Buongiorno Italy readers!

September has arrived, and there's much to do in Italy this month. Foodies will be delighted to know that there are some great festivals celebrating all kinds of cuisine and ingredients from salt to ice cream. There's also food for the soul, with fun education about the Middle Ages and the worlds of comedy and satire.  

For the first time, Palazzo Pitti in Florence, the former residence of the Medici family, becomes the setting of a video game.

Tintoretto is a quintessential Venetian artist, whose numerous works contributed to creating the face of the city.

Two miles from Sicily - across the Straits of Messina - lays the Province of Reggio Calabria; a seaside idyll with violet beaches, a picturesque fishing village immortalized in Greek mythology and the famed Riace Bronzes.  

It’s Autunno! While every season has its charms in Italy, autunno (autumn) is one of our favourites, here is some seasonal vocabulary that you need to know. 

If you are used to tough, overcooked grilled swordfish, you are in for a treat. Here, a single piece of fish is marinated overnight with onions, tomatoes, olives and herbs, then simmered over low heat.

Find out why Actor George Clooney thinks that Italian myrtle liquor is the elixir of youth.

Famous all over Italy, trofie are traditionally tossed with Genoese pesto sauce. We explore more about this famous pasta in our latest dual-language read. 

We love this beautiful Dove-gray cotton cushion with owl applied in white cotton, the wings are made in a yellow cote by an artisanal design shop in the region of Lazio. 

Our #propertyoftheweek is this superb villa containing land and an outbuilding set in a country location yet close to picturesque towns in hidden Tuscany, the Versilia coastline and the Gulf of the Poets.

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