Chiara Marras
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The Wave, a wave in the rock
Sometimes nature creates breathtaking landscapes, which seem (and perhaps are) masterpieces, works of art that it is hard to describe. Over millions of years, places that seem unreal, alien come to life. This is the case of The Wave, a spectacular rock formation in the Arizona desert, USA. Its name refers to the effect created […]
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Present and future of sustainable tourism (and some experiences to live to find out what it is)
As we have already mentioned in the last few months, sustainable tourism is one of the UN priorities. The organization has declared the coming year as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism. But where are we? What is the current situation and where is sustainable tourism headed? Let’s find out together! Let’s start from the definitions. […]
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Measuring Sustainable Tourism
The world of sustainable tourism is evolving and news are many. The latest comes from the World Tourism Organization which, together with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), has recently launched a new initiative called Measuring Sustainable Tourism (MST). The aim is to develop an international statistical framework to measure the role of tourism in sustainable development. […]
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Only biodiversity will save us
Biodiversity: variety of living organisms in an ecosystem. This is the definition that a dictionary gives to this word that we all know and we often use. But do we really know its profound significance and its vital importance for the Planet? This relatively recent term (it was used for the first time in 1986) indicates the […]
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Discovering the largest maze in the world
The low and verdant countryside of the Po Valley a few kilometers from Parma takes us to the discovery of the largest maze in the world. A tangle of green paths bordered by bamboo in which the children can not wait to get lost, run and chase. We follow them enchanted by the sun rays […]
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Vallone dei Mulini, Sorrento
There are hidden places, parts of Italy that are so incredible as unknown and secret. The Vallone dei Mulini in Sorrento is one of them: an old mill, now abandoned and submerged by vegetation. About its history we know a few things: that until the early nineteenth century all the grain for the Sorrento people were ground here, the adjoining […]
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Civita di Bagnoregio, a ghost town in the valley
Civita di Bagnoregio is an impressive-looking but fragile town. It stands on a small tufa plateau, and is a blend of history, art and culture, a fragment of the past, a jewel of the present. We are on the border between Lazio and Umbria, in the province of Viterbo, between two valleys and their rivers. Here survives the so-called […]
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Can an E-Bike replace a Car? Yes, it Can!
Will the e-bike able to replace the car? What are the numbers of this growing market? Let’s find out the sustainable mobility of the future, which will be electric and two wheels. A big change is in place, almost a revolution, and the data that come from all over the world confirm this: more and more […]
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Tiny houses: an eco-friendly small life
A house that allows you to save money, that sometimes makes you travel, that allows you to have every comfort in a small space. We are talking about a real phenomenon that is having more and more success abroad, and that is slowly reaching even Italy. It is the frontier of tiny houses, small buildings that offer every comfort […]
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On Sunday we go to Italian Museums for Free
Next Sunday, as every first Sunday of the month, we’ll be able to enter for free in most Italian museums. Let ourselves be enchanted by the masterpieces that are found in the Uffizi, walking in history, among the remains of the ancient city of Pompei, discover the history of primitive man in the MUSE of Trento. A decree […]
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