Tag Archives: Italy

Rome to Catania

Posted on December 21, 2009 by admin

[/caption] You may well puzzle over the idea of a irain running all the way from Rome, inland Italy, to Catania in Sicily, but this is a rare journey where the train boards a ship to cross the sea. It … Continue reading →

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Selvaggio Blu Trek in Sardinia

Posted on December 17, 2009 by admin

Said to be the toughest trek in Italy, as well as one of the most beautiful, Selvaggio Blu is a 45 km (28 mi) hike around the Gulf of Orosei on the east coast of Sardinia, the Mediterranean’s second largest, … Continue reading →

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Venice

Posted on October 25, 2009 by admin

Scientists estimate that this world treasure is sinking about 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm) per decade. Flooding is the most urgent problem. A plan to hold back the rising Adriatic with a system of mobile underwater barriers has met with … Continue reading →

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Brion Tomb and Sanctuary – Treviso, Italy

Posted on October 12, 2009 by admin

The Brion Tomb and Sanctuary is a miniature masterpiece by an architect who spent a lifetime developing a very personal and completely modern style. Carlo Scarpa was acutely aware of the building traditions of the Veneto, and they informed all … Continue reading →

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Ferrari Research Centre – Modena, Italy

Posted on October 8, 2009 by admin

Located in the heart of the company’s complex at Modena, the building houses the offices of the Ferrari Technical Management and the workshops developing new cars. The project by Massimiliano Fuksas demonstrated a new poetic lightness in architecture, the constitutive … Continue reading →

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