At the heart of the Mediterranean lies a district that, alongside cutting-edge missiles and tanks, produces some of the most beautiful yachts in the world. This is how war and the race to rearm have fueled the economic boom of a small yet stunning Italian gulf

An Italian valley has always been home to the world's most iconic sports cars. A district of excellence that combines style, craftsmanship, and innovation. But today, the challenge is different: adapting to a changing future and rethinking the concept of speed

The "inland areas" cover half of the national territory, and are inhabited by a quarter of the population. But neither transportation nor schools nor health care reach them.

The world’s most valuable marble has been quarried in Carrara for two thousand years. But is it still sustainable?

Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields: the world’s most fearsome super-volcano is a potential time bomb

Hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic end up in the Mediterranean (and oceans around the world) every year. To see this for yourself, just take a walk along any beach after a storm

The fascinating Gargano promontory remains a hostile and mysterious Italian land

A journey through Gran Paradiso, one of the world’s oldest parks

It’s ten years since the Costa Concordia disaster, and the ship no longer exists. And yet objects from that tragedy can be found all over Italy. They are relics that tell stories

A wild, stone treasure chest: the rebirth of Alta Murgia

Trying to recreate normality on the only cruise ship currently operating

Calabria in Southern Italy has some of Europe's worst hospitals. A story of the mafia and an inefficient health service

Climate change in the Mediterranean, new crops, damaged farmland and super technologies

Giving birth during the pandemic. Managing childbirth amidst fear, loneliness and uncertainty

In Italy, working on the pandemia between February and June 2020

Admired and scorned, desired and damned, the absence of sound is a mystery humanity has always sought to unravel

Whether real or fake, relics of saints are powerful objects of worship

Daily life under the highest volcano in Europe 


Hidden behind high ramparts, Venice’s Arsenale was the world’s first large-scale industrial complex and the engine of the Republic’s power. This project reveals the forgotten history of a site that shaped global trade, naval warfare, and modern production centuries ahead of its time