Southcentral Europe

Italy is part of Southcentral Europe — a region known for its Mediterranean coastlines, warm climate and people, foods like pasta and pizza, Christianity and the Vatican, historic cities like Rome and Venice, and landmarks like the Colosseum.

Cooking

Let food be thy medicine. — Hippocrates

Gucci

An Italian luxury fashion brand known for its innovative designs and quality craftsmanship.

Stefano

A wealthy Italian playboy I met in Moscow in 2017.

Venice

My favourite Italian city (though I haven't been to Milan yet).

Goodfellas (1990)

There's really no film that better epitomizes Italian attitude — which is both menacing and humorous — than this classic.

Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese.

Alfa Romeo

An Italian luxury car manufacturer.

Sarah Brightman joins Italy's famed blind opera singer for a half-English rendition of his moving classic, Con Te Partiro.