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When I want to treat myself here in Italy, I order a cioccomenta. Or, if you would prefer its full name, try saying cioccolata calda …

So, the start of this week marked the end of Carnevale – this just over half a month long extravaganza when masks, confetti and stunning …

It is ten to nine on a crisp January morning when my train pulls into Venice Santa Lucia train station. It is quiet, cold and …

What do you do when you need to go across the Grand Canal in Venice and you are miles away from the nearest bridge? Why, …

How good a boy or a girl have you been in the preceding twelve months is a question of utter importance to every Italian child …

No, it’s not the centuries-old architecture, the majestic countryside, the fabulous art, the sonorous Italian language or the easy access to copious amounts of exceedingly good …