18.01.2012
Italian Riviera: Cruise ship leak is now improbable
While salvage work on the Costa Concordia wreck is expected to begin later today, experts believe the stricken cruise ship is unlikely to leak harmful fuels into the Mediterranean sea. Read more … "Low risk" of fuel leak for Costa Concordia
17.01.2012
Italian Riviera: "We should seriously consider the lessons to be learned and, if necessary, re-examine the regulations on the safety of large passenger ships"
The Italian government has declared a state of emergency amid fears that the Costa Concordia cruise ship could slide off a rock ledge and fall 300 feet to the seabed, spilling half a million gallons of harmful fuels into Mediterranean waters.Read more … Italy fears environmental disaster
12.01.2012
Italian Riviera: Education and transport get a facelift
Ties have been strengthened between Nice and its neighbours Genoa and Turin. New initiatives involve the improvement of links between transport and education.Read more … Genoa and Turin new allies of Nice
27.12.2011
Italian Riviera: Aquarium is a winner
The Aquarium of Genoa has ranked number three in the top ten list of most popular attractions in Europe in 2011 by TripAdvisor.it.Read more … Genoa aquarium a favourite
04.11.2011
Italian Riviera: deadly floods tear through Genoa
Northwest Italy continues to be thrashed by torrential rains and flash flooding, this time in Genoa. There have been seven confirmed deaths, and the number is quickly rising. It comes just days after deadly floods killed nine people in the region of Liguria.Read more … Flash floods kill six in Italian Riviera
19.08.2011
Italian Rviera: After visiting charming Seborga in July’s ‘My Village’ The RT decided to meet its prince
Seborga is a place where reality and fantasy appear intertwined. The village is famous for its claim of independence from Italy, although this is not legally recognised. It is also the spiritual home of a young German-Italian couple who have ambitious plans to rouse the Ligurian principality from its long slumber.Read more … A magical fairy tale come true
31.07.2011
Italian Riviera: Richer, fatter, and taller on less pasta
As Italy celebrates 150 years since its unification (Il Risorgimento meaning resurgence), we look back at how the country has changed in the last 150 years.Read more … Italy now and then
28.07.2011
Italian Riviera: Mayor of Ventimiglia overturns resignation to stand by citizens
The mayor of Ventimiglia, Gaetano Scullino has reversed his decision to resign over corruption allegations. Scullino initially stepped down from his post on the 24th of June, following intense pressure from the prefect of Imperia Francescopaolo Di Menna, who sought an investigating into suspected mafia infiltration in Scullino’s administration. Read more … Scullino stays on as prefect probe Mafia infiltration links
25.07.2011
Italian Riviera: This month's My Village has its own currency, stamps, and motto - "sit in the shade"
The RT recently set off for the Principality of Seborga to meet the Englishman, broadcaster and journalist Mark Dezzani. This small Italian hilltop village lies north of Bordighera, an easy train and two bus journeys from Nice.Read more … Delightfully anarchic Seborga
