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Donkeys, docile animals that allow us to rediscover the slowness and ability to get in touch with others. Here is where to spend a green holiday with them in Italy. After the mechanization of agriculture, donkeys began to disappear. We thought we no longer needed them, but how wrong we were! In the 1950s, donkeys […]

Have you ever tried trekking with donkeys? One of our readers has been fascinated by the experience of walking with donkeys and she asks us where it is possible to try it in Italy. Here are 8 destinations to experience the slow journey with donkeys in Italy: from Abruzzo, to the beautiful hills of Piacenza, from […]

It starts, walk from the heart of Aosta, the beautiful Piazza Chanoux, walking slowly along ancient footpaths and mule tracks up to the highest part of the Valpelline, one of the lesser-known valleys of Valle d’Aosta, along with 4 nice donkeys, which help to carry the luggage of intrepid travelers. You walk slowly, to enjoy […]

At Montalto Ligure, in the province of Imperia, Italy, Limone and Gina, two cute little donkeys have replaced the motor vehicles in the implementation of recycling collection. As in many Italian villages, in fact, the narrow streets of stone of the wonderful village of Montalto make it impractical passage of heavy motor vehicles. For that […]