Buongiorno Italy readers!

Want to discover Italy in a more meaningful way? The consultants at Well Traveled, all current residents in Italy, are serving up a starter pack of travel hacks that will take the “tourist” target off of your back, and allow you to enjoy the country like the locals do.

One of Rome’s most mysterious places, the underground Basilica of Porta Maggiore is being restored and partially reopened to the public. 

Aquileia is one of the main archeological sites of northern Italy. According to Unesco, which inscribed it in its list of World Heritage sites in 1998, “most of it still lies unexcavated beneath the fields, and as such it constitutes the greatest archaeological reserve of its kind.”

Certo! Today we’re going to look at all the different ways to say ‘of course’ in Italian. 

A cake to bring good luck! Orange scented yeast cake bursting with apples, dried fruit and nuts, Pinza is one of the oldest, but still best-loved sweets of the Veneto region. 

2020 marks the 500th anniversary of the artist Raphael’s death, and, similar to museum exhibitions and celebrations surrounding Leonardo da Vinci’s anniversary in 2019, Raphael will be the star of the show this year. 

Two Italian regions and one city made The New York Times recently released annual list of 52 places to go in the coming year. According to The New York Times, each place they picked had to answer the question, why go now?

Need a new wallet? We love this artisan version in black, made with natural vegetable tanned leather featuring a design completed entirely by hand.

Our featured property for sale this week is actually two apartments connected by a beautiful outside terrace. Located in the Ligurian town, Soldano, they are located in the center of town and comes with air conditioning and solar panels. 

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