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by Nicole Ruskell | Wed, 11/02/2011 - 05:39
Images by Giuliano Pucci It has been almost a week since the mountain above Vernazza came crashing down upon this picturesque village. Tuesday, October 25,…
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 08/10/2011 - 02:31
Mount Vesuvius is representing Italy’s beautiful natural environment as a candidate to become one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.Vesuvius is ranked…
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by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 07/22/2011 - 03:16
With petrol prices on the rise, and growing concern over air pollution, exhibitors in Milan are hoping that Italians are ready for the era of the electric bike…
Lifestyle
by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 07/11/2011 - 04:16
A Tuscan town has decided to reclaim their famous landscape by passing a resolution to trademark the cypress trees that are a part of the region’s identity.San…
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by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 06/24/2011 - 03:31
This week, the Vatican scrapped plans for a solar-powered popemobile. As a compromise, the Catholic Church has announced that the Pope will soon be trading in…
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 06/14/2011 - 06:06
In the first nationwide vote on nuclear power since the Fukushima disaster, Italians have voted to shelve any nuclear energy plans indefinitely. 57% of…
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by Willemijn Lindeboom | Thu, 01/20/2011 - 03:30
For all dog lovers out there who are wondering about regulations and facilities to travel with your dog around Italy, Willemijn of Villa in Umbria gives us…
by ITALY | Fri, 12/17/2010 - 08:57
There was one fatality in the drama of the “Jolly Amaranto”, the Italian container ship which sunk off the coast of Egypt on Tuesday. The crew of 16 Italians…
by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 12/09/2010 - 04:56
The famous Christmas tree of Gubbio [Umbria], which in 1991 entered the Guiness Book of Records as the largest in the world, was lit on Tuesday evening and…
Lifestyle
by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 11/26/2010 - 06:06
A new campaign by Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi is championing the padded bra. Surprisingly, the lingerie store's interest is in the ecological value of…