There is a fragrance in the intense and intoxicating gardens that spreads up to the kitchens and accompanies us in all the summer canteens. It is the scent of Basil, the “plant of the king”. BASIL (Ocimum basilicum L.) BOTANICAL CARD A native of tropical Asia and India, it was […]
The golden sandy shore that runs from the mouth of the Po almost uninterruptedly up to the Gargano, halfway between Termoli and Lesina runs along the Marina of the small town of Chieuti. A couple of weeks ago, after about forty years, I returned to Chieuti. The beach was always […]
October. Autumn shortens the days, the trees begin to color the landscapes. If you make an excursion from the sea to the mountains, moving towards the higher heights, we leave behind the green sclerophyllous woods to let ourselves be enchanted by the yellows, ocher and brown that occupy ever greater […]
The “Thinking Day” is celebrated every year by all the Scouts and Guides of the world: they celebrate the birthday of Olave and Robert Baden Powell, the founders of Guiding and Scouting, who were born the same day : the first in the year 1889, the second in 1857. For […]
EARTH GARDENERS and the Messaggerie Sarde bookshop in Sassari organized, with the patronage of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland – Finnish Embassy in Rome and the Municipality of Sassari, the presentation of the volumes “La coda delle volpi. Animals, men and landscapes of the Great North “by Fabrizio […]