Off the beaten track

Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Be the first to slide down a pristine piste in Italy’s top-notch ski area, Trentino, and enjoy the first morning light that is all the more special when you’re…
Food & Drink
by Myra Robinson |
Here’s an unusual bit of vocabulary for all would-be Italian speakers: frantoio. This word means not only an olive press, but the farm which produces the olive…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Perhaps no other major poet in Italian literature has been so closely associated with a region than the way Giacomo Leopardi has with Le Marche, and especially…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Ever heard of the Oltrepò Pavese? Located in the province of Pavia, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, it takes its name (meaning beyond the Po, near…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
A good way to explore the region of Lombardy, which we’re featuring on Italy Magazine this month, is by riding a bike. Its many different landscapes, historic…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
There’s no reason to be sad about the end of summer; autumn, with its changing colors, is a beautiful season and there are many places in Italy where you can…
Lifestyle
by csabino |
The glories of Rome extend to its countryside, where magnificent gardens, many dating to the 16th century, flourish to this day. Leon Battista Alberti, the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
I have a passion for hiking and Italy spoils me with enchanting  mountain trails around the Apennines and the Alps. When I heard about the chance of…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Beyond its world-famous monuments, there’s a lesser-known Rome that can still leave you speechless; take, for example, Palazzo Colonna and its magnificent…
Culture
by Myra Robinson |
If you’re planning on ‘doing’ the Venice Biennale this year (ends November 26th) and if like me you are reluctant to spend the €30 entry fee to see ’cutting…