Sustainable Travel

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 11/02/2010 - 06:42
As torrential rain continued to fall upon Northern and Central Italy on Monday, ANSA reported two deaths in mudslides in Massa Carrara [Tuscany] and another…
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 10/18/2010 - 10:31
Angelo Di Paolo, the Head of Public Works in the Abruzzo region, is a man known for his ability to take tough decisions and he has not disappointed with his…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:51
In this photo: Senigallia FortressThe town of Senigallia [Marche] was declared the most energy efficient in Italy at the Klimaenergy Fair in Bolzano on…
by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 09/22/2010 - 10:57
Visitors to Liguria’s famous Cinque Terre, a national park comprising stunningly beautiful coastline and five villages connected by a railway line, discard two…
by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:08
A tree cathedral comprising five aisles and 42 columns will be inaugurated in the Parco delle Orobie, Bergamo [Lombardy] on Saturday. The project is the…
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:36
An earthquake which struck the Aeolian Islands at 14.54 yesterday caused no injuries but frightened many people, according to Italian media reports. The tremor…
by Pat Eggleton | Fri, 08/13/2010 - 09:42
Franca Sozzani, the editor in chief of Vogue Italia, likes to be controversial and in the August issue of the magazine she has run a 24-page spread of…
Travel
by Pat Eggleton | Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:21
As Europe recovers from the Icelandic dust cloud, the Head of Italy’s Civil Protection Agency, Guido Bertalaso, warns that the volcano which worries him most…
by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 04/01/2010 - 04:56
The behaviour of common toads in the L’Aquila area changed dramatically in the days leading up to last April’s earthquake, reports Dr Rachel Grant of Britain’s…
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 03/30/2010 - 06:49
Geophysisist Enzo Boschi told Corriere della Sera yesterday that an undersea volcano could erupt and cause a tsunami which could swallow up the south of Italy.…