Author: Silvia Ombellini

It starts, walk from the heart of Aosta, the beautiful Piazza Chanoux, walking slowly along ancient footpaths and mule tracks up to the highest part of the Valpelline, one of the lesser-known valleys of Valle d’Aosta, along with 4 nice donkeys, which help to carry the luggage of intrepid travelers. You walk slowly, to enjoy […]

The competitiveness of the tourism industry is closely linked to its sustainability. At the same time, the quality of tourist destination is strongly influenced by its natural and cultural environment and its integration with the local community. The need to reconcile economic growth and sustainable development leads to a more responsible tourism. To say it […]

A crazy adventure, where 100 special cyclists, italian writers and editors, travel on two wheels through Italy, stopping in Bookstores, Libraries, Cultural festivals . The first edition of  “Il giro d’Italian in 80 librerie” (“The Tour of Italy in 80 libraries”) came from Aosta and will arrive in Rome, stopping at the Book Fair in […]

Since color is synonymous with good humor, why not take a holiday in the nature surrounding you in your favorite color? If you never have you ever thought, here’s how: 1: listen to your mood and choose your color. 2: look for the corresponding route. We suggest 5 amazing places in Italy, from Sicily to […]

“Fly like a bird here is the dream run on the bike here today pleasure. You become young, you become poet” (Alfredo Oriani) No other means, such as bicycle , makes us light and free. While our body is all brawn to accompany the movement of the wheels and pedals, our soul becomes lighter , […]

At Montalto Ligure, in the province of Imperia, Italy, Limone and Gina, two cute little donkeys have replaced the motor vehicles in the implementation of recycling collection. As in many Italian villages, in fact, the narrow streets of stone of the wonderful village of Montalto make it impractical passage of heavy motor vehicles. For that […]

From the glaciers of the Alps, to the friendly Basilicata region, from the peaks of the Dolomites to the crystal sea of ​​Liguria, crossing the Emilian Apennines, 5 short videos that will make you travel now! We start from the Matterhorn, one of the mountains, which, with its geometry and grandeur, has always fascinated artists […]

More people on the same car means less pollution and less traffic. A smart way to reduce CO2 emissions from cars in our travels is the Carpooling. Car sharing has grown a lot in recent years due to the diffusion of a lot of web services, including Apps that allow the meeting between who is […]

It’s carnival season, it’s time for the collective frenzy that celebrates trasgressions, jokes and crazyness 40 days before Easter. In Italy there are a lot of carneval traditions, and beautiful places to celebrate it. Here are some of the most dazzling (and less well-know) carnival celebrations in Italy. Carnival of Gnaga, Beppe Nappa, Gagèt col sò Uchèt, […]

There were once more than six thousand kilometers of track on which they traveled the first puffing steam trains, among bridges and natural italian landscapes, cultivated plains and wild woods, hills dotted with rows of trees and breathtaking mountains. Next came the high speed, the highways and cars, and those old rails are become rusty […]