The Hanbury Botanical Gardens are located near Ventimiglia and offer a wonderful range of different plants, fruit and herbs, beside an unspoiled Mediterranean Scrub. Its building started around 1867. The nature lover Thomas Hanbury brought there several plants and feed of species found in his travel around the world. Now it is taken care by the University of Genoa and form an Association called the Friends of the Botanic Gardens Hanbury.

Marmore Falls are located near Terni in Umbria. A short excursus on their importance and beauty. Opening times and a bit of history.
An Italian recipe from Sardinia. A Sardinia typical product: Lamb, cooked with artichokes.

Collodi is the little town where the writer of the famous book of the Adventre of Pinocchio was born. It offers a big amusement park for children and a wonderful Renassence Italian Garden.
