In Italy, it is customary to travel in spring or early autumn. So the appearance of this guidebook in the October issue may seem strange to someone. But after all, this guidebook is unusual: it is both tourist and furniture. It is for those who are just going to go to Italy or buy Italian furniture.

It is known that tourists always try to find non-tourist places, go not just to a restaurant, but to the one where not tourists, but locals dine. And we suddenly realized that people who are professionally engaged in furniture know exactly this, non-touristic Italy, a country of small, but extremely picturesque towns, where, without the bustle of a museum, you can see the frescoes of great masters. Coincidentally, this guide will be released in the fall, when furniture exhibitions are held in Moscow. Many Italians from all the regions mentioned in the guidebook will come to the capital. When you attend exhibitions, take this guide with you. Sure, you will have something to talk with the Italians.

The editors thank the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) for help in preparing the material. ICE is a state organization that deals with the development of trade relations, business cooperation and industrial cooperation between Italian and foreign companies, and also assists Italian companies in the development of foreign markets.