Culture
Discover the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence
Conde Nast Traveler’s article on the 7 beautiful libraries set inside UNESCO Heritage sites noted the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence in its number. A quiet treasure, it is one of many Medici sites created to promote intellectual thought. Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana is not a place you stumble into by accident. Tucked behind the Basilica […]
Life in Italy
Motorways and tolls in Italy – a quick guide
Italian motorways have many tolls, which means you need to pay to drive on them. This guide looks at what you need to drive on the Italian motorways and what the different signs mean.
Environment
Wolf roams Bologna hills, City issues safety ordinance
BOLOGNA — A wolf has been sighted roaming the Bologna hills around Villa Ghigi park, prompting the City Council to issue a public safety ordinance, officials announced on Wednesday.
Pope warns of fading political will re climate crisis
Pope Leo XVI urged world leaders to act with urgency on the climate crisis in a video message to bishops and cardinals from the Global South attending the COP30 summit in Brazil. He said the planet is sending unmistakable warnings as extreme weather becomes more severe and more frequent.
Italy could lose 40% of its beaches by 2100
Italy faces the loss of nearly half its beaches by the end of this century, according to a stark new report from the Italian Geographical Society. The study, Sunken Landscapes, presented in Rome on Tuesday, warns that rising sea levels, erosion, and flooding linked to the climate crisis could submerge up to 20% of Italy’s […]
