Thursday, September 29, 2005

Visiting Rome with your kids

This is a short guide to activities specifically designed for children. A treat to offer them to alternate traditional sightseeing of the Roman Forum or St. Peter’s with something that’s more child-oriented but can be fun for grown ups too. Written by Slawka G. Scarso and first published in LifeinItaly - September 2005.
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Photo courtesy of Museo Explora!

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Rafting on the waterfalls In Umbria

A feature on white water rafting near Rome. Written by Slawka G. Scarso and first published in LifeinItaly - September 2005.

INCIPIT If you’re looking for some adventure, after all the sightseeing in the Eternal City you can visit the Cascate delle Marmore, about 100 km from Rome. These waterfalls situated in Umbria were artificially built by the Romans and are now a great tourist attraction. They consist of three major falls for a total leap of 165 metres. Here, not only you can stroll down the paths and climb up the hill towards the top of the waterfalls, inside a finely preserved and equipped park with beautiful belvederes scattered here and there. There’s also a club which organizes rafting and hydrospeed tours. Bear in mind that the raft starts just after the 165 metres leap, so you won’t need to do that! ...

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Italy, the best place for volcanoes lovers

A feature on Italy's volcanoes, from Etna to Stromboli and Vesuvius. Written and illustrated by Slawka G. Scarso, first published in LifeinItaly - September 2005.

Incipit
Numerous areas in Italy have volcanic origins where volcanic activity occurred thousands and thousands of years ago. From the Castelli Romani area, just outside Rome, with its gorgeous volcanic lakes, Albano and Nemi – providing an excellent alternative to the not so clean seaside near the Eternal City - to the Colli Euganei near Venice and Padua, and to the island of Pantelleria, which is in fact closer to Tunis than Rome. Often these areas are covered with vineyards, as vines thrive in soils rich in potassium and other minerals left after the eruptions. But Italy can boast a few very interesting active volcanic areas too. In fact, Vulcano, Stromboli, Etna and Vesuvius are the most famous active volcanoes on Earth.