Sustainable Travel

Heat Wave Brings Record High Temperatures to Italy This Week

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 06/18/2012 - 04:14

For the next ten days, an African heat wave is expected to bring record high temperatures to Italy. Experts predict that the mercury will rise well above 35°C…

Hadrian's Village Garbage Disaster Averted

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 06/07/2012 - 04:12

After a 6,000 signature petition signed by prominent architects, historians, and concerned citizens, the Italian Minister of the Environment, Corrado Clini…

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Collapses Historic Buildings in Northern Italy and Displaces Thousands

by ITALY | Mon, 05/21/2012 - 05:00

words by Gabi LoganAt 4.02 am on Sunday the 20th of May, a six magnitude earthquake, centred on a point 35km north of Bologna close to Finale Emilia in Emilia…

Culture

Italy's Flower

by Paul Harcourt Davies | Fri, 05/04/2012 - 08:41

Mother Nature, can be the best gardener, as Paul Harcourt Davies discovers in two parts of the peninsula.Perish the thought that it might be my ‘Italophilia’…

Plans for Helen Mirren's Puglia Estate Under Investigation

by ITALY | Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:03

words by Gabi LoganHelen Mirren's 500-year-old vacation home near Lecce, Puglia, lies at the centre of a local council investigation launched in late March.…

New Study Finds Venice Continues to Sink

by ITALY | Fri, 03/30/2012 - 05:03

The water flowing through Venice’s famous canals lapping against the majestic palazzi, creating that special charming atmosphere is getting a little higher…

Culture

The Oak Tree of Pinocchio Becomes a National Monument

by Elizabeth Ganl… | Fri, 03/16/2012 - 05:56

On the 7th of March, the 600-year old oak tree known as the “Quercia di Pinocchio” and located in the park of Villa Carrara in San Martino in Colle (Capannori…

Woods in the Asiago Plateau Threatened by Fire

by ITALY | Wed, 03/14/2012 - 06:28

A few days ago, the Veneto Regional Environmental Agency launched a fire alarm for the region. The terrible "fire season" has already arrived in the Verona and…

Vertical Forests Sprout in Milan

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 12/01/2011 - 05:56

Milan is set to become a little greener thanks to a 27-story forest currently under construction.The vertical forest or Bosco Verticale is the brainchild of…

Lifestyle

Italian Designer Creates 100% Biodegradable Clothes

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 11/15/2011 - 03:39

Fleeting fashion trends can lead to over-flowing closets and clothes destined for charity shops. Now a young industrial designer has found a way to allow…