Ciao a tutti,
        
While many might prefer the glaring sun of the summer season, plenty of us prefer the time when you might make use of that duvet cover sitting in your wardrobe. October’s milder weather combined with plenty of local events and delicious autumnal food make any visit to Italy one to remember no matter where you are from north to south.

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This week wine expert Cynthia Chaplin takes us to four stunning Italian wineries whose gorgeous architecture combines sustainability with design. 

You may have never heard of Capestrano, yet this village in Abruzzo was home to what has become the symbol of the whole region: The Warrior of Capestrano. Enjoy more in our dual-language of the week. 

Italians love to emphasize, and superlatives, alongside gestures, make everything more Italian. Let’s explain! 

Moist brioche cake soaked in sweet rum syrup, rum babá is a favorite Neapolitan dessert.  It’s so beloved that there’s even a Neapolitan expression: Sì nu babbà, “Like a babá,” to describe a particularly nice person. Here’s our recipe. 

What Else You Don’t Want to Miss

Let’s kick off October with our roundup of the best events and festivals around Italy—we included everything from regional apple harvests to superheroes and silent movies! 

The new Antonio Carluccio Library and Archive at Oxford Brookes University will celebrate the legacy and achievements of the ‘godfather of Italian gastronomy’.

Into the wild “blue”, resident expert Silvia Donati takes us on a gorgeous hike between the mountains and the sea in Sardinia’s Ogliastra region.  

Go hyperlocal and partake in one of Trentino’s signature fall activities: apple picking.

Your enthusiastic response to our Word of the Week language eBook has inspired us to create an Italian language bundle of three ebooks: The Word of the Week, Everyday Italian and Italy by Train, available free for our premium subscribers. Here's where to download them. 

Tuscany by the sea is the theme for this week’s property for sale. This large stone farmhouse, a fixer-upper in need of restoration, is very close to Castellina Marittima and only 15 km from the seaside resort town of Castiglioncello. Set within 3,000 square meters of land, this would be quite the property to make your own paradiso Toscano!

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