Author: Gaia Giongo
From Ghost Town to Sustainable Destination: 4 Italian Villages to Visit
From ghost town to sustainable destination? Yes, it’s possible! In Italy, there are more than 5,000 abandoned villages. Some of these have been reborn thanks to sustainable tourism.. The Italian towns are pieces of history set among the valleys of our territories. Unfortunately for many years affected by increased depopulation. People move to the cities and […]
Continue readingLocal Products Not To Be Missed When Visiting Garda Lake
To make your holiday more sustainable, it is important to buy locally grown products, taste local specialties, shop from local producers or farmers’ markets. Let’s find out the best local food and wine not to be missed during your vacation in the Garda Lake area Extra virgin olive oil, truffles, cheese and fish. The products […]
Continue readingYouth and Agricolture: the challenge of Italian farmers
Youth and agriculture, a combination that recently years gets stronger in Italy. Some people choose the organic agriculture, someone else manages a farm, and others dedicate to the production of cheese. Many stories, different and unique, but with a leitmotiv common: the love for the land. What are the reasons that lead to this choice? […]
Continue readingEgadi Islands, a bridge over the history between figs and cliffs
It is amazing to realize that an island doesn’t have bridges, but it can be itself a bridge, over history. This is the case of the Egadi islands, small pearls set in the sea close to Trapani, in Sicily. The main characters of this trip are Favignana, Levanzo, and Marettimo which are the Marine Nature […]
Continue readingAmazon vs oil, the revenge of Nature
The indigenous communities of the Amazon won the lawsuit against the oil giant Occidental Petroleum. The words Amazon rainforest, Peru and indigenous make think to a place far away, to thousand of green trees, to the rays of the sun that as golden darts stick into the moist soil, to the clear water that runs deeply […]
Continue readingLet’s go to sleep in a tree tent
If you are an experienced explorer of the woods or simply walkers in the nature, especially at night, you may see strange lights shining through the trees. Coming closer, you could see big shapes, like spaceships, which stand out against the black background of the forest. Unknown aliens, flying saucers landed silently on the earth? […]
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