Sustainable Travel

Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 08/11/2014 - 10:30
Sicily’s Etna volcano was not the only one to give quite a show last week. On the Aeolian Islands, the famous Stromboli volcano erupted on Thursday, releasing…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 08/11/2014 - 04:18
Cruise  ships above 40,000 tonnes will be banned from St. Mark’s basin and the Giudecca Canal in Venice, it was announced on Friday. Veneto Governor Luca Zaia…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Sat, 07/19/2014 - 02:30
Team Rhome from Rome’s Universitá Degli Studi di Roma TRE is the winner of Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, the international competition organized by the U.S.…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 06/29/2014 - 03:00
The iconic Piazza di Spagna will be entirely pedestrianized as of August 4, Rome mayor Ignazio Marino announced this week. The move is part of a larger plan to…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 06/16/2014 - 06:24
The most eco-friendly Italian beach is Castiglione della Pescaia in the province of Grosseto. The Tuscan beach has been awarded the prestigious “Cinque Vele”…
Travel
by Katia Amore | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 12:55
The number of Italian beaches to be awarded a prestigious Blue Flag for clean water and pristine sands has risen again this year according to the international…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 05:03
Milan’s famous Piazza Duomo is going green. A project has been approved to plant trees and a flowerbed with a vegetable garden on the side of the city’s…
Lifestyle
by Barry Lillie | Sun, 05/04/2014 - 03:30
You’d hardly expect a tree growing on one of the world’s most active volcanoes to reach a great age, but growing happily on Sicily’s Mount Etna is the largest…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 04/28/2014 - 03:00
Large cruise ships entering Venice will be given a wide berth starting November 30 in an attempt to minimize damage to the delicate lagoon on entry. The Cruise…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/22/2014 - 02:30
With the arrival of Spring the Val di Non, a famous valley in the northern region of Trentino Alto Adige, 'turns white' again as if covered in snow for the…