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“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, […]

Maybe some do not know, but Tourism is in fourth place for the production of CO2 in Europe. If the main responsible factor for the environmental impacts of tourism is transport (particularly airplanes and private cars), which cause around 75% of the tourism-related CO2 emissions, while the second most important cause are the hotels, which […]

In Bolzano there are already five hydrogen buses “on the road” thanks to the European project CHIC (Clean Hydrogen In European Cities). They’re five. They’re ecofriendly. And they’re already “under pressure” (precisely at 350 bar). We’re talking about the first hydrogen buses in the town of Bolzano. H2-A22. No, it’s not a chemical formula. But […]

A few days ago the EU awarded Matera the title of European Capital of Culture 2019. This international reward is the final step in a long process which, over the last five years, has turned Matera from one of the poorest and lesser known Italian cities into one of the most popular tourist destinations. In […]

Swap party: shopping with no money and a big smile When I first saw my Etro stilettos sinuously floating in midair, in the busy hall, my heart skipped a beat. Then my eyes ran from the slim fingers that were holding them, to the delicate shoulder and upwards, to the lovely smile lingering on the […]

It is well known that most of people’s daily actions have an influential power on environmental health of the planet, but do you know how to recognize the limit? The Global Footprint Network, an international research center estimate each year the date on which humanity’s ecological footprint overtakes the regenerative capabilities of Earth, analyzing the […]