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From September 1st to 6 2015, we are going to travel to a greener future. It’s called Eco Future, and is the exhibition dedicated to eco-sustainablility and self-construction. The location is perfect: the beautiful hills of Umbria, halfway between Gubbio and Perugia, at the eco-friendly village Libera Università di Alcatraz. The most innovative people of Italy in the field of ecology […]

All art is but imitation of nature, Seneca said almost 2000 years ago. And of course, when we find ourselves in front of the nature we often feel to contemplate one of the bestDo It also happens in front of Dolomites: you are surprised by their beauty, like a huge natural sculpture. Can you imagine the Dolomites […]

Sustainable tourism could be the key to let discover to travelers from all the World the Italian excellence, in culture, arts, scenery and food, protecting the environment and enriching local communities. If also you belive in that, the appointment is the next 1-2-3 October at the national railway museum Pietrarsa, in the beautiful Bay of […]

The small towns and villages on the outer edge of big cities usually just become satellites: it’s the city where life plays out, and those small towns are just empty urban conglomerates where people go back to, to relax and sleep. Cassinetta di Lugagnano, a tiny village just 26 km from Milan, was supposed to […]

Every year on June 2nd is the World Day for Responsible Tourism. This year’s theme (9° edition of the World Day for Responsible Tourism) is communication and marketing. Sustainable tourism should become mandatory, experts say. Yet many non-profit organizations and NGOs denounce the green-washing of the big multinational corporations of the tourism. There is a big difference between […]

“Know that when you commence your Itaca expedition, the journey will be long, rich in adventure and experience” (Kostantin Kavafis) Unlike your typical festival with stand and pavillions, IT.A.CA Festival of Responsible Tourism in Italy involves 2 weeks of events, itineraries and conferences, related with responsible and sustainable tourism. Biking, trekking with donkeys, hiking, slow […]

Nature as you do not expect, told through the eyes of the most talented photographers in the world. 100 are the images of nature rewarded by international competition Wildlife photographer of the year they are on display at the Fort of Bard, in the Aosta Valley, up to June 2, 2015. 100 pictures to show […]

The indigenous communities of the Amazon won the lawsuit against the oil giant Occidental Petroleum. The words Amazon rainforest, Peru and indigenous make think to a place far away, to thousand of green trees, to the rays of the sun that as golden darts stick into the moist soil, to the clear water that runs deeply […]

It’s called ‘Green Airline’, the first airplane flight totally Full Electric that depart this morning from Los Angeles arriving in Italy, exclusively powered by clean energy. It ‘a crucial step to ensure that the aviation industry, primarily responsible for the environmental impact of tourism, to become greener. GreenAirline is zero CO2 and NOx emissions, with energy sourced […]

Miles and miles of rails crossing the country, miles and miles of a great railway system that connected the whole Italian peninsula.The Confederazione per la Modalità Dolce (Co.Mo.Do) wants us to remember this precious, but forgotten, heritage by organizing the eighth National Day of the forgotten railways, which will take place Sunday, March the 8th. In Italy, […]