Category Archives: go green
Discover a lot of useful information, tips and ecological ideas for living and traveling green. In this section you can find news about the ecology, but also many suggestions and ideas to make your way of life and travelling in harmony with nature.
Top 4 eco-friendly gift ideas for Christmas
Christmas is coming and we all are thinking what to give as a gift to relatives, boyfriend and friends. This year, however, we can forget about deleterious racing to the shops, the anxiety of not knowing what to buy; forget the scarves and hats and instead give something truly memorable and precious: experiences. As we […]
Continue readingZero Waste Hotels: best practices in Italy
Hotels and all the accommodations generate large volumes of waste every year that endanger the local natural attractions and produce more and more greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the dramatic climate change in recent years. In America, for example, the hotel industry annually produces 13.6 million tons of waste. A statistic of the Piedmont region […]
Continue reading10 ideas to reduce waste on holiday
On the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction, here there are new Ecobnb’s tips for a more sustainable lifestyle. Let’s find out 10 ideas to reduce waste in our travels! 1. Avoid bottled water We suggest you to always carry a water bottle and, when possible, to drink from the fountains of the city […]
Continue reading2016 – Year of Walk: 10 itineraries in Italy for this year
Italian tourism is getting back on track, and it does it by foot: this is what Dario Franceschini, Minister of Cultural Heritage, hopes proclaiming 2016 as the National Year of Walks. 2016 will represent a turning point for Italian tourism: no more hit-and-run holidays only in the cities of art, but a promotion of the entire […]
Continue readingLow cost Ecotourism: five tips to travel the world, save money and be happy
Ecotourism is a neologism that comes from the fusion of two words: ecology and tourism. It refers to the increasing number of people who are choosing to go on vacation without staying in in hotels or travelling by means which pollutes the environment. Impossible? Not really Expensive? Absolutely not! If you are open to a […]
Continue readingGreen design furniture: grass armchair, water bench and more
Whether you are crazy for state of art design products or for shabby look furniture, you can now choose to pick up your favourite piece of green design furniture and go green with these ideas. You will love watching grass grow Yes, you will and it will be the grass of your sofa. You can […]
Continue readingHealthy food shopping: find the organic market closest to you
Organic is cool all over Italy and even more so in Milan In the city of Expo, food is a hot trend right now. Though the Milanese are busy people, they are nonetheless Italian and eating is very important indeed. Especially healthy eating. Here are the best organic markets in Milan where you can buy […]
Continue readingEarth Day: the future of the Earth in our hands
Today the world celebrates Earth Day. This year our Earth Day began in Sicily last weekend, where we discussed about Sustainability and Tourism of future in the Botanical Garden of Palermo. Today, the Earth Day’s 45th anniversary, let’s watch the Earth from space with this amazing video that shows our planet in all its beauty: […]
Continue readingDiscovering Italian Virtuous Municipalities
Nowadays and especially in Italy, can someone still believe in the good administration? Can someone, one more time, be confident in public structure, in the policies which are executed? Hands up those who, at least once in their lifetime, has not dreamed of living in a small community, in a country or in a place […]
Continue readingLiguria in the Others’ Eyes
Sometimes my native land seems a book written in a foreigner language. An ancient door, uncannily carved, with a lock to which I don’t own the key. Here more than elsewhere, you need to be patient to find what you are looking for: a wonderful and desert beach, a village without overbuilding, an unknown taste […]
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