Try something new in 2016. Perhaps you've always wanted to take an Italian language course in Italy. Here are seven experiences that we think everyone should do at least once. We always get reader questions regarding budget activities in Italy’s more expensive cities. This week we share 10 things you can do in Venice for free. Or travel to the lesser-known city of Trieste, on the border of Italy and Slovenia, with a rich history and plenty to discover,

Naturally we couldn’t complete a newsletter this week without including these seven different carnival celebrations around Italy, including one dating back to 1394.

Coffee-lovers will appreciate this lesson on how to make the perfect ‘Moka’ at home.

To help you learn Italian, this week we focus on the staggering amount of different pasta shapes in our latest dual-language article plus a new ‘how to say’ lesson offering a few phrases on ordering snacks Italian-style.  

Need an end of January foodie pick-me-up? Try this deliciously easy recipe for ‘insalate di arance’ (orange salad) that takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Or in honor of carnival season, try your hand at making these quintessential fried, powdered dough treats.

 Shop true Made-in-Italy products in our shop and this week we are featuring a very unique home ornament inspired by a vintage Fiat car. For those who adore reading, buy this captivating story of Michelangelo’s David.

Looking to buy in Italy? This week we travel to central Italy, Umbria to be exact. First on the list is this gorgeous villa with a view of Lake Trasimeno and a private pool, a steal under 500,000. Or what about this luxury country home in Umbertide with its very own guesthouse.

Or for those planning their 2016 vacations, our big-group choice is this luxury villa in Puglia’s Locorotondo – Its name is derived from Latin “locus rotundus.“

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