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An innovative and ingenious idea was brought to life by an insight from Sergio Gamberini, founder of the leading underwater equipment company, Ocean Reef Group. The Italian engineer, along with his company’s team, has created a new scenario for future sustainable agriculture. The world’s first underwater garden was born in Liguria, on the seabed of...

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Italy, in its vast wealth of landscapes, holds rock formations with enigmatic charm and an almost mythical appearance. These are the Fairy Chimneys, also known as earth pyramids, which evoke fairy-tale scenery, appear to be carved by divine hands and populated, perhaps, by magical creatures. These formations, though most frequently associated with...

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Sanremo sits on Italy's northwest coast, a standout spot on the Italian Riviera. It's not just a pretty face; it's a cultural powerhouse, home to the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo bike race. Forget the myth of Saint Remus; the name really comes from "Sant'Eremo di San Romolo," nodding to Romulus of Genoa. Historical Overview Long ag...

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The Tuscan town of Leccio is best known for The Mall, a fashion outlet behemoth featuring luxury brands such as Prada, Ermanno Scervino, Roberto Cavalli, and the like, on sale at popular prices. Buses departing regularly from Florence city center ferry tourists to and fro this glorified strip mall, which gets a similar number of yearly visitors as...

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Recently, large publications that send writers out to a particular foreign destination for a week every year or two have taken to the practice of calling Le Marche "the next Tuscany." It is hard to tell what they mean. It's not crowded with English speakers, the landscape is very different, the shutters are mostly brown instead of green. The food,...

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One of the regions of Italy from which many emigrants left in search of a better life is Campania, especially its southern rural areas, characterized by small villages that have greatly diminished in size but are still rich in culture, charm, and stories. One such mysterious and bucolic place is called Cilento: let’s find out more about it! If we t...

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To visit all the wonders of the Eternal City a lifetime would not be enough, but it is true that you have to start somewhere. And so, if you decide to start exploring Rome with the classic itinerary of the Old Town, from the Colosseum to the Piazza di Spagna, don't forget one of the highlights of this area: the Pantheon. This immortal temple in the...

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Italy’s record-breaking feats are a fascinating blend of the expected and the unexpected. Renowned for its contributions to art and culture, the nation also shines in areas that might surprise many.  My customary research journey to find interesting topics for our beloved paper has recently led me to an interesting article on visititaly.eu that pai...

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The story of Italy’s infrastructure is one perhaps better lived than told. Anyone who’s tried to get from Rome to Basilicata by train, travel from Florence to one of Tuscany’s hilltop towns by public transit, or get to Sicily from mainland Italy any way other than airplane likely knows that accessible inter-city and intra-city travel is never a giv...

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Historically speaking Tuscany is a land rich in splendid ancient villages, enchanting destinations where you can breathe history, art and beauty at every turn. Diamonds set in picture-postcard landscapes, scattered through the hills of the Val d'Orcia, perched between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines, or overlooking the sea. A richness that is also...

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