

A Day at the Races

For a t housand years, daring chariot eers drove t heir t hundering teams

Beans, Peas & everything in between

Make the most of humble ingredients with these flavoursome Italian recipes from Vicky Jones

Saturday Night In

Part 6: Working ahead

PREMIUM OLIVE OIL

Find out why you should always buy the very best Italian extra-virgin olive oil you can afford – it really is worth it!

Traybake suppers

These all-in-one recipes by Jenny Tschiesche and Liz Franklin save energy, taste great – and there’s less washing-up to do afterwards!

WINES OF LE MARCHE

Blessed with temperate, hot summers and relatively mild winters, and a landscape of great diversity from coast to mountain, Le Marche produces some exceptional wines

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Living in Puglia

Sea, sun and a touch of the exotic keep drawing visitors to Puglia, while great value for money keeps drawing homebuyers. This serene and unspoilt southern region has become a perennial favour ite, says Fleur Kinson.

Property Showcase

PIEMONTE, MOMBARUZZO €250,000-€500,000 In a very convenient location,