Issue 59 - February 2008

sense of place

A cold February evening finds Milan's Parco Sempione wreathed in fog but one brave couple take advantage of the quiet

An infinete landscape

We explore the main attractions of the southern part of Le Marche with Lucia Cattaneo

Romance between the sea and the sky

Jesper Storgaard Jensen takes us for a stroll along Lovers' Lane in the Cinque Terre

Letters

What's on

Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in midwinter

Insight and news

Dual language

- silken artworks of Como. In this month's dual language feature, Martin Gani tells us how Como has become the centre of the Italian silk industry

King of the carnival

At this season of Carnevale, Rosalind Giselle looks at the life and times of Giacomo Casanova

Italian journalists' awards ceremony

Along with the elite of Italian journalism, italy magazines's publisher, Peter Shaw is singled out for a prestigius award

Book reviews

Seeing the Sistine afther hours

Christine Webb lets us into the secret of avoiding the crowds at one of the world's major attractions

Enrico Fiorentini: master of marble

Christine Webb explores one of Rome's artistic centres and meets a master craftsman

Through a rose garden

Dresses are back, glowing with floral fabrics, as Gilly Turney discovers

Vintage furniture

Margaret Collina meets the author of a new book identifyng furniture likely to be a good investment

La Dolce Vita with Viva Italia

A Taste of Tuscany

In our SPECIAL REVIEW SECTION, John Vitale takes a look at a few of the wonderful reasons to take a trip a to this baeutiful region

Simply illuminating

Monica Moretti questions the founders of one of Italy's top lighting companies about their thoughts on simplicity of design

Business

In our regular feature, Emma Bird looks at obtaining micro credit, working and studying with a toddler and social networking in Milan

And finally...

What's available in... the Cortona area

Fabio Bartolini looks at the property market in this popular Tuscan city

Project paradise

In this issue, lan Morley turns his attention to the garden

Sangiovese superstars

Marc Millon continues his exploration of the great grapes of Italy with wines made from Sangiovese

A Carnevale ogni dolce vale!

One of Italy's great creators of sweetmeats shares her secrets with Germaine Stafford

Table talk: Susanna Tamaro

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