Whether you’re a complete beginner or want to brush up your existing Italian skills there’s a course out there to suit you. Here’s our Italian Language Guide Review… There has never been a better time to learn a language. Gone are the days when you’d have to rely on a fusty old phrasebook to teach […]
Tag: Culture
Ten best things about Italy
After more than ten years of creating a magazine about Italy we thought we’d ask you what you think are the ten best things about Italy. Here’s what you said… Rome! The Eternal City… It’s not surprising that, of all places in Italy, Rome is the most visited. As long as you can avoid the […]
People Watching in Bologna
Martin Yarnit shares his favourite spots for enjoying a light aperitivo in Bologna – from top-end cafés to the humble bars that garner the most attention from locals in the know… Italians everywhere enjoy a drink and a snack before dinner, maybe as a break during the early evening passeggiata. But the Bolognese are particularly […]
Italian Opera: Verona Amphitheatre Opera
Verona’s spectacular ancient Roman amphitheatre is an unforgettable place to enjoy grand opera beneath the starry summer sky. Fleur Kinson is dazzled by the magic atmosphere and the vocal fireworks as she attends the Verona Amphitheatre Opera… Sweat, fear, noise, blood and anguish. Not much has changed in Verona’s giant amphitheatre over the last 2,000 […]
Italian Weddings
Elsewhere in April issue, Freya Middleton tells us of the joys of an Italian wedding. Here are four companies who can make the dream come true for you too… Package Wedding in Italy wants to simplify the wedding planning process, offering couples wishing to get married in Italy exclusive wedding packages, at prices affordable for any […]
Cinecittà Calling
Ever wanted to see Rome, and also take in Assisi and Manhattan – all in the space of one day? There is one way of achieving such an apparently impossible feat. Marc Zakian takes the underground out to Cinecittà… Last stop but one on the Rome underground line is Cinecittà. This is Cinema City: not […]
Pasta & Wine: Inside an Italian Restaurant
The delight of eating at a local trattoria is being among real Italians and eating seasonal, traditional food. Mario Matassa shares his favourite establishment with us, and goes behind the scenes of this Italian Restaurant… The local trattoria in Italy is a theatre, a daily stage show where hundreds of life’s mini dramas are eagerly […]
Beyond Naples: the Campi Flegrei
Follow Marina Spironetti as she discovers the western area of the Bay of Naples, retracing her ancestoral Roman footsteps –with history, legends and the volcano’s own curiosity shop… As soon as I step into my room at the Hotel Parker’s, in Naples’ stylish Vomero district, I head towards the window. I quickly open the blinds […]
Milan: The Realm of Design
Once again Milan is the capital of design. Marina Spironetti reveals where to devour the latest trends and discover the hottest independent designers… If you are a design addict, chances are you will be flying to Italy at the beginning of April to attend the annual Milan Furniture Fair (Salone Internazionale del Mobile). This is […]
Quintessentially Weddings Atelier
Following three extremely successful shows the Quintessentially Weddings Atelier returns to Somerset House, home of London Fashion Week, on 10th and 11th April. Considered the world’s most luxurious wedding planning event, the Atelier offers an exciting, immersive experience, which showcases some of the world’s most talented designers and artisans. The event is curated by […]