Author: Silvia Ombellini

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 […]

Snowy mountains, volcanoes, forests, mountain villages, and streets dotted with cypresses are flowing by your train window. You can enjoy the panorama comfortably seated in a wagon with an elegant old-style design, sipping a cup of coffee. Ready for the Top 8 scenic rail journeys in Italy? Welcome on board! 1. “Bernina Express” between Tirano and […]

How to travel responsibly? There are a lot of books and publications on the topic, but we are tired of definitions and we would like you experience it firsthand! It’s “It.a.cà”, the Italian festival dedicated to the Responsible Tourism, that will take place in Emilia Romagna from May 25th to June 2nd 2013. In the […]

“Only when I saw the Earth from space, in all its ineffable beauty and fragility, did I realize that humankind’s most urgent task is to cherish and preserve it for future generations.” I was struck by this declaration of love to the Earth of Sigmun Jähn (member of the crew of the spaceship Soyius31 in […]

If you like living in nature and rediscovering the pleasure of manual work, there is a way to travel to Italy across its organic farms. “When your hands are busy your heart is serene” wrote the Japanese artist Akira Yoshizawa. Sometimes only the real work, near the earth, nature and animals, makes us feel very […]