Lifestyle in Italy

When it comes to high street fashion, the Italian retail market ranks sixth place in the world (after Hong Kong), with the standard bearer for Italian shopping being the Via Montenapoleone street in Milan.

Maybe you’ve just moved to Italy and are missing your country, or maybe you’ve been living here a while now but want to catch up on the news and your favourite TV programmes from home. Well, why don’t you watch the English-language TV channels in your Italian home on your Italian telly?

Piedmont has officially been voted the most beautiful region in the world. This is according to Lonely Planet's ‘Best in Travel 2019’ guide, which presents its ranking of the best tourist resorts in the world to visit in the new year.

Italy offers the best conditions for a holiday with your dog, thanks to the many outdoor activities on offer. If you want to avoid any problems during your vacation, though, you should find out in advance about the entry rules for pets in Italy and Italian dog laws.

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is an individual card that allows the holder to receive medical attention during a temporary stay in any country in the European Union, the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland. What is the European Health Insurance Card f

Everyone enjoys a good pasta dish, but there's just so many types to choose from. Pack your suitcase and set off to discover some of the most popular and typical pasta dishes in Italy, region by region, those specialties that are immediately associated with a specific location.There are many re

Italy is famous for its many fashion streets, the streets where the shops of the best international fashion brands and designers are present.

Winter is coming and that mean the fuel bills can start to ramp up. To make sure you don’t pay too much to stay warm in your house when the temperatures drop in Italy, it's important to know how to regulate the heat in your home.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. All travellers, wherever they are in the world, want to live like a native and not as a tourist. Food and drink on demand, attractions and cultural places to visit, and streets where you can discover the authentic soul of the city.

Italy is a gorgeous land with a romantic language and unbeatable food, so it’s not surprising that so many people want to live, work and retire there.

Italy, the Belpaese or 'beautiful country', is an amazing open-air museum. A substantial percentage of the world's cultural treasures are gathered here.

If you really want to know the culture and history of a country in detail, soaking in its art and immersing yourself in its traditions, you simply have to visit its museums.

You probably didn’t know that there are some 33 thousand caves in Italy. Some are long and deep and go for miles, while most are small and as yet unexplored.

Italy is the undisputed home of opera.

In September, everything starts again.

The Truffle is a real delicacy typical of some regions of Italy, such as Piedmont and Umbria. In the kitchen it is used to season pasta and risotto and to prepare delicious main courses enriched with its aroma, but it is also excellent spread on bread as a creamy topping.

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Italy is more known for its wine than its beer, although there are some brands that have broken through into the international market to become recognisable household names, such as Moretti and Peroni.

With the arrival of the summer sun, something in our body compels us to get out of the city and go searching for the nearest beach. Listen to your body!

This year, the prestigious Blue Flag that rewards the best beaches of European and non-European countries updates its list.

Welcome to Pienza: a fifteenth-century town built in Tuscany (Italy) around 1459, surrounded by vineyards and situated in the Val d’Orcia.

Welcome to Montalcino: a medieval hilltown in Tuscany, Italy. This place is famous all over the world for the production of its prestigious Brunello di Montalcino red wine and for its delicious Tuscan cuisine. Montalcino is one of the most

Monteriggioni is a small, walled village in the Tuscan hills, but it packs a punch for its fortress, its well-conserved walls that surround the whole village, and of course the Chianti Colli Senesi wine that is produced there.

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