Category Archives: weekend

Parco Cinque Terre is a group of five small villages that are spread along a rocky coastline that sits above the Mediterranean Sea in Liguria, Italy. It is also one of the 50 UNESCO sites in Italy. If you want a full day’s adventure these 5 villages can be reached by train. Trains leaves from each […]

When we think of Sweden, we think of a small country in the far North of Europe. Well, that’s not entirely right: after Russia, Ukraine, France and Spain, Sweden is actually the fifth largest country in Europe in terms of area, measuring around 550,000 km2. 9,000,000 people live in Sweden and 2,500,000 in the Swedish […]

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 […]

The Italian region of Abruzzo is not as trendy a destination as Tuscany and Chiantishire or the Amalfi Coast with its jetsetters. Found in the central part of the peninusula, Abruzzo seldom makes it into the news. The last we heard of it was back in 2009, when an earthquake destroyed the historical centre of […]

The itinerary is 30 km long but you don’t need to do it all to catch the important sites and war memorials along the way. Just decide how long you want to walk for and what you want to see, check the “Da ponte a ponte” website and make sure you bring a good pair […]

Maremma, in the south western part of Tuscany, is the ideal place for a holiday offering adventure or a more calmer alternative. Still not persuaded? Take a look at some proposals that Ecobnb has for its readers. Full immersion in the lush nature of the Maremma Parks: “Le Bandite”, a natural park in the area […]

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 […]

Cloose your eyes and imagine a world without the sounds of everyday, where silence is the soft music sung by nature … It ‘just a taste of this unforgettable experience in the River Nature Reserve Tirino by canoe. There is a river in Abruzzo, South Italy, that is famous for being the clearest in Europe. Tirino river, with […]

In the Gargano Natural Park (South Italy) spring is warm: you can try the thrill of the first swim in the sea, and enjoy the sun in the cove of your dreams. In Sicily you can discover the beauty of Etna volcano on board of an old railway path, in Lazio you can try for free the natural […]

It’s time to stop linking the word «water» to the boring rain that kept us home during the Winter! Don’t you look forward to Spring, to the sweet fruits of Summer, to the taste of salty sea on your lips? Sure, there is still time, but in the meantime we can start to think about […]