Under the Tuscan sun

WASHINGTON: Sipping and eating through wine country in Bordeaux, Napa Valley and Tuscany have emerged as the most popular types of luxury travel desired among the richest households in the US. In a survey of 1,200 US households who bring in ...

A judge in Italy has ordered the trial of the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground in Tuscany last year, killing 32 people. Francesco Schettino, 52, will be the only defendant in the trial, which will begin on July 9 in the ...

Tuscany International Drilling, Inc. (Tuscany) is an international drilling contractor in the oil and gas industry. The company provides contract drilling and workover services along with equipment rentals to exploration and production companies.

May 24 (IANS/AKI) The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that hit rocks and sank off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people, will go on trial in July. Francesco Schettino faces criminal charges including multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship before ...

International buyers of Tuscan palazzi orvillas on the Adriatic have rarely had it so good. A two-year recession coupled with a 42 percent plunge in mortgage lending has shut many Italians out of the market. Uncertainty surrounding a new tax on ...

Once you've tasted freshly made ricotta, you can't help but be hooked! The first time I did was in Tuscany. The cheese was so fresh, it was still warm! I'll never forget the experience. How could something so simple be so delicious? Ever since that ...

The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that shipwrecked off Tuscany last year was indicted today by an Italian judge. The trial will start July 9 in Grosseto, Italy, his lawyer Francesco Pepe said by phone today. Francesco Schettino faces ...

Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and leader, not just in Italy but throughout all of Europe, as the continent's first Zero Waste town. Today, about ...

The reusable olive oil bottle -- a staple on restaurant tables across Europe, evocative of summers in Tuscany and vineyards in southern Spain -- has been banned from restaurants by the powers that be in Brussels, in a move the European Commission ...