Buongiorno Italy readers! 

If, like us, you're not a big fan of crowds, then visiting Italy in the Winter season is a very good idea, here are six great reasons! 

If you are interested in getting Italian Dual Citizenship, you need to ask yourself: do I qualify? Bianca Ottone, founder of My Italian Family, a company specializing in family research and Italian dual citizenship services, explains what makes you eligible for an Italian passport. 

Big news! The gladiator building has now reopened in Pompeii, the Schola Armaturarum is a 2,000-year-old building in Pompeii where Roman gladiators once gathered and held banquets. 

Naples enjoys the patronage and protection of over fifty saints, each with special powers and supernatural miracles vying for ecclesiastic intercession, here are three of the most famous. 

This sweet radicchio cake is a specialty from the town of Chioggia and offers a sweet way to enjoy what is normally a very bitter winter vegetable from Italy. Trust us, you have to try this! 

This gorgeous and fun handmade ring with a red passion heart in epoxy resin is ideal for a special gift. The faceted resin stone in the special 'True Red' pigment is mounted on an adaptable base made of gold metal with a thin stripe. 

At the sumptuous courts of Italy’s most powerful families of the Renaissance, as well as in the Vatican, hosting sumptuous banquets was a major pastime, used especially as a demonstration of wealth and power, meet the masterchefs of the past! 

A stylish accessory for your next trip, this green leather backpack is handmade by skilled Italian craftsman Andrea Cardone. 

Spice up your next dinner party with our recipe for this deliciously easy turmeric pasta dough. 

I am sure you have heard the word ‘bellissimo’ (very beautiful) or ‘buonissimo’ (very good) in Italian. These -issimo endings are called absolute superlatives, and translate as ‘very’, ‘extremely’, ‘really’, or even ‘the most’.

Big news for prosecco lovers, this popular bubbly has become the best-selling sparkling wine in the world by volume, dethroning Champagne (sorry, France), which topped the list for years.

Always dreamt of owning your own trullo? This one is for sale in the countryside of Ostuni, complete with a tower and fireplace built of stone and Lamia and 7,000 square meters of land. 

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