Buongiorno Italy readers!

We're excited to wind down yet another amazing year in Italy. Before the year ends, remember that New Year’s Eve in Italy sees a range of superstitious rites and traditions that are meant to bring about fortune. Here are some of the most common.

In honor of winding down 2017, check out 13 of our favorite stories from the past year.

Famous for its Dolomite mountains, our featured region of the month, Trentino-Alto Adige, is also a great destination for lake lovers: in honor of the weekend, enjoy these ten of our favorites.  

We recently traveled on Trenitalia’s Executive class on a business trip to Rome and it was quite the impressive experience – it’s a bit like traveling first class on a plane! Here’s what we loved about it.

The capital city Trento is highly acclaimed, often regarded as one of the main Italian cities to be in terms of quality of life. With such status, retirement to Trentino is a highly tempting proposition for those seeking a good quality of life, history, culture and scenery, in honor of that, here are a selection of properties worth retiring to in this beautiful region.

Inspiration for your 2018 Italy trip: There's just something magic about the area surrounding the Sibilllini mountains in Le Marche, and here's where to stay for a five-star accommodation experience in a truly beautiful setting.  

Made by combining flour, eggs and water (or milk) into a thick, runny batter, the traditional Trentino favorite spätzle are surprisingly quick and easy to make, here’s our go-to recipe.

A sweet Roman tradition: a maritozzo at breakfast is one of the perfect ways to start the day.

The Trentino Alto Adige provinces are particularly rich in bread choices, blending both Italian and Austrian baking traditions (the area was long part of the Austro-Hungarian empire) to offer an enormous range of pane and brot—in fact, the area around Bolzano alone produces between 60 and 100 different breads—many of which are only available locally.

On behalf of the Italy Magazine staff, we'd like to wish you all auguri di Buon Anno 2018