The teacher travelling in his truck giving books to children
The retired teacher Antonio La Cava travels the most remote villages with his Booktruck. “I didn’t want to get old in a country where people don’t read.”
Gay rights, it’s time for Italy to recognise them
Italy must recognise gay couple’s rights: this the decision of Strasbourg’s European Court of Human Rights after having considered 3 appeals.
Milan decreases cars and improves air quality
Traffic, cars, and pollution have decreased, whilst shared and public transports have increased. Milan’s mobility offer to citizens shows definitely positive results.
The first hand-made funfair works without electricity
Nel cuore del bosco del Montello, “sior Bruno” ha costruito un parco divertimenti unico al mondo. Frutto di intuizioni, sogni e 40 anni di pratica.
Siena, the Palio of horse death is back
A Siena, ancora prima dell’inizio del Palio, è morto un altro cavallo, il settimo dal 2000 ad oggi.
The UNESCO World Heritage list
From 28 June to 7 July the World Heritage Committee will choose the new sites to be included on the World Heritage List.
From No Logo to the Vatican. Naomi Klein joins Pope Francis to fight climate change
Naomi Klein, the well-known social green activist, has been invited to the Vatican to debate the economy and climate. And the general public awakens.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows Italy’s Lake Como in beautiful detail
Watch the video of Yann Arthus-Betrand’s aerial footage of Lake Como, Italy. A unique, stunning view of one of the world’s most fascinating landscapes.
Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden top ECF charts
In addition, 17 Polish cities head the European Cycling Challenge charts.
Rome Grab will be the world’s longest cycling lane
Cyclists can already cycle using the Grab lane: a low cost project which will encourage cycling tourism in Rome.