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Though the Halloween week end isn’t a long one, it’s the perfect excuse for a short break, and with that in mind, we’ve selected four last minute offers. Parco La Mandria (Turin): the deer wars of love Though said to be shy and mild, deer are fierce battlers when it’s all about love and the […]

A few days ago the EU awarded Matera the title of European Capital of Culture 2019. This international reward is the final step in a long process which, over the last five years, has turned Matera from one of the poorest and lesser known Italian cities into one of the most popular tourist destinations. In […]

Dreaming of a comfortable, soft bed with a pile of duck-feathered pillows on top? A huge, white marble bathtub full of perfumed soap bubbles, inviting you to relax? Stop right there and prepare yourself for a completely different kind of experience. Book a weekend at one of Europe’s 5 most extravagant and cool eco hotels […]

Summer Festival frenzy is already gripping Italy over the last August weeks. Do not miss this opportunity to – reinvigorate your mind and soul after you took care about your body all through June and July – meet your heroes, be they literature, news, movie, science and modern life heroes generally speaking Here are our […]

Where does the name Ferragosto come from?  The name Ferragosto comes from the name of the Roman Emperor Octavian. How can it be? How can the name Ferragosto come from Octavian? Octavian defeated all his enemies and he became the first emperor to be honoured with the title of Augustus, the Greatest of all, in […]

We know that global warming and pollution are endangering the life of our planet.  But how many are conscious of the impact of their travel on the environment? Going on practical, how many people choose less polluting means of transport or accommodation in eco-friendly holiday? A recent survey sets the identikit of European ‘”eco-tourist”.  The […]

Do you love the freedom of a holiday uncomfortable but exciting? Are you looking for a true contact with nature? Do you like feel Eskimo for a day without crossing half the world? On the Italian and European Alps it is possible: you can sleep in a real igloo, between capped peaks and silence landscape, in […]

New Year has just shown up together with the wind of enthusiasm and good proposal planning which usually goes with it. Some of us will once again decide to subscribe an annual membership to the gym around the corner from home and others will go for the yoga sessions so as to train body and […]

Finally winter has come… and with it the long-awaited …Snow ! Here’s a different funny idea … in order to use your mountain bike even in winter: the “snow bike“! Trails and unpaved paths covered with snow can be enjoyed biking! Do you want to take a vacation, or do you want to experience something […]

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 […]