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(...)to get us in the holiday mood we have features on relaxing yoga near Rome for those who need to de-stress and chill out, and canyoning in Umbria, for the more athletically inclined. (I know which one I would choose!) For those of you who like to plan ahead, Catherine Richards’ feature on Asti and its palio may make you want to rush and out and book your trip to Piemonte. Many people only associate the palio with Siena’s famous horse race, but did you know that Asti’s version is meant to be the oldest in Italy? Certainly Piemonte is very much in the news these days, with the Turin winter Olympics not that far off, and there are loads of festivals and events in the region throughout September. It is my tip as the ‘new Puglia’ for property purchase (Puglia being ‘the new Le Marche’, Le Marche being ‘the new Umbria’ and so on!)'(...)"
Fiona Tankard - Italy Magazine Editor
Read on for the contents of the August Issue or click here to order the issue online
sense of place
A picture to make you smile as we join a fisherman off the shores of Taormina
Rimini
Stefano Rossini looks at the other side of this popular italian seaside resort on the east coast of Emilia Romagna
Asti
The Piemontese city is home to the oldest palio in the world and a fascinating place in its own right, as Catherine Richards Golini explains
letters
what's on
Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in high summer
Italian insight and news
- from our two regular Italian correspondents
all Greek to me
Ancient traditions linger in Puglia, as Kevin Revolinski discovers
love is in the air
In this issue's dual language feature Alyson Cole conducts a long-distance relationship
happy tale of a sad song
Mark Worden looks at one of the most enduring songs in Italian modern music
dual language
Jonathan James-Moore explores Spike Milligan's connection with Italy
book reviews
cats of Rome
Fiona Garrick di Pinto visits a cat sanctuary at Torre Argentina
Italy's greatest hits - Part II
Marc Millon recommends some great white grape varieties
dinner with Zio Gaetano
A confirmed foodie shares some simple summer recipes with Germaine Stafford
Le Marche at the table
The regions's finest produce described by Claire Napoli
a walk on the wet side
An exhilarating way to spend the day, as Marc Wisbey discovers
urban myth of rural idyll?
An age-old dilemma, Christine Webb weighs up life in town and country
le case dei sette mulini
Panarea is where Adam Butler finds this intriguing property
striking oil in Tuscany
An English couple tell Simon Beckett how they have set up a thriving business
business
Emma Bird looks at going freelance
are you talking to me?
Some things are best left unsaid, as Fiona Tankard finds out
summer fashion brings back femininity
Julia M. Chiarella-Genoni looks at this summer's hot style trend
island of dreams
Grado has had a tremendous impact on Dan Magill's life
Valtiberina - a living heritage
Michela Odoardi visits the upper Tiber Valley, a place steeped in medieval history
bending over forwards to relax
Emma Wallis unwinds at a yoga retreat near Rome
