Il Dolce Far Niente

Author Sophie Minchilli on living life the Italian way

Italy’s older generation are helping to keep alive the rituals of ‘dolce far niente.’ Animated illustration by Daniela Bracco

There are three bars in the main piazza in Penne, Abruzzo, where my family has a small house. But I always go the same one, Bar D’Angelo. Bar loyalty is real in Italy; once you pick your bar, it’s like cheating if you go somewhere…