"March is the month in Italy when the weather starts to warm up and the mimosa is in full bloom. The bright yellow buds come into their own and are picked in abundance for that special day Festa delle Donne held on 8th March. Men give the ladies in their life bunches of it to show how much they care and female colleagues ping off emails to each other sending auguri for the fact that they have the good sense to be female! So as I wait expectantly for the fiori and a flurry of emails let me tell you about this month's packed issue..."
Fiona Tankard - Italy Magazine Editor Read on for the contents of the March Issue or click here to order the issue online
sense of place
Frantic pruninc of vines and olive trees takes place in the Upper Tiber Valley at this time of year
Abruzzo, the green heart of Europe
A region of beauty and a fascinating heritage with many attractions from brown bears to vast filds of crocuses, described by Laura Valentini
history and tradition on the Venice Lido
Murano deserves to be visited for more than its famous glassware, as Fabrizio Fiorenzano explains it's best-kept secrets
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in early spring
Italian insight and news
psychedelic love
Aleid Ford gives us an appreciation of her favourite painting
dual language
In this issue's dual language article, Peter Moore explaints the fascination of the Vespa
le donne del vino
Wine-making is no longer the exclusive province of men, as Marc Millon discovers
putting the zest into life!
Germaine Stafford learns some fabulous lemon recipes from Erminia Cuomo
lovely Lake Garda
The enchanting shores of Italy's largest lake cast their spell on Gillian Price
day tripper
Take a trip to SIENA with Christine Webb
what's available in... Lazio
For those longing to live in the heart of Italy Emanuele Dionisi describes this central region
Ferzan Ozpetek - man of the world
Julia Buckley meets a film directore with controversial ideas
Villa Ciana
Adam Butler visits a stunning villa on the Argentario coast
law Q&A's
Our panel of experts specialising in Italian real estate law, taxation, building and planning laws are here to offer help and advice
white hot this summer
White is high maintainance - but Gilly Turney reckons it's worth it
bureaucracy
Michael J. Murphy explains the benefits of tax planning: from capital gains to tax returns
business
Our regular feature by Emma Bird looks at job-hunting in centro-sud, setting up an after-school club, job-hunting and leaving the RAF to teach English
