
Terra Madre Day, the World celebrates local food
Imagine a virtual ark of Noah that travels through the world, collecting products that belong to the history, tradition and culture of the entire planet, to save them from extinction. This is the Ark of Taste (“Arca del Gusto”), which, together with all the local food and local products in danger of disappearing, is celebrated […]
Continue reading
Christmas Holidays: your 5 eco vacation ideas in Italy
Here are 5 useful tips if you wish to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Holidays far from consumption routine and near the Nature, in Italy: 1. Amazing Christmas, staying in old villages or in a real castle Who said you can’t travel in time? Sleeping in an old castle in the heart of Umbria, for […]
Continue reading
It’ time for Christmas trees: ecological, recycled and unique!
It’s time to think about the colorful decorations cause Christmas is coming! We have to bring out the old decorations box and share it between what to hold and what to throw away… and then we have to think about the tree, the inevitable Christmas tree. And if we need to find a new one… […]
Continue reading
New year holidays in Italy: 3 green vacation ideas
The one who approaches to the world of eco solidarity usually has the impression of having to undertake a long and arduous journey to preserve the environment . This is not the truth: saving our planet is more simple than we think, we can start from the choice of sustainable holidays. If you have not yet […]
Continue reading
2 must-do walking tours to discover Cilento area, between Myth and Nature
A journey in the Coast of Myth, where the ancient Greece embraces a wild nature, rich in perfumes and flavours, as cradle of the Mediterranean diet. You’ll be spoilt for choice, among pure coasts – where Ulysses’s mermaids used to sing – caves to discover, scented hills of cedar and olive trees to reach on […]
Continue reading
Bike riding: the future of sustainable tourism
A conference in the heart of the countryside of Siena opens its doors to the quintessence of cycling. Let’s try to understand the ways of soft mobility in Tuscany… perfect starting point to understand the ontology of the bike and its connection with nature and health! Responsible tourism has two wheels… The third edition of […]
Continue reading
Christmas markets: share a glass of spicy “vin brulé” with Santa Claus!
Imagine a little village of beautifully decorated wood stalls, Christmas carols filling the icy air, passage ways crowded with couples holding hands, children darting in and out and spicy aroma permeating the air. Guess where you are? You are very likely visiting one of the Christmas markets popping up at the Advent Time all over […]
Continue reading
Walking in Italy without any map: discover the Via Francigena by foot!
“Pilgrim is the one who seeks, accepting the risk of finding. Because finding means to be more than yo had ever been before. It’s about changing. It’s about dying. To be born again” ( David Gandini) Walking, Hiking, Backpacking, Trekking, are all the same, but in Italy it is tought that Via Francigena is the […]
Continue reading
A guide for families who change the world
Gaia believes chickens have four legs. Who is Gaia? Gaia is a lovely 4 year old girl who lives with her family in Genoa, Italy. Do chicken have four legs in Genoa? Of course, they do not. Yet Gaia drew a lovely picture of a colorful four legged chicken one evening at the kitchen table […]
Continue reading
3 unique places for horse sledding in Italy
Sometimes, you’ve just got to put the car in the garage. Making the holiday season memorable can occasionally lead to some movie-worthy goof-ups, but every so often, a good idea will rise to the top and make you look like the family hero you were meant to be. The “one-horse open sleigh” sung in Jingle […]
Continue reading