 | "...in the last issue I mentioned the balmy weather that we can sometimes get in late winter. Naturally, as soon as that issue was in the shops the artic weather hit Italy with a vengeance, bringing sub zero temperatures, hail, blizzards, thunder, lightning and snow (a new experience that one). Apparently it has been the worst winter for 50 years. I will therefore steer clear of mentioning warm spring days in case I trigger some other freak meteorological conditions!" |
Read on for the contents of the March Issue
sense of place
A classic Tuscan landscape near Monticchiello and Pienza, to the west of Montepulciano
along the Livorno coast
Michele Lupetti picks out the gems of this beautiful part of Tuscany
Faenza - city of ceramics
It’s famed for its stunning ceramic ware, but there’s more than just pots to this beautiful city, as John Heseltine discovers
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in March
Italian insight and news
dual language
Luisa Pastore looks at how Italy treats International Women’s Day
springtime in Verona
The city is host to two important festivals for film and wine as Claire Adams reports
book reviews
Anna Maria Mataresse
Tamzin Hardy meets this enthusiastic gift shop owner from Puglia
Casa Ursula
Adam Butler discovers a beautiful island villa on Panarea
Villa Cimbrone
The Amalfi Coast is the setting for a beautiful garden. Sue Robinson is your guide
bowled over with success
Cricket in Italy? Keith Gregson enlightens us!
is Italy safe?
John Murphy takes a realistic look at the risks
catching the post
Finding a job in Italy can be tricky, as Emma Bird explains
a year in provincial Italy: from student rags to cultural riches
Studying in Italy proves a rewarding experience for Lauren Helm
what, all of them?
Fiona Tankard stands up to the moaning minnies
barriques and botti: the taste of wine and wood
Marc Millon discusses a new trend in Italian wine-making
the truffles of Montefeltro
As the truffle season draws to a close, Stefano Rossini tells us more about these fascinating funghi
Pasqua da Nonno Tobia
Germaine Stafford tries some traditional Easter dishes at a guesthouse in the mountains above the Amalfi coast
In the bag
That indispensable accessory, the handbag, investigated by Julia M. Chiarella-Genoni
life is beautiful in Arezzo
Spend a day in this attractive city with Christine Webb
on your bike
Michela Odoardi says that the best way to enjoy the Italian countryside is on two wheels!
a class act in the kitchen
Frederica Hopper tries a cookery course in Florence
what’s available in... Veneto and the Euganean Hills
The property market in this unspoilt area is examined by Ros and Dave Fuller
