Torrential rain in the South has left the small town of Maierato, in Vibo Valentia Province, Calabria, “like a ghost town”, Ansa reports. 300 residents were evacuated yesterday after a whole section of hillside broke off and came hurtling down onto the town and this morning the Mayor, Sergio Rizzo, took the decision to evacuate the rest of the town’s 2,300 residents.
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Landslides in Calabria and Sicily
Eight people died over the weekend in Italian winter sports locations and ten people have been injured, two of them critically. Some of the tragedies may have been avoidable because skiers and snowboarders ignored weather warnings, the Italian press reports.
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Tragic weekend in Alps – possible new emergency law
Beppe Grillo, comedian, blogger, would-be politician, scourge of the Italian government and defender of free speech, is to tour Europe to “tell them what Italy has become”.
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Beppe Grillo on tour
Custom Teaser: Much remains to be done in the Abruzzo city nearly a year after it was devastated by an earthquake. Tara McLaughlin reports.. Words by Tara McLaughlin
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L’Aquila after the earthquake
One thousand small wine producers from twenty countries who met in Montecatini Terme [Pistoia, Tuscany] from 5th – 7th December have produced a Manifesto for Sustainable Viticulture, reports La Repubblica.
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Small wine producers present Manifesto
A 15-year-old girl, swept out to sea with the bus on which she was travelling, was killed yesterday as a mudslide hit the town of Casamicciola Terme, Ischia , just thirty-nine days after the
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Mudslide on Ischia: girl killed, 20 missing
A lot of women would like to shrink, but this particular lady has rather overdone it: Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco, Europe’s highest peak sometimes known as the “White Lady”, on the three-way border between France, Italy and Switzerland, has shrunk by 18 inches or 45 centimetres in two years. Its height now stands at 15,782.3 feet or 4,810.45 metres.
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The White Lady shrinks
Gentle hills rise and fall in a curvy sea of emerald trees and umber soil, occasionally broken up by a golden field, a silvery olive grove or the ancient cream of a stone pieve. Only the chirruping of birds breaks the verdant silence – except once a year when the cherub voice of tenor Andrea Bocelli fills the air in a rural amphitheatre ringed by sculptures and cypresses.
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Property of the Month: Ville degli Olivi, Lajatico, Tuscany
Friday saw an inordinate amount of rain in Messina which caused mudslides going through several small villages in the east of the island. So far 24 bodies were found with 39 still missing
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Mudslides kill 24 in Messina
There are practically countless of locations in Italy where one can enjoy a beautiful swim, from isolated coves to places full of activities. The Blue Flag certification identifies those places that fulfill certain criteria in terms of the quality of the area and the associated services. The idea is to highlight places where swimming can be enjoyable, safe and with respect to the environment.
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Map Guide to Italy’s Blue Flag Beaches 2009