Do you miss your home country but still want to know what's going on around you?

Read an Italian-language newspaper published in Germany, there are more of them than you might think.

Do you want to improve your Italian?
The advice is to read the Italian newspapers and magazines: it helps build your vocabulary, especially terminology closely tied to current affairs.

In Germany you can find almost all the newspapers published in Italy, such as La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera and the (sports) tabloids. They are usually available at newsstands in the big cities, especially near the central station (Hauptbahnhof).

Actually, the focus of this post is not on these typically Italian newspapers (magazines) but on newspapers published in Germany in the Italian language.

Many of these dailies or magazines are born and published in Berlin, so if you don't live there the only option is the online version.
Berlin is a bit of a cultural hub of Germany, so it's no surprise that these publishing initiatives start right there.

Il nuovo berlinese

http://www.ilnuovoberlinese.com/

Monthly online magazine of in-depth politics, culture and society. A magazine very attentive to what happens in Berlin and in Germany in general. The culture section is very interesting; not surprisingly, Berlin is one of the cultural capitals of Europe. Recommended for anyone who wants to keep informed about what's going on over here without knowing German.
In the April issue, the Berlin jazz festival is on the front page*.

*http://www.ilnuovoberlinese.com/xjazz-festival-a-berlino-dal-7-al-10-maggio-2015/

Il mitte

https://www.ilmitte.com/

Magazine of politics, culture and society. There are quite a few interesting tidbits in this magazine for Italians, also published in Berlin.

Lots of local Berlin current affairs and little politics.

Berlino Magazine (formerly Berlino cacio e pepe Magazine)

https://berlinomagazine.com/

Berlin, Berlin and Berlin again at the center of this young magazine, with interesting news and useful tips. How to write a CV that won't go unnoticed*, where to eat well** and much more. Also recommended if you want to go to Berlin just on holiday, as it is always up to date on the latest events, whether it's a trendy party or a show by Sabina Guzzanti (in April in Berlin for the presentation of her film La trattativa***).
And finally, here you'll find a list of unmissable events in April****.
*http://berlinomagazine.com/workshop-trovare-lavoro-a-berlino-cv-lettera-motivazionale-preparazione-colloquio-98534/
**http://berlinomagazine.com/category/dove-mangiare/
***http://berlinomagazine.com/20535-sabina-guzzanti-italian-film-festival-berlin/
****http://berlinomagazine.com/berlino-aprile-2015/

Corriere d'Italia

http://www.corritalia.de/home/

It calls itself the "weekly magazine in Europe", and indeed it is the one that most looks at what happens in Europe, with one eye on Italy and the other on Germany.
Very interesting is this article about the split in German society:
httsp://www.corritalia.de/home/dettaglio/povera-germania/b6281881a15f6abeb06a3014959715e9/
Surely the most interesting newspaper among those presented on this page if your focus is politics.

Il sole italiano

http://www.ilsoleitaliano.com/

If your focus instead is on southern Germany, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, this online newspaper is the one for you. Besides local current affairs, you can find (I managed it!) useful information about life in Germany and job ads. And information on the property market in Munich in case you want to buy a house:
http://www.ilsoleitaliano.com/monaco-uno-sguardo-al-mercato-immobiliare-sociale/

Buongiorno Monaco

http://www.buongiornomonaco.com/

Not exactly a newspaper but an information portal dedicated both to people visiting Munich and to those who already live here. Tourist information about the city, exhibitions, local specialties, how to get around. You can find an overview of the Munich beer types*, and a list of the typical dishes**.

*http://www.buongiornomonaco.com/2013/09/monaco-di-baviera-e-le-sue-birre.html
**http://www.buongiornomonaco.com/search/label/PIATTI%20TIPICI

About the Author

My name is Giulia and I am a German and Italian teacher in Munich.

In my private language courses I always try to open a window onto the culture of the country whose language I teach, Germany or Italy, to avoid the ghettoization and rejection that often come from being forced to migrate to a foreign country whose culture, language and habits you don't know.

For this reason these publishing initiatives that bring the two countries closer, Italy and Germany, so close yet so different, are to be praised.

If you want more information, visit the page about my German courses in Munich, and if you want to know why you should take a German course with me, you'll find the reason here.