November has just gotten more exciting as ITALY Magazine launches our annual blogger awards, now in its 3rd year, celebrating those who contribute to writing about Italy. Nominations are still open and we encourage you to sign up your favorites for 2015.
Ever wondered what high tide or ‘Acqua alta’ is really like in Venice? Our writer gives a first-hand account in visiting the slowly sinking city in autumn. Next up is a poignant interview with guidebook author Gillian Price on walking in Northern Italy’s lake region on foot, she offers plenty of suggestions.
Daring to make the impossible: check out this lineup of spectacular Italian villages carved out of rock, as part of a special list compiled by Skyscanner. Everyone loves a vintage Fiat 500, one of the most iconic cars in Italy, and we uncover the history behind this car that is still beloved today. Love Wine? Then you’ll want to read the list that wine buffs around the world expect with anticipation every year. The Wine Spectator’s Top 100, which “honors successful wineries, regions and vintages around the world,” based on quality, value, availability and excitement.
Our Italian-language tips of the week include this dual-language article on Rome’s holy staircase ‘La Scala Santa di Roma’ which was commissioned by Pope Sixtus V at the end of the 16th century. In Italian, there are plenty of interesting metaphors using the word ‘marmo’ or marble, find out some of our favorites here.
Our recipes of the week continue our tasty journey through fall with a tasty recipe for red mullet. In anticipation for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the USA, we offer a fun alternative to traditional mashed potatoes by mixing it up with extra-virgin olive oil and fresh chives, trust us, this is delicious!
Shop true Made-in-Italy products in our online e-commerce shop, which grows by the day. Unravel Italy’s idiosyncrasies and experience its essence in a book for sale in our shop that topples communication barriers and provides an idiom-inspired road map to life in the Bel Paese.
Featured properties for sale this week in Italy include an impressive restored country home in Assisi, and a quaint country home with a panoramic view in Le Marche, an underrated region with a high quality of life. Check out this apartment in a nice residential complex in Umbria, complete with swimming pool.
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