Buongiorno Italy readers!

This week we talk to Dawn of Appassionata, who together with her husband Michael, offer lucky buyers who are seeking the slow Italian lifestyle the chance to buy a five-week share in a luxury property in Le Marche. This year Appassionata celebrates their tenth anniversary and Dawn speaks with us about how she makes so many dreams come true for Italophiles around the globe looking for their own slice of Italian sun.

The name evokes wonderful naps under the warm sun of Italy’s South: the Spiaggia del Buon Dormire, or Beach of Good Sleep, is one of Cilento’s top beaches, located on Cape Palinuro in the region of Campania. 

Body parts may not come up much in general Italian conversation, but they’re important to know. Besides a visit to the pharmacy or doctor’s, you’ll find body parts used in Italian expressions, proverbs and way to describe someone.

Italy is a country rich with castles due to its history of being a fragmented territory with many independent city states, duchies, local lords, kingdoms and more all throughout the Middle Ages. Here are five of our favorites!

Emilia-Romagna, birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, is also the region with the world’s highest concentration of two and four-wheel luxury brands including Dallara, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani and Ducati so is justly also dubbed “Motor Valley.”

This Antico Geometrico pitcher was handcrafted and hand-painted by Sberna of Deruta, Italy. 

It is the largest active volcano in Europe, and one of the highest in the world: the 3,326-meter-high (10,912 ft) Mount Etna, located near the city of Catania on eastern coast of Sicily, is a Unesco World Heritage site, whose eruptive history “can be traced back 500,000 years.

While a garden-less or even communal garden can reduce the asking price of a property, it can be worth investing that bit extra to have your own private outdoor space. We’ve come up with a few examples of properties in Italy with great gardens and outdoor areas. 

Emilia-Romagna has 25 food and wine museums, each dedicated to one of its specialties or to the region’s gastronomic culture. Here are some of our favorites.

Not booked you summer holiday yet? Newly renovated, Villa Olivo in Le Marche is a luxury, all year round rental retreat for 12 people with its very own Spa, gym, infinity pool, fire pit and BBQ area overlooking the Adriatic coastline where you will never find crowds.

This dream farmhouse for sale in Tuscany is ideal for those who love the countryside, the hills, nature and tranquility, and at the same time want to be only 15 minutes from the sea and beautiful villages such as Castiglioncello – our #PropertyOfTheWeek. 

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