Tag Archives: ecotourism

Some months ago we discovered the amazing nature of Mercantour National Park in France. In that occasion we stopped in a nice local refuge inside the park, where we tasted zero miles chees and special wine, and we visited amazing tree houses surrounded by nature. We also discovered that French National Parks launched the Spirit National Park, a […]

Ecotourism is a neologism that comes from the fusion of two words: ecology and tourism. It refers to the increasing number of people who are choosing to go on vacation without staying in in hotels or travelling by means which pollutes the environment. Impossible? Not really Expensive? Absolutely not! If you are open to a […]

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 […]

Have you ever wanted to sleep before a 180 degrees view of the sea? Have you ever wished to sleep in a suggestive place such as an old watchtower? Are you looking for a relaxing holiday, among a huge botanical garden and few persons around? Do you love boats? What if I told you that […]

Nowadays and especially in Italy, can someone still believe in the good administration? Can someone, one more time, be confident in public structure, in the policies which are executed? Hands up those who, at least once in their lifetime, has not dreamed of living in a small community, in a country or in a place […]

Mount Etna is one of the icons of Sicily and, every year, it’s the destination of many tourists; but not everybody knows that there’s a railroad that climbs up the sides of the Sicilian volcano.

Miles and miles of rails crossing the country, miles and miles of a great railway system that connected the whole Italian peninsula.The Confederazione per la Modalità Dolce (Co.Mo.Do) wants us to remember this precious, but forgotten, heritage by organizing the eighth National Day of the forgotten railways, which will take place Sunday, March the 8th. In Italy, […]

Maybe some do not know, but Tourism is in fourth place for the production of CO2 in Europe. If the main responsible factor for the environmental impacts of tourism is transport (particularly airplanes and private cars), which cause around 75% of the tourism-related CO2 emissions, while the second most important cause are the hotels, which […]

Are you split between the idea of your next trek in the Himalayas and long relaxing days in the Italian countryside catching up with those books you’ve been meaning to read? Well, the Alberghi Diffusi are exactly what you are looking for! And you may find yourself morphing into one of Jane Austen’s characters, gazing […]

For the Sicilians is a muntagna, for others is one of the most famous volcanoes still active in the world. We are talking of Etna, that with its 3300 meters is the biggest volcano in Italy and one of the symbols of Sicily. Etna annually attracts thousands of tourists in the summer months but also in winter, […]