Tag Archives: Italy

5 Ecofriendly Easter holiday ideas
In the Gargano Natural Park (South Italy) spring is warm: you can try the thrill of the first swim in the sea, and enjoy the sun in the cove of your dreams. In Sicily you can discover the beauty of Etna volcano on board of an old railway path, in Lazio you can try for free the natural […]
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A railroad through lava rocks: the Circumetnea
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.
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Florence and Rome at 2 wheels of distance
Hello, I am looking for a map or guide book on cycling from Firenze to Roma Thomas Heidenberger Washington, D.C. Inspired by Thomas’s message, we are ready to propose a new travel! Go from Florence to Rome with no other propelling force but our legs, no other means of transport but our bike. So wonderful, […]
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Find out Sustainable Tourism in Europe
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 […]
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Slow down and walk with 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 […]
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Mountain Holidays: A Romantic Escape in Your Own Eco-Friendly Chalet
The timeless charm of a eco-friendly mountain chalet surrounded by nature makes it the ideal place to spend winter holidays in order to recharge yourself. Through snow and forests of high altitude, a holiday cottage is suitable for all, from families with children, who can play outdoors, to romantic couples in front of the atmosphere […]
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Walking around Italy to protect our territory
Ammappa l’Italia is the name of a new project created by Marco S Perfido. The name is a pun on the term map and the idea is essentially to map the Italian territory. What’s new about that? You may ask, the first maps of this area date back to centuries ago, B.C. And you’d be right: […]
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Green mobility: hydrogen buses land in Bolzano
In Bolzano there are already five hydrogen buses “on the road” thanks to the European project CHIC (Clean Hydrogen In European Cities). They’re five. They’re ecofriendly. And they’re already “under pressure” (precisely at 350 bar). We’re talking about the first hydrogen buses in the town of Bolzano. H2-A22. No, it’s not a chemical formula. But […]
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Hut Luca Vuerich: if you reach it, stay for free!
Sunday, 7:00 am. Why are you awake so early?!? Do you want enjoy every minute before Monday morning begins? Can’t stand to stay at home even a moment longer? Or do you just feel like trying something new? Come on, follow me! I know what is right for you. As we pass through the valley […]
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Pearls of Responsible Tourism in the Alps
There are villages in the Alps where it seems to go back in time, but also to live in the future. The landscape is as perfect as that of a nineteenth-century painting: under the white mountains of the deep green of the woods, then the old roofs of the houses, and red geraniums in the […]
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