Buongiorno Italy readers! 

We need your help! We want to know your travel memories and tips from the region of Campania (Naples, Capri, Procida, Caserta, Cilento, Ischia) as part of a special issue we're working on for Italy Magazine readers. Here’s where to share your stories. 

In case you missed our free, downloadable wallpaper, here's where to download a beautiful scene of Italy's Ravello for your smartphone or desktop! 

Italy hosts some of the most famous and beautiful Carnival celebrations in the world. But, alas, Carnival 2021 will be a very different affair from what we’re used to, due to Covid-19 restrictions and the ban on public gatherings. Organizers have decided to move the celebrations online, here’s what you need to know. 

When you follow your heart, amazing things can happen. When Giacomino Nicolazzo followed his, he found himself in Italy, tracing his roots in Emilia-Romagna, the birthplace of his ancestors. Let’s explore his Italian story. 

Venice will always have a place in our hearts, the city of love and romance. This Limited Edition signed print offers a wonderful view of the gondolas berthed for the night in the tiny canal below.

Our recipe of the week: Taralli sugna e pepe are a classic Neapolitan snack food, for sale by street vendors and bakeries, and perfect with a glass of chilled dry white wine. 

It's Valentine's Day week and we're feeling the love, but, because we're not able to travel right now, save these romantic escape ideas for any time of the year! 

As part of our "Italy's Treasures" series, we look at the work of renowned street artist Alice Pasquini from Rome and her latest projects. 

One of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy, the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi is also a Unesco World Heritage site and the birthplace of Francis. Learn more about this wonder of Italy as part of our #duallanguage series. 

As a beginning speaker, you’ll find that filler words - ‘parole riempitive’ or ‘intercalari’ in Italian -  are especially important to maintain the flow of a conversation, save this lesson from our archives. 

Our property of the week is a surprisingly affordable villa with spectacular views of the Alps for sale in the Cuneo province, in Italy's region of Piedmont. As an added bonus, this single family home comes with a private garden and farmland. 

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