Buongiorno Italy readers! 

For our series on traveling to Italy in search of one’s ancestry, we head to one secluded Abruzzo village. 

The architectural leftovers of fascism are some of the most bizarre and fascinating sights in the city of Rome. One place most people have never seen but should are the campy statues and mosaics at the Foro Italico, the fascist-era sports complex north of the center that now incorporates the Stadio Olimpico.

This beautiful bowl is entirely handmade using the ancient Raku technique, it is glazed both internally and externally and can be used as a decorative object or useful “catch-all”. 

If you’ve been to Venice, you may or may not have noticed two columns on the Doge Palace’s loggiato looking a different color from all others (if you haven’t been, take note for when you visit!)!  

Once strictly a home-cooking dish, these drool-worthy "meatless" meatballs aka pallotte made with cheese and eggs have become trendy in the last few years, and you will find them on menus in restaurants across Abruzzo. Here's how to make them at home. 

To talk about the end in Italian, there are three different expressions that may be confusing at first since they all use the same root - alla fine, finalmente, and infine. Here’s a helpful overview of how to use these three ending signalers and pick up some bonus tips!

Who else is entranced by the seaside in the winter? Confession, we are! With 7,000 kilometers of coastline, Italy’s seaside villages are popular destinations during the summer season, but it’s in winter that they reveal their true spirit, their stories strictly intertwined with life at sea. Here are five you should know about. 

Never mess with Cupid. The Impossible Love of Apollo and Daphne — the genius of Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini is the theme of this #duallanguage article. 

Have a treasured memory visiting the region of Campania? We’d like to hear it. 

An Umbrian dream. If you are looking for a rustic farmhouse, but not too traditional, this wonderful house for sale represents a perfect balance between rural architecture and modern design.

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