Buongiorno Italy readers!

We recently asked you to send us photos and stories of your best travel memories from previous trips to Italy and the destinations you want to visit as soon as it is safe to do so, here are some of our favorite submissions. 

For our list of five great books about Italy, we’re going to keep it light-hearted - no heavy tomes, no dense, exacting reads; life in quarantine is already hard enough.

The question of whether Italians will be able to go to the beach this summer has been debated for a while, here is what they are proposing. 

Signs of life in the Eternal City: Here are 10 Photos of Rome under lockdown perfectly captured by a local photographer. 

Taralli - These irresistible ring shaped crackers from Puglia add that perfect crunch to any meal made with flour, salt, extra virgin olive oil and white wine. It could be imagined that they would be bland and boring, but it's quite the contrary. Here’s our go-to recipe. 

Etruscans deserve to be studied deeply and widely in their own right. Their culture is unique in so many ways, and stands on its own even between the dominant cultures of ancient Greek and Rome. This is especially true when it comes to the history of Etruscan women.

This week's dual-language article continues our discovery of the Unesco Sites of Italy. We head over to the Archaeological Area of Agrigento. Have you been? 

‘Lavoratore’ is a generic term for worker, but Italian has a vast variety of professional and work-related titles that are more specific. If you are ever asked “Che lavoro fai?”, or What do you do?, you would almost never reply with the vague ‘lavoratore’.

Ask any cook what should never go missing in the pantry and they will reply: pasta, natural sauces, exquisite olive oil, decadent chocolate and handmade biscuits. This selection is a pantry-saver and does it with style too. 

Spring is one of Italy's tastiest seasons and we have a curated selection of mouth-watering recipes from appetizers to dessert in one FREE eBook for Italy Magazine readers! Here's where to get your copy. 

Dream villa for sale in Tuscany: This country farm is located in a beautiful and panoramic position in the Chianti area, 8 kilometres north east of Siena, 15km from Castellina in Chianti. The property includes a small vineyard and olive grove. 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend from Georgette, your editor, and the Italy Magazine team.