Italy
July 2008
Features:
- sense of place A typical traditional medieval procession in Arezzo adds a burst of colour to this charming city
- 4 the Siena Palio We examine the history and traditions of this world-famous spectacle with Grant Rooney
- 0 market to market to buy a fresh egg Christine Webb explores the sensory experiences of some of Italy’s oldest and most interesting markets
- 0 what’s on Our guide to the most interesting events in Italy in high summer
- insight and news Recent interesting news items and perspectives on Italian life
- 6 dual language – the art of aperitif In this month’s dual language feature, Dana Gornitzki slakes her thirst in some of Milan’s trendiest watering holes
- 6 from Leghorn to Livorno, getting lost in translation The Italian language holds many pitfalls for the unwary, as Martin Wilmot Bennett discovers
- 8 the prince and the paintings In celebration of The Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday, Melissa Ormiston dips into a special celebratory book
- 1 A taste of Piedmont In our SPECIAL REVIEW SECTION, John Vitaletakes a look at this beautiful and historically important region
- 4 Alexandra Wilson and Dan Rapaport: ...’music lovers Gillian Price meets a couple who love music and found love through music
- 0 Anna e Alex Alessandra Sales and her business partner Anna Neri explain to Monica Moretti how they set up a company producing beautiful bijoux jewellery in Rome
- business In our regular feature, Emma Bird looks at finding work in Italy, irst jobs in Florence and running tours of Calabria
- 9 il calcio italiano Juventus is Italy’s most successful club. Rebecca Lloyd tells us why and loks at the club’s chequered history
- 2 basketball in Ostuni Steve Barney meets some of the members of the Ostuni basketball club who are devoted to the game
- the language of wine. . A knowledge of Italian wine vocabulary greatly increases our enjoyment. Marc Millon helps out with a useful glossary
- say cheese! Germaine Stafford visits an organic buffalo-milk farm and suggests some recipes to exploit the delicate and delicious mozzarella
- tabletalk: Luca Calvani Germaine Stafford questions well-known Italians on their attitudes to food
- 4 project paradise This month, Ian Morley has to overcome problems of demarcatio
