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THIS MONTH News & Views

Lights, camera, action! Exciting news from Rome for

THIS MONTH News & Views

A team of experts have restored the vineyard that was

THIS MONTH News & Views

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THIS MONTH Readers’ Photos

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THIS MONTH In Print

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THIS MONTH Our Top 5 Carnivals

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THIS MONTH Top Picks

Our regular shopping round-up has the latest Italian accessories and inspiration for home & away

VIEWPOINT

Ice cream doesn’t come better than Italian gelato – and the world of ice cream doesn’t get bigger than the 129,000 sqm showcase at Rimini every year…

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THE MONT BLANC TUNNEL

The newer Fréjus Road Tunnel is now more important, commercially speaking, but the Mont Blanc Tunnel will always be more iconic…

ITALIA! HERITAGE

VAL D’ORCIA

48 HOURS ON… Capri

Laura Thayer delves into the artistic side of Capri to discover why this photogenic island is more than just a pretty face

OFF-GRID in Abruzzo

Mark Nicholls spends a week savouring the pleasures of hiking, traditional cuisine and alberghi diffusi in the unspoilt national parks of Abruzzo

Sicily’s SWEET SPOT

Mary Novakovich explores eastern Sicily’s Val di Noto – where the first stop is Modica, Italy’s capital of chocolate…

The Stag on the Rooftop

Just outside Turin stands a pleasure palace built for Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy, who commissioned it as a hunting lodge

GAZZETTA ITALIA!

In this month’s bilingual feature, Tom Alberto Bull

Venice THROUGH A LENS

How to capture this precious city with your camera in ten simple steps. Writer Sara Scarpa and photographer Iain Reid take you on a photography tour of La Serenissima…

COOKING WITH GARLIC

Tasty recipes using classic ingredients by Jenny Linford, and each one warmed with the addition of garlic

Tastes of AOSTA

Mario Matassa leads us into the world of Aostan cuisine, which sets itself apart from traditional Italy by shunning pasta in favour of gnocchi, polenta and rice

4 takes on CHOCOLATE

Spoil yourself with these indulgent chocolate desserts and bakes – perfect for Valentine’s Day (or any other day!)

ITALIAN GRISSINI

A staple of the Italian dinner table, grissini are light, crispy breadsticks – the perfect snack or start to a meal

SHAKEN AND STIRRED

Bored with bubbles at aperitivo time? Kick off the evening with these sophisticated Italian classics from Katherine Bebo’s new book, Bond Cocktails

WINES FROM LE MARCHE

This central region offers a veritable treasure trove of wines that are not as well known as they deserve to be. Prepare to be impressed by our selection of reds and whites this month

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

Homes in Puglia

Italy’s high heel offers fabulous weather, endless seaside, striking architecture and stunning food. The welcome is warm and the price is right. What’s not to love?, asks

OUR LIFE IN PUGLIA

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FLIGHT GUIDE

Our indispensable guide to Italy’s main international airports: where they are and, most importantly, how to get from them to where you are really going…