To start at the actual beginning of the great Moto Morini motorcycle marque, one must go back to the birth of Alfonso Morini. He was born on 22 December 1898 to a family of limited means in northern Bologna, Italy. Shortly after his birth, the streets of Italy were alive […]
Enrico Fabris – Italy’s Great Golden Hope If you had never heard of Enrico Fabris before the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, you probably have now. In his native Italy, the 24 year old speed skater has been hailed as the “Man of the Games” by the press. His two […]
The Essentials for the Long Haul Traveling with a motorcycle in Europe is not quite the same as Traveling with a car. Usually who travels by car has by main objective to get where he/she is going. Traveling by bike is different – usually getting there is more then ½ […]
Early Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport The real genius of Lambertini, though, comes with the creation of the Moto Morini V-twin engine. This revolutionary design was inexpensive to build and it had improved power and fuel economy compared to the singles of previous Morini bikes. The first model with this […]
Carolina Kostner – Italy’s Ice Princess Carolina Kostner was born in Bolzano, Italy on February 8, 1987. Her mother, Patrizia, was a nationally-ranked figure skater during the 70s and her father, Erwin, played hockey in the 1984 Olympics and was captain of the Italian national team. Carolina is the cousin […]
Italy in May by Motorcycle including Rome, Naples and Amalfi Coast in Ten Days Tourism by motorbike in Sardegna Question: We are two couples who want to ride for 10 days in May, in Italy, either North or South of Rome without hitting the big cities. Looking for coastal itinerary […]
Not Just Soccer Fans Italians don’t live exclusively for soccer. It’s more of a 360 degrees love for sports in general and even though the soccer ball remains the highest in the hit parade of our national desires, there is a good number of sports t hat still represent a […]
Will Italian Clubs Compete In The Future? Milan Juve – a classical match of Serie A The vast majority of Italian football fans (and their hysterical passion) is concentrated on the clubs playing in Serie A, the Italian major football league, which is why match days, Saturday and Sunday, are […]
Between the Appennine pass and the marvelous landscape of Gran Sasso Durata Distanza Istruzioni 9.00 0,0 1 Starting point: Via di Torrevecchia, 1140, 00168 Roma RM in Via di Torrevecchia (South-West) per 0,8 km 9.01 0,8 Go RIGHT (West) on Via Boccea per 1,1 km 9.03 2,0 Turn LEFT (South) […]
Gold Benelli Motorbike Benelli is probably not as well known as many other Italian motorcycle manufacturers, at least not outside of Europe at the present. That is where most of them are sold as the company has few large-scale distributors outside of the continent. There are some very good ones […]