Cortina last hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956, which changed the little mountain town forever. This year, it was part of a historic opening ceremony.

Pucha and his family have spent years recreating their own piece of jungle with rescued species on a 32-hectare farm called ...

ALTO ILA, Ecuador — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle , Ramón Pucha realized he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, he ...

Sports Writer Andrew Dampf teamed up with videojournalist Andrea Rosa, photographer Luca Bruno, and SNTV’s Neil Barker to bring to life a little-known and ...

By Marta Fiorin and Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Old women cradle miniature dogs in fur-trimmed ...

Old women cradle miniature dogs in fur-trimmed sleeves, Prada, Dior and Louis Vuitton line the high street in a town of barely 5,500 people and Christmas trees still glow in February as fresh snow ...

Tennessee’s second oldest town proves that simple living never goes out of style. Dandridge sits peacefully on Douglas Lake ...

Italy's Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the Games could scar these mountains ...

If you like to hike or snowshoe in the winter, you might like to learn the names of the trees you see. Do so, and the trees ...

If you haven’t embraced container gardening, you should. Even if your yard is limited to a small patio or your winters don’t suit outdoor growing, don’t write off growing fruit trees in the small ...

Almost all architecture is enhanced by the landscape that it is set in. For proof, one only needs to look to the strickbau (log cabins) and contemporary holiday homes of Alpine Switzerland. Savvy ...

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel [email protected] Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025 Artificial Christmas trees have been around since the 19th century, if not earlier. Trees made of dyed feathers ...