September 30, 2006
A taste of Paris
What do Parisians miss most about home? It would appear to be warm, crusty bread
There's gold in that thar Tuscany John Follain, Florence
THE tranquillity of rural Tuscany, where British holidaymakers go to enjoy pastoral harmony and unspoilt landscapes, may be shattered in a gold rush.
Adroit Resources, a Canadian mining firm, has applied for licences to prospect for gold on 16,000 acres of land to the west and south of the medieval town of Siena.
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Environmentalists and tourism officials warn that mining operations would ruin the peace and quiet of the coastal region of Maremma. More rugged than “Chiantishire” to the north, it is popular with British expatriates who cherish its pine and oak forests and its remnants of ancient Etruscan and Roman civilisations.
The presence of gold in the area has been known since Etruscan times, but it was only in the mid-1980s that tests were first carried out. “We’re convinced there is gold in this area,” said Giacomo Biserni, a geologist and consultant for Adroit. “The tests are promising.”(Times online)
An amorous ode to cocoa
Condoms and nipple spread, pizza and ravioli — at the annual Eurochocolate Festival in Perugia, Italy 29/09/06 11:16 PM (from the Globe and Mail)
Italy's ‘Green Heart' pleases the stomach
Abruzzo may be known as the 'new Tuscany,' but the isolated region's artisan producers of pasta, wine, olive oil, and cheese are anything but trendy 29/09/06 11:46 PM (from the Globe and mail)
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