Millions of people worldwide have the right to claim Italian citizenship through their ancestors. This guide explains jure sanguinis, who qualifies, what documents you need, and how to apply.
Plan your Italian lakes trip with our guide to Como, Garda and Maggiore — comparing scenery, towns, transport, best time to visit and who each lake suits.
Plan your visit to Bolzano, South Tyrol’s alpine capital. Discover Ötzi the Iceman, the old town arcades, the wine road and the Dolomites — all in one compact, beautiful city.
Discover Padua, Italy’s most underrated city. The Scrovegni Chapel, Prato della Valle, the world’s oldest anatomical theatre and a living Italian city with no tourist crowds.
Photo: HSwaff via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) A true Italian espresso is pulled in about 25 seconds, filling a small cup with roughly 25 to 30 millilitres of liquid under nine bars of pressure — the weight of water nearly a hundred metres deep. That pressure is what forces out the crema, the hazelnut-coloured… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 003: Espresso
Which Italian city has the most beautiful rooftops to look out over? We compare Florence, Rome, Venice, Siena, Bologna, Verona, Naples, and Assisi — with the best viewpoints in each.
Argentina is home to more than 25 million people of Italian descent. That makes it the largest Italian diaspora community outside Italy. If your family came from Italy to Argentina — whether in 1890, 1910, or 1950 — their story is waiting in the records. Photo: Christiano Ferraro via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) This… Read more: How to Trace Your Italian-Argentine Ancestry: A Complete Genealogy Guide
Learn how to make authentic spaghetti alle vongole at home. This classic Italian clam pasta recipe uses fresh clams, white wine, garlic, and olive oil.
Discover what to eat in Tuscany: mushroom risotto, ribollita, bistecca alla Fiorentina, wild boar pasta, and more. Your complete Tuscan food and wine guide.
The colourful village of Vernazza in Cinque Terre on a summer day, capturing the spirit of Ferragosto in Italy The word looks like it means “iron August,” but it comes from the Latin Feriae Augusti — the rest, or holiday, of Augustus. The first Roman emperor formalized it in 18 BC, folding older late-summer harvest… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 002: Ferragosto
Italian notarial records (atti notarili) document wills, dowry contracts and property sales from 1350 to 1865. Learn how to find them at the Archivio di Stato and what they can reveal about your Italian ancestors.
Learn how to make authentic pesto alla genovese at home with this traditional Ligurian recipe. Fresh basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, and the right technique.
Italian catasto records are historical land registers that reveal where your ancestors lived, what they owned, and why they emigrated. Learn how to find and read these powerful genealogy documents.
Learn how to make authentic Italian tiramisu at home. This classic no-bake dessert from Treviso uses only six ingredients and takes under 30 minutes to prepare.
The colourful village of Vernazza in Cinque Terre on a summer day, capturing the spirit of Ferragosto in Italy On 18 BC, the emperor Augustus declared a stretch of late-summer rest days he called the Feriae Augusti, the “festivals of Augustus” — and more than two thousand years later, Italians still take his holiday, now… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 002: Ferragosto
Learn how to make authentic Italian gelato at home with this traditional custard base recipe. Includes four classic flavours: chocolate, pistachio, lemon, and stracciatella.
Find out the best time to visit Italy with our month-by-month guide. Compare spring, summer, autumn and winter for weather, crowds and cost across every region.
Photo: Andy Li via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Fresh pasta and dried pasta are not two grades of the same thing — they are two different traditions. Fresh egg pasta belongs to the wheat-and-egg kitchens of the north, above all Emilia-Romagna, where cooks roll dough thin enough to read a newspaper through, while the dried semolina… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 001: Fresh Pasta
If you have Italian ancestry, you probably know about civil records and the Antenati portal. But there is another set of records that most researchers overlook — and they are extraordinary. Stato degli Anime (pronounced STAH-to day-lee AH-nee-may) means “Status of Souls.” These were annual household censuses that Catholic parish priests kept across Italy from… Read more: Stato degli Anime: How to Use Italy’s Hidden Parish Census Records for Genealogy
Tuscany, Sicily, or somewhere nobody talks about — here is a practical breakdown of Italy’s regions for anyone seriously thinking about making the move.
Italian candy makers pour boiling sugar at festivals and piazzas across Italy – here is why they work barehanded, which traditional sweets use this technique, and where to watch the craft live.
Learn how to read old Italian handwriting in genealogy records. A practical guide to Italian paleography for beginners, including key vocabulary, letter forms, and tips for the Antenati portal.
Siena’s Piazza del Campo is one of the great medieval squares in Europe. But look up at the shuttered windows above it, and you begin to see the Italy that exists beyond the tourist trail.
Millions of people worldwide have the right to claim Italian citizenship through their ancestors. This guide explains jure sanguinis, who qualifies, what documents you need, and how to apply.
Plan your Italian lakes trip with our guide to Como, Garda and Maggiore — comparing scenery, towns, transport, best time to visit and who each lake suits.
Plan your visit to Bolzano, South Tyrol’s alpine capital. Discover Ötzi the Iceman, the old town arcades, the wine road and the Dolomites — all in one compact, beautiful city.
Discover Padua, Italy’s most underrated city. The Scrovegni Chapel, Prato della Valle, the world’s oldest anatomical theatre and a living Italian city with no tourist crowds.
Photo: HSwaff via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) A true Italian espresso is pulled in about 25 seconds, filling a small cup with roughly 25 to 30 millilitres of liquid under nine bars of pressure — the weight of water nearly a hundred metres deep. That pressure is what forces out the crema, the hazelnut-coloured… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 003: Espresso
Tracing Italian ancestors before 1861? Learn how civil records differed across the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Papal States, and Austrian Lombardy.
Which Italian city has the most beautiful rooftops to look out over? We compare Florence, Rome, Venice, Siena, Bologna, Verona, Naples, and Assisi — with the best viewpoints in each.
Learn how to make authentic spaghetti alle vongole at home. This classic Italian clam pasta recipe uses fresh clams, white wine, garlic, and olive oil.
Discover what to eat in Tuscany: mushroom risotto, ribollita, bistecca alla Fiorentina, wild boar pasta, and more. Your complete Tuscan food and wine guide.
Discover the best things to do in Arezzo, Tuscany’s most underrated city. Piero della Francesca frescoes, Piazza Grande, antique markets and more.
The colourful village of Vernazza in Cinque Terre on a summer day, capturing the spirit of Ferragosto in Italy The word looks like it means “iron August,” but it comes from the Latin Feriae Augusti — the rest, or holiday, of Augustus. The first Roman emperor formalized it in 18 BC, folding older late-summer harvest… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 002: Ferragosto
Italian notarial records (atti notarili) document wills, dowry contracts and property sales from 1350 to 1865. Learn how to find them at the Archivio di Stato and what they can reveal about your Italian ancestors.
Learn how to make authentic pesto alla genovese at home with this traditional Ligurian recipe. Fresh basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, and the right technique.
Italian catasto records are historical land registers that reveal where your ancestors lived, what they owned, and why they emigrated. Learn how to find and read these powerful genealogy documents.
Plan your perfect Amalfi Coast trip with our complete 2026 travel guide. Best towns, beaches, when to visit, and how to get there from the US.
Learn how to make authentic Italian tiramisu at home. This classic no-bake dessert from Treviso uses only six ingredients and takes under 30 minutes to prepare.
Learn how to make authentic Italian gelato at home with this traditional custard base recipe. Includes four classic flavours: chocolate, pistachio, lemon, and stracciatella.
Find out the best time to visit Italy with our month-by-month guide. Compare spring, summer, autumn and winter for weather, crowds and cost across every region.
Photo: Andy Li via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Fresh pasta and dried pasta are not two grades of the same thing — they are two different traditions. Fresh egg pasta belongs to the wheat-and-egg kitchens of the north, above all Emilia-Romagna, where cooks roll dough thin enough to read a newspaper through, while the dried semolina… Read more: The Love Italy Guide № 001: Fresh Pasta
Plan your two weeks in Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice and one more destination. Day-by-day guide, transport tips and what to book in advance.
Plan your Lake Como Italy trip with our 2026 travel guide. Discover the best towns, things to do, when to go and how to get there from Milan.
Tuscany, Sicily, or somewhere nobody talks about — here is a practical breakdown of Italy’s regions for anyone seriously thinking about making the move.
Siena’s Piazza del Campo is one of the great medieval squares in Europe. But look up at the shuttered windows above it, and you begin to see the Italy that exists beyond the tourist trail.
Discover the best beaches in Italy for 2026, from Sardinia’s turquoise coves to Sicily’s white sand. A complete region-by-region planning guide.