"(...)We’re delighted to tell you that ITALY has been awarded the prestigious Zinzulusa d’Argento 2005 award for the best foreign magazine on Italy. The ceremony was held in August at the beautiful Hotel Panoramico di Castro Marina, Lecce, on the Salentine peninsula in front of a star-studded audience and was covered by several tv channels, including RAI3. The magazine won the prize for il costante impegno nel divulgare “l’italian style” nell’UK’ – our ongoing work promoting Italian style in the UK – and special mention was made of the issue featuring our article on Salento by our very own Ted Watson. (See issue 17 August 2004).(...)
It is hard to believe that another year’s end is approaching. Autumn here in Umbria means the air is filled with baying hunting hounds and creaky tractors. It also means harvesting the fruits of the season, everything from grapes, porcini and truffles to all kinds of berries and nuts. We have an old walnut tree nearby – the shiny green pods looking more like unripe plums than the walnuts you buy in the shops, the actual nut being hidden inside the pod of course. Fresh, young walnuts don’t taste anything like supermarket ones either. Anyway, I intend to be down there with my basket in a week or so. I want to harvest a great crop and then try the fantastic pasta and walnut recipe from Nonna Carmelina (p 54). Regular readers will know that I am not the world’s most accomplished cook, but I have been getting quite into it recently, discovering the delights of using ingredients straight from the orto, hedgerow or woods."
Fiona Tankard - Italy Magazine Editor Read on for the contents of the
October Issue or click here to order the issue online
sense of place
Mount Etna forms the backdrop to Taormina's Greek theatre in this issue's photo
spread
the Lord's watercolour
Lago d'Orta, one of Italy's smaller lakes, is not as well-known as its larger neighbours but, as Catherine Richards explains, it has its own beauty and will fully repay the visitor.
Naples: instructions for use
Fabrizio Fiorenzano, a native of Naples, pulls no punches in this guide to the city he loves. His personal knowledge will be of great benefit to tourists
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in early autumn
Italian insight and news
Venice Biennale: all the fun on the fair
Aleid Ford reports back from this year's shocking, moving and entertaining exhibition
dual language
In this issue's dual language article, Adrian Mourby stops to take a closer look at Domodossola and the Simplon Tunnel
book reviews
the snow the gods made eternal
Felix Petrelli finds there is more to Carrara than marble
a long-remembered day at the Villa Camigliano
A sombre anniversary provides a memorable experience for Peter Shaw
the spirit of Italy
Marc Millon extols the virtues of grappa
Autumnal pasta pleasures
Germaine Stafford meets Italian grandmother Carmelina Fusco who
is absolutely passionate about pasta
messing about on a river
A man's world is invaded by Elizabeth Connor and her crew
going public
Not all lovely gardens are in private hands as Sue Robinson discovers
apartment in the Argentario
In a historic setting, Adam Butler discovers an ultra-modern home
Gucci's Lavish Leather
Julia M. Chiarella gets the inside scoop on Gucci's latest Guccisima
range
business
Our regular feature by Emma Bird looks at finding a job in a gap year
and finally
day tripper
Visit Tivoli for the day with the guidance of Marco Merola
anything but murder
Rebecca Ford is pampered on the Orient Express
what's available in... Puglia
Will Puglia become the new Tuscany? Nigel P. Wilson considers the question
