
Drive Italia: The Vespa – Piaggio’s Wasp
Defining every retro Italian holiday snap in ultimate style – let us present the Vespa: trendy, practical and iconic… Photo by Amanda Robinson Before the FIAT 500 appeared on the scene, Italy got about almost More...

Italian Word for the Week: Vespa
A Vespa is, of course, a motorcycle – but it’s also a wasp. Vespa – Wasp It’s obvious, when you think about it, why they called the scooter the ‘wasp’. It sounds like one – More...

The Piaggio & Co. Vespa Scooter
Hear one coming and you know why it’s called a Vespa – or ‘wasp’ as it translates into English. Italia! looks into the birth of a true Italian icon, the Vespa scooter… From the economic disaster in More...

Vespa In Sorrento
Simon Vine, Cumbria “This photo was taken when my wife and I did some enjoyable Limoncello tasting in Sorrento in October 2014, I thought the Vespa scooter added that unique Italian touch.” More...

Vespa in Rome
Brad Blasko, Canada “Walking down a side street in Rome, this well used Vespa caught my eye.” More...

Vespa – Radda, Chianti
Laurie Traficante, by email “This photo was taken while driving around the Chianti region, in the city of Radda. I fell in love with the Vespa on this trip. I love all the colours! What’s more Italian More...