However, the house magazines were a good source of inspiration during our renovation work. I’m surprised they haven’t come up with a monthly kit for renovating your house yet.
The rest of the kiosk is awash in colourful publications encompassing sport, house design, cars, TV guides, children’s comics, plastic toys, women’s magazines and periodicals that allow you to build everything from a ship to a dolls house, bit by bit, month by month, which fits in well with the pace of life here.
Newspapers (giornali) usually have their front pages displayed on a rack, so you will see old men just reading them, without buying the paper. Sometimes they are located in small shop units, but more often, they are found in kiosks in the street. Like many small businesses in Italy they are often family run and you quickly get to know the owners during your regular chats. But which Italian newspaper will reflect your own world view?Įven though many people now watch the news on TV or on the internet, it is still a pleasant pastime to take a walk to the newsagents (L’Edicola). You will probably enjoy a stroll to the local newspaper kiosk, followed by a cappuccino and a cornetto while you read the paper.