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…

Rooting out prostitution

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

Senigallia is Most Energy Efficient Town

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…

Plastic bottles to be banned in the Cinque Terre

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…

Tree cathedral in province of Bergamo

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…

No injuries in Aeolian Island tremor

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…

Vogue Italia runs pictures inspired by oil disaster

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

Ischia volcano could erupt

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…

Some croaking seismologists

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…

Whole of south threatened by tsunami

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.…