Issue 66 - September 2008

sense of place

An uncanny market scene in downtown Naples is enough to stop you in your tracks

An open book

A trip round Volterra with Christine Webb highlights this Tuscan town's fascinating historical patrimony

On loan from Neptune

The Eolian islands off the coast of Sicily exert an irresistible charm, as MArco Merola finds out when it's time for him to leave

Letters

What's on

Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in late summer

Insight and news

Recent interesting news items and perspectives on Italian life

dual language - spitting image

In this month's dual lanhuage feature, Stefano Oreto comments on Italian satire through the ages

book and cd reviews

a stylish ride

Monica Moretti meets the Italian scooter clothing company whose fashions are making a big impression on the streets

Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi: ... mutual creativity

Monica Moretti finds out how a change meeting twelve years ago changed one couple's lives

we all scream for ice cream

Cefalù's popular gelato festival provides a coll way to ende the summer, but there's more to ice cream than plain old vanilla and chocolate, as Dana Gornitzki finds out

business

In our regular feature, Emma Bird looks at starting up as a wedding planner, landing a teaching job and working in the oil industry in Sardinia

and finally...

il calcio italiano

Rebecca Lloyd reviews Italy's last football season and looks in her crystal ball for 2008/2009

organising a wine tasting

Marc Millon helps us turn a wine tasting evening with friends into a memorable event

a passion for Puglia

Gremaine Stafford heads south for a lesson in Puglia hospitality from well known local chef Mino Maggi

table talk: Vincenzo Salemme

Germaine Stafford questions well-known Italians on their attitudes to food

A taste of Liguria

In our SPECIAL REVIEW SECTION, we learn more about this charming northern region

project paradise

This month, Ian Morley agonises over the pleasures and perils of building a swimming pool