Silvia Ombellini
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5 Ecofriendly Easter holiday ideas
In the Gargano Natural Park (South Italy) spring is warm: you can try the thrill of the first swim in the sea, and enjoy the sun in the cove of your dreams. In Sicily you can discover the beauty of Etna volcano on board of an old railway path, in Lazio you can try for free the natural […]
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Find out Sustainable Tourism in Europe
Maybe some do not know, but Tourism is in fourth place for the production of CO2 in Europe. If the main responsible factor for the environmental impacts of tourism is transport (particularly airplanes and private cars), which cause around 75% of the tourism-related CO2 emissions, while the second most important cause are the hotels, which […]
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Slow down and walk with donkeys
Have you ever tried trekking with donkeys? One of our readers has been fascinated by the experience of walking with donkeys and she asks us where it is possible to try it in Italy. Here are 8 destinations to experience the slow journey with donkeys in Italy: from Abruzzo, to the beautiful hills of Piacenza, from […]
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Nature, Science and Ecology, in MUSE-o
Trento scent of hot mulled wine and hot chocolate. Arrived in the big park in front of the MUSE, I can not look away from his powerful mountains. In the background the woods, rocks, and a breathtaking waterfall. The kids are already playing with wooden toys that remind me of those playgrounds of northern Europe. We […]
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Christmas Holidays with Children: 5 italian places not to be missed
Welcome back Christmas holidays. Kids are home from school for two weeks, and you still haven’t planned what to do? No problem, there are many proposals really beautiful and low-cost dedicated the entire family. Look at our five proposals: 1) On the Alpe Cimbra yoy meet the magicians The witch Perti, the goblin Fliflick and the magician […]
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Organic food, ecotourism and cycling…the wellness vacation of the future?
Sustainable tourism is a growing segment of the tourism industry, this is not such a big mystery. This statement is demonstrated by several studies, and confirmed by a recent survey carried out on travellers and accommodations owners in Italy, Germany, Slovenia and Serbia. The survey was carried out by several European countries involved into a […]
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Ride with us, from Venice to Copenhagen. An unusual journey to stop climate change
Everything comes between a coffee and a cappuccino, a morning like any other, while Claudio chats with customers of his small bar in the province of Venice. Daniel enters the bar and offers her crazy idea to his friend: arrive by bicycle to Copenhagen to promote the everyday use of the bicycle and to stop climate […]
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Pearls of Responsible Tourism in the Alps
There are villages in the Alps where it seems to go back in time, but also to live in the future. The landscape is as perfect as that of a nineteenth-century painting: under the white mountains of the deep green of the woods, then the old roofs of the houses, and red geraniums in the […]
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Trick or Trip? Halloween Vacations Ideas in Italy
The colors of Autumn in Piedmont or the final taste of summer in Sardinia? A tree house or a castle? Awakening among the colorful hills of the Langhe, or soak in the hot smoke and the benefits of natural hot springs in Tuscany? Every corner of Italy is a treasure chest of pleasures and pure […]
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European Mobility Week: events not to miss in Italy
From September 16 to 21, Europe celebrates the Mobility Week in about 2.000 European town. Let’s discover more about the mobility week in Italy! Music concerts on board trams, readings for children on the bus ride, treasure hunts cycling, group rides, lectures, tours … more than 60 events in Italy to promote respect for the environment in the movements, […]
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