Some things are beautifully, unmistakably Italian. The magnificent Roman ruins on display in the capital. The cuisine that continues to delight professional chefs and casual pasta enthusiasts around ...

2004-04-10 04:00:00 PDT Pontedera, Italy-- After storming the United States more than a half century ago with its sexy two-wheeled import that brought "La Dolce Vita" putt-putting down Main Street, ...

Kim Bendheim couldn’t wait for her new ivory-colored Vespa motor scooter to arrive from Italy. When it did, she strapped on her matching helmet, rode 10 yards–and crashed. “I just fell over,” says ...

The scooter began as a cheap way to buzz about bombed-out Rome, but Jonathan Glancey shows how it became stylish and sexy thanks to Roman Holiday and the Mods. More than 16 million Vespa motor ...

After living in Belltown with a car for just one year, Victor Voris racked up more than $1,000 in parking tickets. So he bought a motor scooter -- and stopped getting tickets. "The scooter paid for ...

Inexpensive personal transportation has never been cooler or more stylish. Which explains why the Vespa motor scooter has been ruling the streets of Italian cities since its debut at the 1946 Milan ...