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Vespa in Italy
By Italia Travel & Life On Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
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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...

By Italia Travel & Life On Saturday, August 6th, 2016
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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...

vespa scooter
By Italia Travel & Life On Friday, March 18th, 2016
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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...

By Italia Travel & Life On Saturday, May 16th, 2015
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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...

By Italia Travel & Life On Saturday, May 16th, 2015
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Vespa in Rome

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

By Italia Travel & Life On Monday, February 16th, 2015
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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...