Tiny, charming island offers taste of pure Italy Oct 8, 2008
Ventotene lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy ... Ventotene lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea just west of the mainland region of Campania ... Part of the cluster of islands known as the Pontines, Ventotene -- which gets its name from the Italian word for wind, "vento" -- lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea just west of the mainland region of Campania. (CNN -- Travel)
Pompeii Theft, Graffiti Threaten to Destroy What Mount Vesuvius Preserved Jul 19, 2008
Now the site is inland after volcanic debris pushed back the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Temple of Venus greets visitors entering from the Porta Marina. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
In Sicily, travels with 'The Leopard' Jul 8, 2008
Don't be put off: It's a beautiful city, crammed with architectural and artistic monuments from every century, squeezed between dramatic mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. However chaotic, Palermo is manageably small. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
* [ART JOURNA] Seasons of Cy Twombly Jun 18, 2008
Coincidentally or not, in 1981, around the time he began to spend part of his year in the town of Gaeta, a medieval port between Naples and Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea, Twombly started work on a four-part painting, Hero and Leandro. Part of the apparatus of the picture is a small panel inscribed with the words Hes gone; up bubbles all his amorous breath, the last line of a Keats sonnet, as it happens. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
‘Weedy little ditch' to become picturesque park May 20, 2008
For those who don't know, the Tiber River in Italy flows through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Right now it's just a weedy little ditch, said Brock Butts, president of the Winning Communities Committee. (Pekin Times, IL)
Eric Reguly and Lorenzo Tondo">Naples, a city gone wild Feb 24, 2008
" they shout, raising the alarm with their code word for "police. " Trying to stay calm, we go in the building anyway, and find that every window has been shattered. The concrete and marble have been ripped apart as if by a giant claw. The elevators are gone. Broken pipes spew water everywhere and the floors are covered with garbage. The air smells of smoke from a fire outside. The carcass of a car, its roof ripped off, lies in the basement. "Behold the new Fiat Cabriolet," says one of our... (Globe and Mail)
In Sicily's sun, real estate is as mixed as the island landscape Feb 22, 2008
on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Palermo and Messina. In recent years Ortigia, the historic center of Syracuse on the southeast tip, has joined the list of favored locations. (International Herald Tribune)
The 50 sexiest places to be fed Oct 21, 2007
A bijou dining room overlooking the cobalt-blue Tyrrhenian Sea in a small seaside town off the main Tuscan tourist trail is the only place that you'll find food prepared by Fulvio Pierangelini. The man many consider to be Italy's finest chef. (Guardian Unlimited)
Two Weeks Under The Italian Sea Sep 23, 2007
CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reports this is why: Three men and three women have just spent two weeks living in pods 30 feet under the Tyrrhenian Sea. They set a record for undersea habitation, but it was more than a stunt. (CBS News)
In Palermo, Sicily, their house is your trattoria Jul 17, 2007
At Zia Pina (Via Argenteria, 67), four blocks from the Tyrrhenian Sea, you won't find a sign welcoming diners, written menus, a reservation book or even a telephone. Instead, there are half a dozen tables, biblical paintings and dented pots and pans gurgling and steaming on a beat-up stove. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
A Tuscan summer Jun 16, 2007
LUCCA, Italy -- The population of Vorno, a village in the Apuan Alps foothills of Tuscany, is about 825, but it is a convenient location: about 15 minutes by car from Lucca and about 45 minutes from Pisa and from the Tyrrhenian Sea beach towns of Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio. The Avenue of Remembrance, the road up to Vorno's village church, is lined with trees planted to honor the local soldiers who fell in World War I. A butcher shop is in the center of the village. (Washington Times)
Gastronomic hits Apr 12, 2007
Because Naples sits on the edge of the Mediterranean's Tyrrhenian Sea, the Sopranos often indulge in that water's abundant fish and shellfish. Of course, they tend to like their fish in pasta. (Anchorage Daily News)
A French picnic on an Easter holiday Apr 7, 2007
But to the other side is the Tyrrhenian Sea, which has eroded part of the footpath. Theres nowhere to go but straight up the cliff through scrub called maquis. (MSNBC -- Travel)
WINE OF THE WEEK: Little wine offers perfect taste Feb 21, 2007
But its proximity to the Tyrrhenian Sea presents a moderating marine influence, which is vital for producing wines of distinction. It is no wonder then that such illustrious producers as Antinori and Gaja have set up shop there, because the wines are becoming known as "Super-Meds," referring to the proximity to the sea as well as a play on the already famous Super Tuscans. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
