Conversations

Food & Drink
by Alexa Ahern |
Every day is an exercise in creativity for the chefs of the Rome Sustainable Food Project, whether they’re dreaming up ways to get diners to eat beef heart or…
Lifestyle
by Gia Marie Amella |
Inside a lecture hall at the Civic Archaeological Museum in Cabras, Sardinia, Dr. Ivo Pirisi leads a rousing talk on tourism and longevity — these days a…
Lifestyle
by Mary Gray |
Ed.: Welcome to the inaugural Italy Magazine Round Table, in which members of our team across Italy call in for off-the-cuff conversation about the trending…
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
New opportunities to visit a “secret room” beneath Florence’s Medici Chapels complex that contains Michelangelo-attributed drawings are now available from…
Lifestyle
by Toni DeBella |
Loretta Lovisa is a petite woman with bright and expressive eyes that sparkle when she speaks — particularly about her line of work. A master needleworker,…
Lifestyle
by Jamie Ditaranto |
Like all the villages surrounding Sicily’s Mount Etna, which have been built using the plentiful supply of volcanic stone, Linguaglossa has a smoky look to it…
Travel
by Laura Itzkowitz |
One of the enduring cinematic classics set in the Eternal City, Roman Holiday is a romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Hepburn plays…
Culture
by Alexa Ahern |
Emanuela Borio spends her days in the gardens of the past, among the artistic topiaries, observing colorful beds of perennials, and in the shade of 16th…
Culture
by Toni DeBella |
A new government-backed international campaign to encourage travel to Italy has been making waves and facing backlash since it was first announced by ENIT…
Food & Drink
by Eric Millman |
Every spring, tens of thousands of Italians join up at the dinner table in celebration of Passover, an important Jewish holiday centered on the Seder, which…