Buongiorno Italy readers!

Before I share our top articles of this week, from this month onward, we plan on bring you a select group of “topics of the month” including special food guides, a highlighted village of the month and a lot more so stay tuned for more of the Italy you love on the daily.

How is visiting Italy in February? Between carnival and festivals celebrating love (and chocolate), trust us, you won't be bored. Browse the best events and festivals of the month!

These five villages, all a short drive from Lucca, will help you experience a part of this famous region free from the tourist bustle, and provide a new dimension to your Tuscan experiences.  

Not just the oldest, Bologna is also one of the most beautiful universities in the world, here's what you should see.

Our “borgo” of the month is Triora, the Witch Village located in Liguria. Today, walking through the village, along its caruggi (narrow alleys), passing under vaults and arches carved into the rock, seeing old houses in ruins (the old section of Triora was heavily damaged during World War II) is like stepping back in time.

Did you know that the Romans called Bologna ‘Moon City’, because so much of it was built with a type of stone, selenite, that produces silver reflections similar to the moon’s?

Every wanted to own a second home in Italy without the hassle of maintaining it? Here’s one sustainable luxury resort in Tuscany that you should know about.

When you learn a language at school, it is normally three years before you can say anything about the past. This is rather restricting for your conversation so let’s talk about the past in this language lesson.

Calamari in umido (calamari stew) is a common recipe found throughout Italy and our version this February is cooked in a savory tomato sauce and full of some of Italy’s finest Mediterranean flavors.

A guidebook describing 32 day walks on Italy's beautiful Amalfi Coast. The areas covered include Amalfi, Sorrento, Positano and the idyllic islands of Capri and Ischia, making a perfect destination for a walking holiday.

For five years, restorers worked on the mosaics on the dome of the narthex, the entrance to St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice’s most famous monument. 

For sale in the Langhe: An attractive 3-bedroom country house enjoying a very panoramic position with gardens and grounds of approximately 5,250 sq. m, in a highly convenient yet picturesque setting just outside of Monterosso d'Asti.

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