Read Gate Mag 62

The new issue of Gate Magazine is now available – the bilingual free press magazine distributed in Rome’s airports and the Duty Free shops of Milan airports – Malpensa and Linate – as well as Bergamo, Treviso, Venice, Bologna and Naples. You can also read it online at this link.

In our Italia Slow Tour column we present the third of the five travel stories that jointly won the Per Caso TV Literary Prize, which concluded in January. The author is Stefania Doronzo, who takes us to Zanzibar: a journey that, for a visually impaired person, became a challenge and an opportunity to truly test herself – and one that proved to be a remarkable success.

«In April 2025 I get an email with a proposal for a multisensory trip to Zanzibar, from September 3 to September 13, 2025 and I instantly think: “WOW!” even though my inner voice keeps telling me “You can read it, but it’s not for you…”
Geography has never been my strong suit since, as a blind person, a globe is not exactly the clearest image in my mind. So after asking Alexa where Zanzibar actually is I decide to ask for more details.»
Read the full article on page 28!

May is a time when travel returns to being a plan, a desire, a real possibility. The days grow longer, the light shifts, and time itself seems to open up – offering not necessarily more to do, but more freedom to choose. And so, in this issue, we talk not only about destinations, but about experiences: places to move through with awareness, pauses to allow without rushing.

This issue of Gate explores Australia: a destination that redefines the very concept of travel. An island-continent that amazes with the quality of its urban life while remaining deeply connected to a powerful, often untamed natural world. We also stop in Munich, with its dual German and European soul. Then we head to Castelmezzano, in the heart of Basilicata: a village nestled among the spectacular peaks of the Lucanian Dolomites. And finally, Tokyo, which in 2025 won the award for Best Destination in the World at the Tourise Awards.

As always, we also talk about fashion, with in-depth features dedicated to the brands Alberto Zambelli and Daily Paper.

By Enza Pietrangelo, a review of The Prince of Madness, «considered one of the season’s most original works for its ability to look “inside the other” without softened or filtered perspectives», along with a portrait of Alessio Storti, the artist from Vicenza who, through his #pescidistorti, has chosen to give voice to what we usually ignore.

From Rome to Milan, the events and exhibitions opening now not to be missed.

Advice on how to take care of your body and skin, along with Beauty product recommendations, in an article by Vanna Greggio.

Then two special features: Beyond Relaxation: 5 of Italy’s most unique SPAS and Finding Space: Mindfulness and Burnout, Part Two.

As always, you’ll also find the latest news from Italian airports.: what’s changing for travelers in Italy’s airports?

This month, we also leave Rome behind to explore Milan and Turin through their museum offerings, as well as Bari and Bologna, to discover the exhibitions of the moment up close.

But… if you think that’s all, you’re mistaken! There’s still so much more to discover in this issue of Gate Magazine.

Enjoy the read!