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

Da Vinci dream home

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5 good reasons to visit Modena

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Rough and Rowdy in Italy

Lord, she took it away to Italy Fans

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Neighbourhood Italia!

In our new section we take a look

Wonderful wine

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Online this month

Formerly head chef at the Italian Embassy,

Heaven scent to Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Sentiero della Salvia (Sage Path) Image © Paola

Going up, going down...

GOING UP • ALagotto Romagnolo dog called Orca

RETIRING TO ITALY AS A BRITISH NATIONAL

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Coffee innovation

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Italia! recommends

There is something for everyone in Calabria as

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Readers Photos

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In Print

My favourite place in Italy

Taormina, Sicily

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Top 5 Events

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Top Picks

VIEW POINT

It doesn’t get more Italian than the sight

RICE FARMING

Rice has been cultivated in Italy for hundreds of years and the country is still a major exporter

Speak Italian? Speak it better!

Now you can improve or maintain your Italian with Tutto italiano, the bi-monthly audio magazine for people who love Italy and the Italian language.

Taste ITALIA!

Celebrate summer with our pick of Italian recipes, our pick of pecorino wines, pecorino cheese and more!

ITALIA™! WOMAN

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48 HOURS IN… Ischia

Tom Alberto Bull travels to Ischia, a perfect little gem in the glittering Gulf of Naples

A breath of fresh air in Puglia

Puglia invites slow travel with the opportunity to explore this charming region at a more considered pace, says

THE SAVOY ROYAL PALACES of Turin

With more than twenty sumptuous palaces and villas in and around Turin, the influence of the House of Savoy here is tangible, writes

GAZZETTA ITALIA!

In this edition of our bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull reports on the two women who now face each other in the Italian parliament

Paradiso Lost or, the Case of the Missing Cantos

When Dante died, it seemed he l eft his mast erwork unfinished…

Sotto le Stelle UNDER THE STARS

Bologna’s famed open-air cinema is about more than just entertainment – it is the symbol of a world-beating local enterprise, says Tom Benjamin

Sotto le Stelle

OPEN-AIR CINEMA VENUES AROUND ITALY With balmy summer

Meet Joe & Pat Gartman

We catch up with our Fast Culture storytellers – and now authors of their debut book, Rome Through The Mist

A Table full of love

Food brings us together and these comforting Italian recipes by Skye McAlpine really hit the spot

Anything you can cook…

…Richard Makin can cook vegan! Try out this super-simple gnocchi and pesto dish to see for yourself

Part 8: Summer nights

Even in the UK there will be some hot weather… Mario Matassa suggests a menu to enjoy outside with friends

PECORINO CHEESE

Pecorino is a hard sheep’s-milk cheese and an Italian staple – we take a look at seven flavoursome options

Gennaro’s Italian Kitchen

Save money with these savoury and sweet recipes from the four corners of Italy by Gennaro Contaldo

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

PECORINO WINES

We take a look at Pecorino, an ancient grape from central Italy which makes excellent white wines and which deserves to be better-known beyond the confines of its terroir

Living ITALIA!

Look no further for expert Italian property advice and properties for sale

Living in Abruzzo

Golden beaches, majestic mountains and unspoilt rural spaces delight visitors to Abruzzo, while superb value for money delights property-hunters. Fleur Kinson shows you around.

Property Showcase

€250,000-€500,000 PIEMONTE – NIZZA MONFERRATO Elegant and cool