"We are on issue 28 of the magazine now and have covered almost all the regions and main cities of Italy. I say 'almost' because it gradually began to dawn on me that there was one area that was turning into a bit of a black hole as far as submissions were concerned. In fact in three and a half years I have never been offered a feature on this place. I began to get a bit of a thing about it. I asked Italian friends what they knew - and got the same answer - niente. No-one had it on their 'must see' list and I became increasingly intrigued. I had to send someone 'into the interior' to see what they could discover. Stefano Rossini was the man and he relished the task of going somewhere he had never been to and knew little about. 'I will be a new Livingstone, I suppose,' he emailed me. And where did he go? Where is this location truly worthy of the epithet 'best kept secret?'(...)
Fiona Tankard - Italy Magazine Editor
Read on for the contents of the June Issue or click here to order the issue online
sense of place
A very choppy-looking Lake Como is this month's featured photospread
mysterious Molise
Stefano Rossini ventures into the 'interior' and finds a place that has retained all the characteristics of a bygone era. Join him on his voyage of discovery
the magic of Mantua
Situated between Verona and Bologna, this thriving city has a heart that is pure Renaissance, as Fiona Cameron finds out
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in high summer
Italian insight and news
- from our two regular Italian correspondents
beyond 'repeat after me'
Anne Holler discovers a new trend in learning Italian
love is in the air
In this issue's dual language feature Alyson Cole conducts a long-distance relationship
a head for figures
Aleid Ford reports on a major discovery in the art world
plain sailing? not at all
Landlubber Gilian Price experiences the unique San Pellegrino
Cooking Cup
book reviews
Italy's greatest hits
Marc Millon looks at three uniquely Italian black grape varieties, plus an interloper
candy is dandy
Tough work, but someone's got to do it! Fleur Kinson concludes her investigation of Italian digestivi
vegging out!
Germaine Stafford visits the farmhouse kitchen of Carolina Cavaliere
shooting stars
Mark Harwood Stone meets the gunsmiths of Val Trompia
what's available in... the southern Salento
Alessandra Greco looks at the property market in the very tip of Italy
Villa Garzoni
Sue Robinson describes how an awkward site was transformed into
a beautiful garden
a real cliffhanger
Even the most unlikely ruin can be restored, as Adam Butler discovers
finally a Florentine
Sheila Ford tells Sarah Urquhart why she feels so much at home in Florence
business
Emma Bird looks at how to teach in the state system
bureaucracy
Bureaucracy expert John Murphy concludes his advice on getting a grant
what's bugging you?
Fiona Tankard examines Italian creepy crawlies
in the swim
With vacations ahead, Julia M. Chiarella-Genoni takes a dive into Italian bathwear
day tripper
Follow Christine Webb's directions and snap those coveted views of Tuscany
in the company of masters
Aleid Ford learns from, and tutors for, Art History Abroad
