Sustainable Travel

by ITALY | Sun, 05/24/2009 - 03:08
A Ligurian wine maker on Friday dropped 6,500 bottles of spumante into the sea off the coast of Portofino to mature on the ocean floor in the world's first…
by ITALY | Sat, 05/23/2009 - 03:06
One of Italy's most notorious eyesores, a huge unfinished hotel complex on a Ligurian island, disappeared Friday after decades of campaigning by…
by ITALY | Tue, 05/19/2009 - 03:58
The Dolomite mountains, currently vying for inclusion in the United Nations World Heritage List, have been attracting illustrious visitors for centuries.The…
by ITALY | Tue, 05/19/2009 - 03:54
Hundreds of fossilised teeth of a small shark-like creature have been found in the clay soil of the Chianti winegrowing country in Tuscany.The discovery,…
by ITALY | Sat, 05/16/2009 - 03:12
Hoping for a positive verdict on its bid to have Dolomite mountain groups included in the United Nations World Heritage List, Italy has set up a Dolomites…
by ITALY | Thu, 05/14/2009 - 04:01
Northern Italy's stunning Dolomite mountain range have moved closer to joining earth's other cultural and natural wonders on the United Nations World Heritage…
Travel
by ITALY | Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:28
The number of Italian beaches to be awarded a prestigious Blue Flag for clean water and pristine sands has risen once again this year, the international…
by ITALY | Wed, 05/06/2009 - 04:10
Bees are repopulating northern Italy thanks to a ban on new types of pesticides believed responsible for decimating them, the Italian Beekeepers Association…
by ITALY | Tue, 04/28/2009 - 03:45
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the quake-stricken Abruzzo capital of L'Aquila and a neighbouring village on Tuesday, accompanied by some 400 journalists from…
by ITALY | Tue, 04/28/2009 - 03:38
The mayor of quake-stricken Abruzzo capital L'Aquila said Monday that nobody will be forced to return to their homes once he issues a preliminary list of…