There are some mighty big bugs in Italy. Some of the wasps I’ve seen are huge, and scary. Luckily, for those of you who are like me, not the world’s greatest bug fans, these miniature giants of the Italian bug world are not often to be spotted.
Beware when filling up your car at a service station in Italy and paying by credit card. In Milan there has been a rash of credit card skimming operations targeting service stations, and it is likely that other areas of Italy may be affected too.
A very kind media agency which produces promotional videos for Italian super sports car maker, Lamborghini, sent me their latest video of Lamborghini’s latest creation, the 202 miles per hour Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera, which is also environmentally friendly, sort of.
Ever heard of Alessandro Acerra? I hope so, but if you have not, you may well do quite soon, for his work as been creating quite a stir in Italy’s contemporary art scene. This weekend an event is being held at the headquarters of Italian financial newspaper and publishing group, Il Sole 24 Ore at Via Monte Rosa, 91.
This post is about a new travel guide about touring Italy by car. Many people who visit Italy will come by car, and to really discover all that Italy’s exceptionally beautiful and varied landscapes have to offer, a car is just about essential.
Ever wondered who travels to Italy? And where these visitors travel from? Well, I have, and have dug up some statistics on this very subject.
This week’s images of Italy photo shows a newsstand in Umbria, Italy, which has a charming little extra ‘guarding’ all those valuable publications. It’s a lovely capture.
A friend of ours, Cristina Triola, recently came back from a trip to lovely Lake Garda, and she brought me a flyer for a curious looking and highly original way of getting around one of Italy’s great lakes.
If you ever come to Italy, sooner or later you will come across quaint, narrow Italian alleyways and streets. Some such streets are so narrow, down in Genoa for example, that you can literally stretch out your arms and touch both sides at the same time.
