Sustainable Travel

Carmazzi is first Italian florist to get environmental stamp

by ITALY | Sun, 03/09/2008 - 04:04

Torre del Lago boasts the first eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable for-profit flower growing business to receive the prestigious Iso14001…

Bassilichi Spa presents solar panels in Siena

by ITALY | Sat, 03/08/2008 - 03:00

Bassilichi Spa is relying on the sun for energy production.The Florentine company recently presented a solar panel prototype as a preview of the panels to be…

Venice takes fresh aim at pigeons

by ITALY | Wed, 03/05/2008 - 04:21

Venice is setting its sights on its pesky pigeons again after new reports showed the risks the birds pose to its health and heritage.''We must do more to get…

Italy embraces bike- sharing

by ITALY | Wed, 03/05/2008 - 04:14

Italian city-dwellers are set to join legions of eco-conscious cyclists in other urban hubs with a boom in its bike-sharing schemes. Several of Italy's main…

Lifestyle

Graffiti artist borrows Mona Lisa for Naples rubbish plea

by ITALY | Thu, 02/28/2008 - 03:47

An image of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa clutching coloured recycling bags was unveiled Wednesday in a fresh appeal to Naples residents to start…

Landslide caused Messina tsunami

by ITALY | Mon, 02/25/2008 - 04:10

An underwater landslide and not an earthquake, as previously thought, caused the tsunami which devastated the Sicilian city of Messina in 1908, according to a…

Tides run low in Venice

by ITALY | Wed, 02/20/2008 - 04:58

Waterbuses on Venice's Grand Canal are at risk of getting stuck in the mud this week as the city suffers from its annual bout of low tides.The lagoon city…

Cold snap bites Italy

by ITALY | Tue, 02/19/2008 - 04:14

A vicious cold snap hit Italy on Monday, causing three deaths.A tramp was found dead in central Milan while two mountain hikers slipped on cold-hardened snow…

Golden eagles mated on Valentine's

by ITALY | Mon, 02/18/2008 - 05:58

A pair of rare golden eagles chose Valentine's Day to mate, Italian officials said on Friday.The birds' coupling took place a few metres from a monumental face…

Italy switches off to switch on energy awareness

by ITALY | Wed, 02/13/2008 - 06:27

Over 500 Italian cities, towns and villages have signed up to a campaign aimed at raising public awareness about energy consumption.This Friday's annual event…