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The road to paradise

David Turner takes the corniche road down the heart-stoppingly beautiful Amalfi coast – a road that he regards as one of the great drives of Europe

Tuscany's Finest - Siena

Not so much a place, more a work of art, Teresa Fisher explores Siena – for many, the quintessential Italian city

A new Renaissance?

Did the revolution in western art that was the Renaissance begin in Florence with Giotto or, rather, in Rome with a little-known artist called Pietro Cavallini? Alan Longstaff looks at new theories on where and when the Renaissance started

Bresaola (inspired by an Italian wedding)

Alan Longstaff, having just witnessed the wedding of two good friends near Lake Garda, was about to be treated to a feast of epic proportions at a renowned ristorante in the beautiful little town of Riva

Fatto a mano - Venetian Glassblowers

Take the Italian flair for producing timeless classical designs, fuse it to the craft of the Venetian glassblower, and you have a product prized all over the world

Buying a property in Italy

Linda Travella lays down some basic guidelines for buying a property in Italy

National Treasure - Umbria's Sibillini Mountains

Brian Jackman is captivated by Umbria’s Sibillini National Park - a place many have yet to discover but is quickly gaining some very dedicated followers

Vincenzo Bellini - Sicilian Opera Master

Stephen Swann on the life and work of the great operatic composer

Medici splendour - Restoring a Medici Villa

Ben West meets an Italian couple who have restored a 16th-century Medicean villa near Pisa

Lunar Plantings

For Italians, the kitchen garden doesn’t just provide fresh herbs, fruit and
vegetables, it puts them back in touch with nature - even the cosmos itself. Cameron Farquharson explains

 

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