Author: Silvia Ombellini

Who doesn’t have the house’s closets overflowing with objects rarely or never used? According to statistics, 80% of the objects in our homes are used less than once a month. So why don’t sharing them? Yerdle, is a start-up that was born with this idea. “On one hand we are overwhelmed by the objects and we do […]

Starting your journey to discover the places requires a certain amount of preparation, walking sometimes becomes a challenge with yourself, when you are walking you can look into yourself, and you have the opportunity to reflect … looking outside! In recent decades, the Via Francigena, the way that in ancient times was the way of […]

Hypertechnological and eco-friendly: it’s the MuSe, the Science Museum opened last month in Trento. Located inside the new district Le Albere, where the former factory Michelin has been requalified, the Science Museum of Trento, designed by the italian architect Renzo Piano, has achieved  LEED gold status for its sustanibility.   It’s the first italian museum […]

Let’s say goodbye to the metropolitan traffic, smog and columns of cars to really enjoy your holiday. Getting car-free holidays in Italy it’s really easy, relaxing and affordable. Just load your luggage on the train, sit comfortably, watching the landscape scroll the window, let magically transported to our destination. From the Alps to Tuscany here are […]

The cruise ship is the holiday that has grown faster than any other in the last 20 years. Despite the disaster of the Costa Concordia near the island of Giglio (Italy), cruises are becoming increasingly popular, coming to carry each year about 20 million passengers worldwide and 800,000 in Italy. But it is also the […]

Who hasn’t dreamed in his own childhood to live wild in a forest and, why not, to sleep in a bird’s nest? Well, there is who took this desire and made it real. The Tree Hotel located near Harads – a little Sweden village – is composed from different little houses suspended on trees. Every […]

It seems straight out of a fairy tale, really does exist. This green tunnel where they pass the train tracks, in Kleven (Ukraine), is so striking as to be called the “Tunnel of Love“. Even if I’m not so romantic, this gallery of trees is very impressive! The first Greenways are born in the United […]

From May 25 to June 2 2013, exhibitions, shows, conventions and many itineraries to discover the historic districts of the city, the hidden coves of the Po river, or the mud volcanoes of Rivalta. These are the events of “IT.A.CÀ – Migrants and Travelers” scheduled in Parma. On the occasion of the fifth edition of […]

Have you ever thought to attach to your bicycle a pedal powered blender, in order to give smoothies around the world? That’s the idea of Federico Damiani, who will start these days to “an unknown destination and for an indefinite time.” Unique traveling companions, his bicycle and a pedal powered blender! The only real goal […]

The largest volcano in Italy will become part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.  It will be officially included on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 37th World heritage Committee in Cambodia, next June. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has defined Etna as Icon of the Mediterranean, recognizing the importance of Mount […]