Italia magazine

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to this new issue of Italia! magazine. It’s astonishing to think the last time I sat down to write this column was nearly six months ago. The world might be a completely different place now, but if there’s

1 Dante Alighieri was born in Florence and is pretty much the undisputed king of Italian literature, known by Italians as the ‘Supreme Poet’. He is also often referred to as the ‘father of the Italian language’ for writing his masterwork, The Divine

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• A statue of Atlas buried for centuries among ancient ruins will soon return to join the ancient temples of Agrigento in Sicily. The archaeological park announced that the sculpture will be raised upright to stand in front of the Temple of Zeus. The

Letitia Clark, Hardie Grant, £26 (hardback) Letitia Clark is an English chef, and Bitter Honey is her first book. Dividing her time between London and rural Sardinia, Letitia is perfectly placed to delve into the heart of Sardinian cooking, and here

THE CATHEDRAL’S COMPLEX 1 Piazza Duomo www.operaduomo.siena.it This extraordinary complex comprises the Cathedral, the Piccolomini Library, the Gate of Heaven, the Baptistry, the Crypt, the Museo dell’Opera, the Panorama from the Unfinished Façade, t

GRAND HOTEL CONTINENTAL 6 Banchi di Sopra 85 www.starhotelscollezione.com The only 5-star boutique hotel in the heart of Siena. Just a few steps from Piazza del Campo, it occupies Palazzo Gori Pannilini, a noble palace with over five centuries of his

1 This year sees the 90th edition of the FIERA INTERNAZIONALE TARTUFO BIANCO D’ALBA (International Alba White Truffle Fair). One of the most famous food festivals in Italy, this is the stuff of bucket lists for italophiles. At the time of writing the

RESIDENZA SVEVA 86039 Termoli www.residenzasveva.com This albergo diffuso of 23 rooms offers a unique opportunity to experience life in the centro storico of the popular seaside resort of Termoli. You have every comfort here, up to and including air-

Viale Vaticano http://m.museivaticani.va After three years as pope, Julius II (pontiff 1503-13) decided to move out of the papal apartments in the Vatican, which were decorated to the taste of his predecessor, Pope Alexander VI Borgia (pontiff 1492-1

Perched on a hilltop overlooking four valleys, medieval Arezzo is about a 30-minute drive from Villa Pia. Home to an array of historical sites including churches, museums, fortresses and monuments, visitors may recognise the town as the setting of Ro

Spaghetti con sardine e rucola ▶ SERVES 4 ▶ PREPARATION 5 minutes ▶ COOKING 15 minutes • 250-300g spaghetti• 50g can anchovy fillets in oil• 1 tbsp olive oil• 1-2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed• a pinch of dried chilli flakes• 50g fresh white brea

For Romans, the search for pleasure and happiness in all matters of life is a daily imperative, one that dictates a way of life. This holds equally true when it comes to matters of the table, where indulgence is considered as much a part of eating as

Olive trees are the oldest known cultivated tree and the oil they produce is referred to as ‘liquid gold’. With its extraordinary health-giving properties, one can see why this glistening liquid is so highly praised, but what makes a good olive oil –