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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/09/2021 - 08:03

Traveling by bike is a great way to discover new places while being active and spending time outside. Many Italians use bicycles to move around in their cities…

Travel

View of Cinque Torri in the Dolomites in winter

What’s New in Cortina This Winter, for Skiers and Beyond

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/30/2020 - 00:00

Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of the most popular mountain resorts of the Dolomites, is already preparing to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Which means that ski…

Travel

From Northern Italy to Florence By Bike, A New Cycling Path is in the Works

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/23/2019 - 03:00

From the Brennero Pass at the border between Italy and Austria to Lake Garda, and on to Mantua, Bologna, Pistoia and Florence, by bike on a dedicated track.…

Travel

Where to Ski in Italy This Winter Season

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/23/2018 - 00:00

Italy's ski resorts combine magnificent views, great pistes, overall good snow conditions, and value. Oh, and mountain huts where to gorge on the food and the…

Lifestyle

8 of the Best Marathons in Italy

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/06/2018 - 00:00

If you love running, and discovering new places while you’re at it, admiring incredible historic and natural sights, in art cities or among hills, by the sea…

Lifestyle

Five of the Most Thrilling Ski Runs in the Dolomites

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/25/2018 - 04:00

Looking for some winter thrill in Italy? Head to the Dolomites and ski down these challenging pistes surrounded by some of the most beautiful mountain scenery…

Travel

Easy Biking Tours in Lombardy

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/10/2017 - 03:00

A good way to explore the region of Lombardy, which we’re featuring on Italy Magazine this month, is by riding a bike. Its many different landscapes, historic…

Lifestyle

Aid workers' rights must be respected, says government

by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:22

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini yesterday intervened – rather belatedly, according to his critics – in the strange case of three Italian aid workers…

Lifestyle

L'Aquila - one year on exactly

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 04/06/2010 - 06:34

Yesterday was a solemn Easter Monday in L’Aquila [Abruzzo] as preparations were made for the night-time commemoration of the earthquake which struck the town…

Culture

Benigni visits earthquake victims

by ITALY | Mon, 08/17/2009 - 04:09

Benigni spent the 16th of August visiting the various sites where the earthquake victims of L'Aquila - the destroyed city of Onna, the tend city of Paganica…