Buongiorno Italy readers!

"A small stone house here can be snapped up for a price of a second-hand car." In our latest "share your Italian story" series we share how one family moved from Boston to a sustainable farm in rural Abruzzo. 

Where to go this season: Italy's ski resorts combine magnificent views, great ski trails, overall good snow conditions, and value. Oh, and mountain huts where to gorge on the food and the bombardino.

Two million tourists arrive in Verona every year, to visit the city eternally linked to Romeo and Juliet’s impossible love. Couples head to Juliet’s House to kiss, take a selfie and write their names, often circled by big hearts, on the walls of the courtyard.  Others leave post-it notes and messages, which sometimes stick to the wall with chewing gum and even Band-Aid.  

Learning some Italian exclamations and using them in the right context can bring life to your spoken Italian as well as make you sound more like a local.

Check out our exhibition of the month highlighting the artistry of Guido Reni, a master of 17th-century Classicism, who is the subject of a newly-opened exhibition at Galleria Corsini in Rome.

You may want to head south now that a cold spell is set to hit northern Italy, and we suggest the Calabria village of Diamante, on the so-called Riviera dei Cedri, facing the Thyrrenian Sea.  Diamante is famous for being the village of wall paintings and hot pepper.

Give the gift of Murano glass, straight from the shores of its birth in the Veneto region of Italy. This beautiful necklace is made with 15 lamp-worked Murano glass beads with 100% nickel-free parts. It also comes with a certificate of authenticity. 

While the Amalfi Coast is world renowned as a glistening getaway for the summer’s international jet set, there is something almost quaint about visiting the region in the autumn months. Here are five trails offering both breathtaking vistas and genteel glimpses into the Amalfi Coast of the past.  

Our recipe of the week creates soft breadsticks filled with savory olives, fragrant rosemary and aged Parmigiano Reggiano. 

A new life in the Langhe: This truly charming and cozy four-bedroom detached property is for sale in good shape, it is composed of two units and set in a manicured garden measuring around 500 sqm. 

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