Sustainable Travel

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 06/18/2012 - 04:14
For the next ten days, an African heat wave is expected to bring record high temperatures to Italy. Experts predict that the mercury will rise well above 35°C…
by Gabi Logan | Thu, 06/07/2012 - 04:12
After a 6,000 signature petition signed by prominent architects, historians, and concerned citizens, the Italian Minister of the Environment, Corrado Clini…
by ITALY | Mon, 05/21/2012 - 05:00
words by Gabi LoganAt 4.02 am on Sunday the 20th of May, a six magnitude earthquake, centred on a point 35km north of Bologna close to Finale Emilia in Emilia…
Culture
by Paul Harcourt Davies | Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:41
Mother Nature, can be the best gardener, as Paul Harcourt Davies discovers in two parts of the peninsula.Perish the thought that it might be my ‘Italophilia’…
by ITALY | Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:03
words by Gabi LoganHelen Mirren's 500-year-old vacation home near Lecce, Puglia, lies at the centre of a local council investigation launched in late March.…
by ITALY | Fri, 03/30/2012 - 05:03
The water flowing through Venice’s famous canals lapping against the majestic palazzi, creating that special charming atmosphere is getting a little higher…
Culture
by Elizabeth Ganl… | Fri, 03/16/2012 - 05:56
On the 7th of March, the 600-year old oak tree known as the “Quercia di Pinocchio” and located in the park of Villa Carrara in San Martino in Colle (Capannori…
by ITALY | Wed, 03/14/2012 - 06:28
A few days ago, the Veneto Regional Environmental Agency launched a fire alarm for the region. The terrible "fire season" has already arrived in the Verona and…
by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:56
Milan is set to become a little greener thanks to a 27-story forest currently under construction.The vertical forest or Bosco Verticale is the brainchild of…
Lifestyle
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 11/15/2011 - 03:39
Fleeting fashion trends can lead to over-flowing closets and clothes destined for charity shops. Now a young industrial designer has found a way to allow…