When the sky is blue (and here in the UK we have definitely waited long enough…), it’s time to uncork the rosé. Not only is the colour combination so evocative of summer, but these days this wine – once deemed ‘the poor relation’ – offers its own voy

► SERVES 4 ► PREPARATION 20 minutes ► COOKING 20 minutes In the 1970s, ‘flexi time’ was a new thing. The paint factory where Papà worked allowed him to work extra hours from Monday through to Thursday, then finish work early on a Friday. That’s wh

Veneto is romantic and prosperous in equal measure. Home to five million inhabitants, it stretches up to Austria in the north and to the flats of the Po Valley in the south, encompassing a variety of terrains along the way. The region’s capital is Ve

One bright December morning last year in Salerno, we awoke and ventured down the vertiginous stairs from our rented apartment into Piazza Portanova, where we’d spent the previous evening photographing the riotous holiday festivities in the packed squ

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The ancient Romans adored the aromas of perfume; the explorer Marco Polo brought exotic botanicals back to 13th-century Venice from his travels; and the Medicis championed Florence as an historic home of perfumery. For two millennia and more, Italy a

Lazio, my region. A region of many wonders; a compound of sumptuous landscapes, ancient medieval hamlets, superb regional delicacies and ravishing nature. Bordered by the Tirreno waves and traversed by the central portion of the Apennine mountains, t

Tuscany is cementing its reputation as a wine centre of Europe with new plans to develop a vineyard roof on one of its airports. Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci in Florence is likely to become the first airport in Europe to feature its own in-house vineya

Welcome to the latest issue of Italia! magazine – and to the first of our summer editions. We’ve been inspired by the promise of sunny days and balmy nights to pack these pages with insightful features and captivating photography celebrating our belo

Galileo is chiefly remembered as an astronomer, because of his development of the theory of the Polish polymath Nicolaus Copernicus that the earth revolves around the sun, rather than vice versa. (Which actually people had worked out at least 2,000 y

When I was a child, my mother told me that I could start an argument in an empty room. Mothers, of course, tend to exaggerate their sons’ superpowers. That said, last Sunday, while sipping on a muchneeded digestive after lunch at my local bar, with j

At the end of summer, when tomatoes are at their ripest and most tempting, growers all over Italy will harvest and cook them into passata to keep this quintessential flavour of summer preserved for the coming year. It’s a tradition that makes economi

Rice for all seasons Risotto recipes to take you right through the year Verdura Veggie inspiration with chef Theo Randall Four Takes It’s porcini season and Mario has fun with funghi Grissini and crackers Primitivo wines

TRAVEL ON THE EDGE Visit Sicily’s western coast DAYS OUT FROM ROME Part 2 of our Lazio guide PEAK WELLNESS A hotel stay with a difference Discover the canals of Milan in the city’s Navigli district PLUS News, views and what’s on, expert advice, reci

Cradled between the Alps and the Adriatic up in Italy’s northeastern corner, the Veneto region is held high in the affections of travellers and homebuyers. There’s just so much to see and do here. Love skiing and hiking? The slender pinnacles of the

News, events, the latest book releases, your travel photos – we bring you the best of Italy in our latest issue round-up 10 pages of news, views and your photos! ■

As you enter The Merchant of Venice, there is an inevitable aroma in the air; beautiful bottles, glowing emerald green, sapphire blue and amber orange sit upon shelves, offering a hint of ancient and oriental aromas that combine to produce mesmerisin

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Laden with a 75-litre rucksack and a handful of Italian phrases, Campania was the first destination I ever travelled to on my own. I was 19 and it was a working holiday with environmental organisation Legambiente – two weeks in a tiny village south o

The riches of Emilia are not just apparent in the splendour of her cities – Bologna, Modena, Ferrara, Parma, to name a few – or her famous dishes – tagliatelle al ragù, lasagne, tortelli, crescentine… I’ll stop there! – but even her roads. It is not

Send us your favourite Italian travel photos, and each month the best photo wins a bottle of Villa Sandi Il Fresco Prosecco and exclusive bottle stopper!* Karen Foy, Llandudno “On a motorbike tour around the Dolomites in June 2023 we came across the

val_nicastro Picture this: a stretch of coastline where the blue shades of the sea blend with the sky, and as you wander along the shore, the salty breeze mingles with the aroma of freshly cooked seafood from the kitchens of seaside restaurants. And

Delicately tinted quartet of Bormioli Rocco wine glasses, £26.99, www.wayfair.co.uk Create a summer look for your table with Amalfi Coast place mats, £70, www.casabyjj.com Handy luggage scales for your next trip, £6.95, www.rexlondon.com Set of fo

Sardinia’s Costa Paradiso, the Paradise Coast, meanders unpredictably along a stretch of the island’s northwestern coast, a landscape of rugged hills, hidden coves and pristine beaches. While the northeastern coast attracts the yachts, the headlines

If we cast our minds back to Simonetta Vespucci (#5 in our series) we find a woman immortalised in art as Botticelli’s Venus (probably). And if we go forward from Vespucci’s untimely death to Isabella D’Este (#7 in our series) we find a woman who was