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Highlights from this week's content lineup

The rolling hills of Tuscany have drawn hordes of people over the centuries – promising peace of mind, grand art, sumptuous meals, and fine wines. The Chianti Classico is a prime place to kick-start your wine education so save our tips to navigate the area (and which wines to try first).

Wild boars are marching on Rome. And the Italian capital, perhaps with some delay, is trying to fight back.

The city of Bologna is quickly becoming a destination in its own right rather than just a curiosity stop on the Venice-Florence-Rome route. You could happily spend several days here exploring the renaissance architecture, sampling the rich cuisine or soaking up the raucous student vibe. But if you fancy a day away from the city, here are five varied options to choose from.

Sicilian Ferdinando Sciabarrà offers Elon Musk a chance to buy a slice of Scala dei Turchi cliff and here's why.

Some just call it "Parmigiana," others precede that word with the name of the star ingredient, "melanzane alla parmigiana," others use what is considered the correct wording: "parmigiana di melanzane." Whatever you decide to call it, eggplant parmigiana is one of Italy's most beloved recipes.

It might come as a surprise, but it's relatively easy to be a vegetarian in Italy and here are our favorite Italian vegetarian and vegan dishes of all time.

Are you on the hunt for a Tuscan dream property renovation project? , immersed in the green hills of Siena. The property consists of an unfinished farmhouse of 600 square meters and an annex of 370 square meters with an apartment and a swimming pool (with 8.900 square meters of a fenced-in park).

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

      - Your editor Georgette and the Italy Magazine team