Italy

March 2006

Features:

• sense of place Frantic pruning of vines and olive trees takes place in the Upper Tiber Valley at this time of year
• 8 Abruzzo, the green heart of Europe A region of beauty and a fascinating heritage with many attractions from brown bears to vast fields of crocuses, described by Laura Valentini
• history and tradition on the Venice Lido Murano deserves to be visited for more than its famous glassware, as Fabrizio Fiorenzano explains it’s best-kept secrets
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• what’s on Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in early spring
• insight and news
• psychedelic love Aleid Ford gives us an appreciation of her favourite painting
• book reviews
• dual language In this issue’s dual language article, PeterMoore explains the fascination of the Vespa
• 2 Ferzan Ozpetek – man of the world Julia Buckley meets a ilm director with controversial ideas
• 4 Villa Ciana Adam Butler visits a stunning villa on the Argentario coast
• 6 law Q&A’s Our panel of experts specialising in Italian real estate law, taxation and building and planning laws are here to offer help and advice
• 8 white hot this summer White is high maintenance – but Gilly Turney reckons it’s worth it
• 6 business Our regular feature by Emma Birdlooks at culture clash in the workplace, personal trainers and landscape architecture in Le Marche
• 8 bureaucracy Michael J Murphy explains the beneits of tax planning: from capital gains to tax returns
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• le donne del vino Wine-making is no longer the exclusive province of men, as Marc Millon discovers
• putting the zest into life! Germaine Stafford learns some fabulous lemon recipes from Erminia Cuomo
• 0 lovely Lake Garda The enchanting shores of Italy’s largest lake cast their spell on Gillian Price
• day tripper Take a trip to SIENAwith Christine Webb
• 8 what’s available in.. Lazio For those longing to live in the heart of Italy, Emanuele Dionisi describes this central region