Buongiorno Italy readers! 

You might have heard of Sanremo, Italy’s popular music festival that has taken place every year since 1951, but what is it really like? We share how 2021’s festival went down.

Recent changes to the Italy Investor Visa amounts required (also referred to as the Italy Golden Visa Program) opens up relevant and exciting new opportunities for those seeking “La Dolce Vita.” 

It may be tricky to keep up with the hottest contemporary slang out there, but there are some great expressions for showing enthusiasm or agreement that fall into the category of “timeless slang”: not words Dante would have used but also not so cutting edge that you have to be an adolescent to say them without sounding ridiculous. 

Italy’s most famous museum, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, is planning on launching a new program, called ‘Uffizi Diffusi’ (or ‘scattered’ Uffizi), in which artworks from the museum’s famed collection would be exhibited throughout Tuscany. 

The perfect gift for anyone who loves wine, this genuine leather wine holder is 100% handmade by an artisan in Florence. 

In this month’s installment of our ‘True Stories of Buying a Property in Italy’ series, we feature Patricia Zadok, who bought a house in Umbria 15 years ago - doing everything on her own, with an Italian mortgage, and no Italian connections at the time. 

With all regions of Italy in either the red or orange zones (except for the island of Sardinia, the only region with the coveted ‘white zone’ label), the country has been placed under lockdown since March 15, and will remain so until Easter.

Less than two hours from Rome is one of Lazio’s most beautiful villages, which looks like it’s suspended in time: let's head to beautiful Sermoneta. 

Piazza del Campo is the heart of Siena, its historical soul. It is famous all over the world for its beauty, architectural integrity and unique shell shape, we share more in our latest dual-language article. 

Love the mountains? Our property-of-the-week is this panoramic, luxury chalet immersed in the Dolomites ‘Alta Badia’. It includes a living area, 3 bedrooms, a kitchen, 4 bathrooms, a wellness area, a cellar, and an attic room on the second floor. 

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