How clever the Italians are. Just when you think that February is the wettest and bleakest month ever created they make it the time of year to party. Carnevale is what it’s all about this month and yet another excuse to eat more delicious cakes and to dress up. The streets are strewn with coloured confetti and children stroll around dressed as mini icons (Elvis and Snow White chatting in the playground is not uncommon). "
Melissa Ormiston - Italy Magazine Editor
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Read on for the contents of the February Issue.
sense of place
An amusing scene from Viterbo’s Festival of Santa Rosa
San Marino - pinnacle of beauty
We take a look with Adrian Mourby at the fascinating and historic republic that claims to be, per head, the most visited country in the world
Noto - the stone garden
Fabrizio Fiorenzano takes us through one of Sicily’s most beautiful Baroque cities
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy as winter comes to an end
insight and news
dual language - Italian Rock Art
In this month’s dual language article, Martin Gani reveals the mystery of ancient carvings in northern Italy’s Valcamonica
L’Unione Imprese Storiche Toscane
Lucia Cappelli explains the aims of an association bringing together Florence’s ancient companies
potty about ceramics
A look at some of the towns producing fine majolica, with Christine Webb
book reviews
Pasetta: wolf whisperer
Emma Wallis meets a man who has adapted old traditions to new ends
Isola Bella
Sue Robinson visits this magical island in Lake Maggiore with its fabulous gardens
back to the future
Wondering what to wear this spring? Let Gilly Turney mark your card
La Doce Vita 2007
We take a sneak preview at the Italian celebration of the year in the UK
business
In our regular feature, Emma Bird looks at how to get paid for writing about your new life in Italy, finding a job teaching English and restoring Italian traditions in Lazio
wedding section
Theo Woodham-Smith describes how a long-established businessmand and musician transformed a 1000-year-old Tuscan farmhouse
Ripertoli: home of the Blues
Theo Woodham-Smith describes how a long-established businessmand and musician transformed a 1000-year-old Tuscan farmhouse
and finally
a belated New Year resolution
Make 2007 the year you extend your knowledge of Italian wines with advice from Marc Millon
the art of seduction
Celebrate San Valentino Italian style with an aphrodisiac menu for two, the secrets divulged by Germaine Stafford
foodie fun... in Umbria
Germaine Stafford suggests ten tasty ideas on how to get the best from Italy’s ‘Green Heart’
carnival time in Viareggio
We take a peek at Italy’s most lavish carnival described by Julia Buckley
more serious than life and death
Supporting a beloved Italian football team is fraught with emotion, as Rebecca Lloyd has learnt
il calcio italiano
Continuing our new series of articles Rebecca Lloyd looking at Italy’s favourite sport
what's available in... Venice
How about living in one of the world’s most enchanting cities? Andrea Redivo Zaglia and Massimiliano de Benetti could make it all possible
property Q&A
This month Avv. Fabio Pucciarelli explains the Italian law of succession
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