Italy Magazine

City

Rome Bans Picnics and Fences Off Trash Cans in Effort to Curb Wild Boar Invasion

The Italian capital is considering a cull on wild boar after first cases of African swine fever are detected.

Off the beaten track

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Spina: The Tiny Umbrian Village in a Castle

Discover the ancient community tucked in the walls of a 13th-century castle.

Day Tripper

Five Easy Day Trips from Bologna

If you fancy a day away from the city of Bologna, here are five varied options to choose from.

Beach

Sicilian Man Wants Elon Musk to Buy Sicily’s Scala dei Turchi Cliff

Sicily’s famed cliff is in part privately owned up for sale after legal battle.

Recipes

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Virgin Cakes: Cassatine di Vergini

Almondy shortbread domes filled with custard and topped with icing, these classic Sicilian sweets were first created in the 1800s at the Monastero di Santa Maria dell Vergini in Palermo.

Buying property

How to Help Revitalize Italy's Villages

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Buying property

Looking to Move to Italy? Here's Just the Retreat to Help You

Property

Breathing New Life Into Italy's Small Villages with ITS ITALY

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Il Riposo - 'The Retreat'

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135000

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In the enchanting historic center of Scalea

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8 Rooms 3 Bathrooms 4 Bedrooms

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Farmhouse Partially Restored And Newly Built Fully Furnished Cottage

Abruzzo

4 Rooms 1 Bathrooms 3 Bedrooms

160000

CASALE BUENOS

Massa Martana

5 Rooms 2 Bathrooms 2 Bedrooms

399000

Villa Rachhuisole

Umbertide

11 Rooms 4 Bathrooms 4 Bedrooms

1200000

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THE NIGHT PORTRAIT: A Novel of WWII & da Vinci’s Italy

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A Postcard from Tuscany

$76.00

Word Of The Week. An eBook of Italian vocabulary with audio of Italian Phrases

$4.99

Winter Recipes eBook - The Italian Art of Cooking

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Italian Recipes

Recipes

Virgin Cakes: Cassatine di Vergini

Almondy shortbread domes filled with custard and topped with icing, these classic Sicilian sweets were first created in the 1800s at the Monastero di Santa Maria dell Vergini in Palermo.

Recipes

Pasta with Spring Pea Pesto

A totally nut-free pesto, that is ready in minutes, and is sophisticated, yet simple.

Recipes

Strawberry Pie | Torta di Fragole

Unlike most American fruit pies, this specialty of Italy is best served icy cold so it makes a fabulous warm-weather dessert, perfect for strawberry season

Recipes

Open Pesto Lasagna

In this streamlined modern variation the lasagna sheets are stacked to create easy to assemble, but very elegant, individual portions.

Recipes

Torta Margherita

This classic Italian cake with a fine yellow crumb dates to at least the late 19th century but has a 21st-century twist thanks to pastry maestroIginio Massari.