Italian legends Archives

Dolce vita legend goes electric: Piaggio Ape Calessino Electric Lithium

1 April, 2020

Yesterday we saw the Vespa video of the Piaggio museum in Italy, and today we look at another Italian motoring icon: the “ape“. The original three-wheeled trucks date back to 1948 and are still used today for useful, versatile transport.…

Italian mountaineering legend dies

31 March, 2020

Back in 1954, Italian Achille Compagnoni reached the peak of K2, along with fellow expeditioner Lino Lacedelli. The feat was a huge one, coming just a year after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach Everest.Compagnoni’s and Lacedelli’s achievement was a…