Barry Lillie
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Barry is a professional writer who specialises in non-fiction for the international, English speaking magazine market and trade press. Barry had over fifty professionally performed plays under his belt before turning to features writing, he is mostly experienced in arts, travel and food writing; he’s written for a varied mix of publications, including, Different Scene, Restaurant Life, US Brides, Gay Times and Catholic News, to name a few. As a travel writer he’s been privileged to have experienced many diverse cultures. Experiences include being kidnapped in the Middle East, trekking through the jungles in Borneo and surviving 79 days in a camper van touring New Zealand. Barry has a particular passion for anything Italian and has made the Italian region of Abruzzo his home, which he refers to as, Italy’s best kept secret.
When he’s not writing magazine articles he enjoys being immersed in the Italian way of life, and is often found in his local bar enjoying a coffee and catching up on village gossip. Barry is currently working towards producing a book of traditional Italian regional recipes and in the meantime keeps a blog where you can read all about his life in Abruzzo and the eccentricities of rural Italy, the web address is, http://
intheflatfieldidogetbored.wordpress.com
Articles by Barry Lillie
One of the joys of visiting Italy is the opportunity to dine out and sample dishes you may not have at home. Whether it’s a simple slice of pizza or a…
The Romans were familiar with the secrets of producing a fine ham; they knew that the low humidity, gentle breeze and the climate near the Northern It…
Italy has literally hundreds of small villages hidden away, mountain borghi where everyone knows everyone else, small island communities where daily l…
Standing at just over two metres tall is the oldest archaeological find in Abruzzo, a mysterious statue that was discovered in 1934 near the town of C…
Following on from our article about “Obtaining Italian Residency”, today we shall look at what you need to do if you plan to stay in Italy for up to t…
Whether you are for or against it, hunting is a pastime enjoyed by many and Italy has one of the highest percentages of hunters per capita and the sou…
We’ve all heard the many arguments made by politicians and scientists on the topic of global warming and it’s up to us how we interpret the informatio…
Literally a three-minute walk southeast from Rome’s historic Piazza del Popolo is a place locals call “shop of terrors”. The Artistic Restoration Squa…
Italy has its fair share of supermarkets, everything from budget establishments to the higher-end store and with more people choosing to use them, you…
In his October 2011 feature for ITALY Magazine, Richard Zahara said, “Porcini mushrooms are the celebrities of Italian cuisine”, and I think you’d be…
If you plan to stay in Italy longer than three months, then you must make an application for residency. This includes migrant workers and students and…
It’s strange how something as humble as a cake can captivate the minds of writers and journalists like Mario Soldati and Maurizio Costanzo, both of wh…
Continuing with our Take Five series, this week we look at five Italian explorers and their discoveries.
[Read Take Five: Chefs here; Take Five: Novel…
Venice has many architectural landmarks that are instantly recognisable, and one of these must be the magnificent early Renaissance clock tower situat…
Many people who purchase a house abroad are drawn by the desire to restore an older, possibly abandoned, property. But think long and hard before you…
In the centre of the small town of Ravello, 29 km southwest from Salerno, is an umbrella tree that stands in the gardens of Villa Rufolo, which tour g…
Bees are big business. Bees are probably one of the world’s most important insects. They are prolific pollinators that play a major part in the farmin…
Welcome to the second instalment of our Take Five series. This month we shall look at five of Italy’s celebrated novelists.
[Read our first instalment…
A ten-minute walk along the shoreline of Lake Como from the cathedral at Piazza Duomo will take you to Viale Guglielmo Marconi where the neoclassical…
[In the picture: Vincenzo Nibali, the Sicilian-born road bicycle racer, winner of the 2014 Tour de France.]
Sometimes, it seems that everyone in Italy…
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