"It’s hot again now thank goodness, but Italy has had some unusually bad weather recently. However, all the rain has done some good because the gardens love it, particularly one of the most famous and beautiful ever created, the Villa d’Este in Tivoli, a few miles from Rome. If you are enduring a hosepipe ban or water shortage at home, then enjoy a vicarious wallow in the abundant waterfalls, fountains and fish pools of this unforgettable garden, all ingeniously powered by the river Aniene. "
Fiona Tankard - Italy Magazine Editor
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Read on for the contents of the August Issue.
sense of place
A very tempting pool in Taormina is deserted it can only be that it’s lunchtime as no Italian would swap the pleasure of satisfying the inner man for the sake of a tan
the silent cities of Umbria
Lucia Cappelli takes us through Orvieto to Perugia in search of the smaller towns. Any visit to the regiowould demand that things be taken at a leisurelpace to enjoy the the richness of the Umbrian history and beautiful art
city of wheat
Fabrizio Fiorenzano takes a look at a unique and colourful festival in Raddusa, Sicily where they celebrate wheat for three days with ancient rural traditions and an abundance of food
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in August
Italian insight and news
book reviews
fiction COMPETITION!
If you’ve ever felt a burning desire to write about Italy or dreamt of having a short story published this could be your chance
dual language
In this issue’s dual language article, Oretta Zanini de Vita attempts to unravel the threads of the history of Italy’s best-loved dish
Tony Green - jazz musician and artist
Gillian Price meets a talented man who talks about music and his work with Italians to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina
Villa d'Este
Sue Robinson visits one of the world’s most famous and beautiful gardens in Tivoli, just outside of Rome
a house in the hills
Robert Gwyn Palmer explores a beautifully restored villa in Lucca
in the swim
It’s summertime and the living is easy! Gilly Turney advises on how to turn heads this season with the slickest of swimwear
case study
Catherine Richards meets Georgia Doris who describes her idyllic life as an erborista on Lake Orta
law Q&A's
Our panel of experts specialising in Italian real estate law, taxation, building and planning laws are here to offer guidance
business
Our regular feature by Emma Bird looks at how to make a job application in Italy, overcoming cultural shock and looks at a company offering free holidays to cancer patients
and finally
last of the summer wine
Marc Millon looks at wonderfully refreshing suggestions for summer quaffing
a modern man
Germaine Stafford meets Moreno Cedroni one of Italy's most avant'garde chef who shows her how to do things differently
foodie fun in ...Le Marche
A look at this increasingly appetizing region and Germaine Stafford suggests a mass of fun things for food lovers to do
driving in style
italy’s editor Melissa Ormiston and her father take a trip through Le Marche in hire cars that are as breathtaking as the Italian countryside they motor through
stunning hotels: Liguria
In the first of a new series Mairiona Cotter takes a look at some of the best places to stay on this beautiful Italian coastline
purchasing a piece of paradise
Registered estate agent Ralf Koklar gives his advice on how to buy an Italian property
what's available in... Lake Trasimeno area
Pauline Ninck Blok considers the property market in this lovely area of Umbria
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