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Let’s go trekking! In italian cities, of course!

Back in italian cities, the Urban Trek Day. An unusual way to walk through alleys, squares, hills, cathedrals and palaces, discovering the hidden beauty in the heart of typical italian villages, from Trieste to Cagliari, taking care of our health too . It is not just a walk in the city, but a real kind of […]

MUSE, a sustainable Science Museum in Trento

Hypertechnological and eco-friendly: it’s the MuSe, the Science Museum opened last month in Trento. Located inside the new district Le Albere, where the former factory Michelin has been requalified, the Science Museum of Trento, designed by the italian architect Renzo Piano, has achieved LEED gold status for its sustanibility. It’s the first italian museum […]

How do cruise ships impact on the environment

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 […]

Festival IT.A.CA’ Parma: celebrating responsible tourism with exhibitions, competitions and journeys

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 […]

Mount Etna Becomes a World Heritage Site

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 […]

"It.a.cà", Responsible Tourism Festival around Bologna

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 […]

World Earth Day. "Saving the landscape" marching all over the major Italian cities.

“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 […]