Without doubt Italians have the most incredible skin in the world. With his heritage, Robert De Niro has somehow never aged and Monica Bellucci must stop traffic regularly with her sparkle. Regardless of whether it’s spring, summer, autumn or winter, the Italians have that Mediterranean luminosity that makes the rest of us look like a piece of chalk. For years I sat on the beach slapping on factor 50 sun cream whilst catching sight of the neighbouring Italian goddesses spraying nothing but a mist of water on their faces as I mumbled sullenly, ‘It has to be the genes’.
Melissa Ormiston - Italy Magazine Editor
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Read on for the contents of the August Issue.
sense of place
A stunning and unusual image of Rome’s Colosseum which goes to show that it’s all about being in the right place at the right time
towering achievement
We visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of San Gimignano, Tuscany’s medieval and picturesque ‘city of towers’ with Christine Webb
into the blue
Natasha Reed takes us on a tour of Capri and neighbouring Ischia
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in summer
insight and news
dual language
- driving ambition
Catherine Ann Lombard describes the tortuous process of obtaining an Italian driving licence
stairways to heaven
Did you realise how popular the staircase is in Italy? Keith Hall takes us up and down some of the most noteworthy
Luigi Grassi: doctor to the dolls
Violetta Polese meets a man who has devoted his life to healing childhood friends
there’s something about the water...
Gilly Turney recounts the rise to fame of the incredibly popular GAS denims
business
In our regular feature, Emma Bird looks at business etiquette, the rules surrounding B&Bs and working from home in Milan
Chiesa Pagano
Monica Moretti visits a lovingly converted chapel in Umbria
and finally
property Q&A
This month Andrea Redivo Zaglia gives some tips on buying property close to Venice
what’s available in ... the Alta Valle del Potenza e Dell’Esino
We look at the property market in this less well-known area of Le Marche with Vincent Sandford
a journey through Italy in a bottle
In a new mini-series, Marc Millon looks at the wines from every region of Italy, beginning this month with the north-west
amici per la pelle!
Dermatologist Dr. Martino Oliva offers some tips on a diet which can help your skin survive the summer
foodie fun ... Calabria
Germaine Stafford suggests ten fun activities for food lovers in Italy’s deepest south
walk
We take a walk through the stunning Dolomites with Gillian Price as our guide
journey to the south - part II
Steve and Sarah Barney conclude their account of the journey from England to Southern Italy by motorbike
il calcio italiano
Rebecca Lloyd takes a look back at the 2006/7 season
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