Italy is bursting with many natural treasures, though we Italians tend to keep them well hidden. Are we just jealous and over protective of our natural beauty or simply missing out on great opportunities for exploration? Discovering this corner of Sicily is definitely not to be missed, where natural beauty and myth combine to create […]

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”. Love Forrest Gump’s theory? Then you simply can’t miss the opportunity to visit the chocolate events taking place throughout Italy over the next few months. Save the dates and get ready for a great celebration of all that the world of […]

In the hot summer days there’s nothing better (if you can’t go to the beach) than a refreshing dip in the pool. However, leaving aside the mere refreshing appearance there are different kinds of pool: those designed in the common sense are pools constructed in concrete and purified by chlorine and chemicals, but during the […]

Meeting point at 10.00 AM on September,7th at Nocetum And …off we go! Nocetum, Fiab Ciclohobby and Rete Valle dei Monaci, together with Servizio per la pastorale sociale e del lavoro, have launched the “Moving sentinels” initiative: 15 km on bicycle along the protected path crossing the faraway south limits of the Parco Agricolo Sud of […]

Once upon a time Italians used to go to the…river banks. The few lucky Italians who could afford it used to go to the seaside resorts for a vacation during summer months. The other ones simply found their own sea at home: a countryside canal, a creek, a small alpine lake, the canals of the city […]

This is a story of travel and love. Ligabue was hit by a car on the streets around Parma. Its investor has stopped and took him to the vet. Only there they realized that it was not a dog but a wolf. After having taken care of him, they’ve applied a gps to record his movements. In […]

Summer Festival frenzy is already gripping Italy over the last August weeks. Do not miss this opportunity to – reinvigorate your mind and soul after you took care about your body all through June and July – meet your heroes, be they literature, news, movie, science and modern life heroes generally speaking Here are our […]

Who has not thought at least once in their life to abandon all sources of stress and move into a green and unspoiled place? Start living in the nature, doing something that we love and that rewards us, in a way of life marked by the green economy. You must be full of passion to […]

Where does the name Ferragosto come from?  The name Ferragosto comes from the name of the Roman Emperor Octavian. How can it be? How can the name Ferragosto come from Octavian? Octavian defeated all his enemies and he became the first emperor to be honoured with the title of Augustus, the Greatest of all, in […]

Getting ready to admire the rain of falling stars on the night of August, 16th? Are you afraid this crazy summer and its hectic weather may ruin the show and your romantic dreams? Prof. Mauro Arpino, one of the astronomic experts at Hoepli Planetarium in Milan is more worried about the full Moon rather than […]