Tag Archives: Alps

Some are forced to drive a car every day and cannot wait to take a holiday without it. There are those who live in a big city like Berlin or Copenhagen, and by choice decided to live without a car. Or even those who want to travel sustainable and stress-free, by public transport (and no […]

Aletsch is an impressive 23 km long glacier which starts from 4000 meters above sea level going down to 2,500 meters, with a depth in the thickest point of 900 meters and an area of ​​86 square kilometers, impressive measures which make it the largest glacier of Europe, with a great landscape value. Since 2001 […]

Chamois is a small village of Aosta Valley where cars can’t arrive. The village is accessible only by chairlift, and or from La Magdeleine by 4 and a half km of pedestrian path. La Magdeleine and Chamois are two small alpine villages that have a total of 200 people who have embraced a eco-sustainable lifestyle, deciding to […]

Looking for new thrills? For adrenaline junkies, in Switzerland there is a new thrilling experience that you can’t miss: a slide, 750 meters long, with a little sled in the midst of a stunning mountain scenery. It is known as the Mountain Coaster, is located at the mountain station of the cable car Oeschinensee, reachable on foot in an […]

Forget the car and traffic. In Plan you are surrounded only by mountains (the Italian Alps), the sound of cowbells and rivers. The cheerful voice of children playing in the streets welcome us in this wonderful carfree village of Passeiertal (Val Passiria, in Italian), South Tyrol. Our journey to discover the Alpine Pearls starts from Plan […]

Sustainability and Alpine sometimes rhyme. Perhaps because the mountain puts you immediately in front of the immense power and fragility of nature, where there are limits to be respected and environments to be protected: that nature that is generous and welcoming, but if badly treated, it can become dangerous and hostile. That must be why the […]

Reality and fantasy get together in these amazing italian villages. You can reach them only on foot, taking the distance from the reality and discovering green and breathtaking beauties. Let’s go together to discover some of the most attractive treasures of Italy, that you can visit only on foot. 1. To the edge of the amalfitan […]

It is there, in the west of Piedmont, on the border with France. A secret and unique nook in the heart of the Alps Cozie. Maira Valley is a paradise of towering mountains and endless meadows, colorful flowers, streams and pristine nature. 14 small municipalities, their huts and nothing else, and yet so much to […]

Il Bosco delle Terrecotte is a bed and breakfast in the area of Cuneo, North West Italy, a few kilometers from the French border. But if you think this is just another one of those pretty little places to rent a room for the night, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Il Bosco delle […]

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle If this year you promised to travel more, […]