"I now declare you husband, wife and dog": place of honour for 4-legged friends at nuptials
International : Society and Environment
MONTECARLO (Lucca), 16 February – The municipality of Montecarlo, in the province of Lucca, has opened the way for family pets to participate in weddings by certifying their presence at ceremonies and listing them in a special register. The local council of Montecarlo has instituted a…
Italy: no country for young people
International : Society and Environment
ROME, 16 February - There was a time where Italians used to go abroad to make a new life. They came to the U.S., as well as other countries, and created a future for themselves and their families. Then Italy moved on to the list of the world’s largest economies, becoming the seventh richest…
Italian wine tourism in the United States
International : Society and Environment
ROME, 14 febbraio - Wine tourism in Italy generates five billion euros a year, just-released data shows. According to data released at the International Wine Tourism Conference that was held…
Three thousand birds call the Gherardesca sanctuary home
International : Society and Environment
CAPANNORI (Lucca), 7 February - Nearly three thousand birds have been counted in a study of the Gherardesca wetlands sanctuary in Castelvecchio di Compito near Lucca. Among them…
The end of the world is nigh - Viareggio Carnival launches with a bang!
International : Culture and Entertainment
Viareggio (Lucca), 3 February - The end of the world is ten months early! This is the theme of the 2012 Viareggio Carnival, the Lucca province’s biggest and most colourful…
Article 18 and workplace reform: Pietro Ichino to speak in Lucca
International : News
LUCCA, 3 February – Workplace reform has ignited a fierce debate over recent days in Italy. Professor Pietro Ichino, one of the world’s foremost experts in labour legislation…
Photovoltaic boom in Capannori
International : Society and Environment
CAPANNORI, (Lucca), 30 January - In 2011 the number of photovoltaic plants in Capannori increased by 50 percent. A real and proper boom that has taken the production of solar energy to new heights.…
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