The pier of Trizonia
Ah, ogni molo è una nostalgia di pietra! E quando la nave salpa e subito ci accorgiamo che s’è aperto uno spazio tra il molo e la nave, non so perché, mi coglie un’angoscia mai provata, una nebbia di sentimenti di tristezza ……… (“Ode marittima” di [...]
Fire fighting operation
Fire is one of the most insidious threats to our forests. The distraction, or worse, vandalism and criminal act, every year incinerate thousands and thousands of acres covered with lush green trees. But the real enemy of the forest is not the fire but the [...]
HELP Mediterranea
General call : help Mediterranea Mediterranea has escaped a tragedy. A storm tore it from the mooring of San Benedetto del Tronto Harbour and it took the work of seafarers and some of us, that we ran to save the boat. Mediterranea is [...]
Kastos and the sunset that there is not
Kastos is a low-lying, long and narrow, little island covered of olive trees. They are tall with thick trunks and giant roots which indicate that they must be several hundred years old. Boats sailing over the Ionian Sea moor safely each day. It has only [...]
Travelling to Ithaca
As you set out for Ithaca hope that your journey is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laestrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon-don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your [...]
Secret Stations
In 1941 the German Navy had built one of the main secret station for submarines among those found along the coast of the ex Yugoslavia. In 1943 did get two U-boats. The station is located inside two natural caverns along the Krka river between his [...]
The Cruise of the Snark
Regattas expeditions adventures. Stories of men and their boat Just him, the writer known for novels such as “The Iron Heel”, “Martin Eden”, “White Fang” and “The Call of the Wild” had a dream … navigate. A dream turned into a project and then [...]
Dolphins … between myth and reality
The dolphins were the object of worship for the ancient Mediterranean civilizations whose mythology is an important part of our cultural heritage According to legend, friendship between dolphins and humans had been sealed by union.of Poseidon, king of the sea, with Melantho, daughter of Deucalion, [...]
Selene
” The Greeks called it Selene, perhaps because of the crescent shape of the coast..” (from “The balance of the Butterfly” by Simone Perotti – Ed Garzanti, 2012) When you think about Liguria, you can think of a thin strip of land, overlooking the [...]
Mediterranea Project for the Sea!
A scientific floating laboratory. An expedition for the conservation of our marine ecosystem. The Mediterranean hosts an environment with an incredible biological diversity (8% of the world’s flora mondiale, 8% of the global marine biodiversity, 28% of endemic species), yet constantly threatened by [...]
The beginning of the day in Albania
ALBANIA (40° 6.233 N - 19° 42.364 E) about 6 miles from Porto Palermo where Mediterranean has sailed on August 5 at 4:30 am to make route to Durres. At 5.30 this is the show we see. Morning is due to all To some the Night [...]
La Sicilia speaking about us
The daily La Sicilia speaking about us. Happy to be on the pages of an important newspaper of the island center of Mediterranean Sea.