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Italian Olive Oil at Harvest Time: Understanding Olio Nuovo

Italy’s new olive harvest brings fresh aromas and peppery flavours to the table. Learn how to choose olio nuovo, read harvest labels, buy from producers and keep your oil at its best.

Italian Experiences to Give Instead of Things

Give a cooking class, ceramics workshop, tasting or cultural outing in Italy. Find thoughtful options and learn what to check about gift vouchers, dates, access and extra costs.

Gifts for Someone Learning Italian—Beyond Another Textbook

Make Italian part of everyday life with 12 thoughtful gifts, from graded stories and food games to music, original fiction and shared experiences.

Christmas Shopping in Italy: Opening Hours, Gift Receipts and Exchanges

Buying Christmas presents in Italy? Learn which holiday dates to check, how to ask for a gift receipt and how shop exchanges differ from online returns and faulty-goods rights.

Interview with Christopher Columbus: An Imagined Conversation

What would you ask Christopher Columbus? This clearly fictional interview explores ambition, the 1492 crossing, colonial violence and a legacy that extends far beyond the explorer’s own account.

Why Young Italians Are Going Back to the Cinema

Young Italians are helping drive cinema attendance. New research offers a starting point for exploring the social appeal of screenings and how they fit alongside streaming.

Visiting Venice Responsibly: What Tourists Should Know Before They Arrive

Venice’s refreshed Enjoy Respect Venezia campaign is a timely reminder to plan a considerate visit. Here is how to navigate public spaces, check access rules, support local businesses and enjoy the city at a more comfortable pace.

Italian Design Gifts for a First Apartment: 15 Stylish, Practical Ideas

Make a first apartment feel like home with 15 practical Italian design gifts from Alessi, Guzzini and Bormioli Rocco, chosen for everyday use and small spaces.

Italian Gifts Under €30 That Feel Personal

Thoughtful Italian gifts do not need a luxury budget. Explore 12 design objects, accessories, stationery, chocolates and games priced below €30 before delivery.

L’Eredità: How Italy’s Quiz Show Works—and How to Play La Ghigliottina

Understand L’Eredità’s rounds and final word puzzle, try three Ghigliottina-style examples, meet its hosts and discover how to play and learn Italian at home.