Custom Teaser: Panoramic country views and a beautiful restoration that blends period and contemporary details make this old stone mill near Volterra a particularly atmospheric home Emerald meadows, ancient golden stones, the soft whisper of a crystalline stream.
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Restored mill near Volterra, Tuscany
British student Meredith Kercher was killed without premeditation and in the absence of any feelings of rancour towards her on the part of the perpetrators, says the long-awaited Judges’ report.
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Amanda Knox: judges’ report published
Custom Teaser: One of the shocks you can receive when you move house, even within in your own country, is that suddenly you are unknown to the people around you and you can start to feel “invisible”. When you move abroad, that sensation is much stronger… Words by Pat Eggleton One of the shocks you can receive when you move house, even within in your own country, is that suddenly you are unknown to the people around you and you can start to feel “invisible”
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Patti Chiari – My "Other Place"
In the nation generally supposed to be the most romantic in the world many people suffer from sex-related headaches, new research has revealed.
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Not tonight, Caro mio
In 1927 a twenty-nine-year-old Italian shoemaker called Salvatore Ferragamo met a Swedish lady called Greta Louvisa Gustafson and a friendship began.
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The star and the shoemaker
Italy’s many talk show hosts and TV anchormen are in despair following a decision by RAI to ban political talk shows until after the regional elections at the end of March. This is because Italy has an equal media access rule for all legal political parties, guaranteeing them equal air time. In the past, some shows have not respected the time rule.
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Talk show hosts in despair
Italy’s Supreme Court, the Cassazione, has decided that motorists who need to “fare pipi” should no longer exercise their willpower until they reach a service station or a bar but may relieve themselves anywhere, even in public view.
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Any time, any place, anywhere
Custom Teaser: Prices remain steady in Venice and the Colli Euganei but, throughout the region, savvy buyers have greater room for negotiation… Words by Carla Passino Stability is the name of the game in Veneto’s most sought after areas
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Good opportunities available in ‘stable’ Veneto property market
Custom Teaser: Wedding Planner Bonnie Bates explains how keeping children happy on the big day makes for even happier adults… Words and Images by Bonnie Bates When a Hollywood actress whose wedding I was organizing on the Amalfi Coast asked me for a babysitter for her three year old daughter, I didn’t have a second thought.
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Weddings in Italy – How to keep children happy for the big day
Custom Teaser: Ten tasty ideas on how to get the best from Italy’s ‘Green Heart’. Words and Pictures by Germaine Stafford Ten tasty ideas on how to get the best from Italy’s ‘Green Heart’.
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Foodie fun in Umbria