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Top12 Horseback holidays around Italy
A new sense of freedom: this is the meaning of horseback holidays. A new, yet ancient, way of living the journey and nature, that’s sustainable and incredibly exciting. Whether it’s a walk of a few hours or an entire multi-day trip, horseback holidays are must-do experience, to get away from everyday life and rediscover the […]
Continue readingShare your Green Adventure: the contest’s itineraries
In all corners of Europe slow itineraries and uncontaminated places are hidden, waiting to be discovered. We of Ecobnb, several months ago, decided to promote a contest to map the most beautiful experiences of ecotourism, respectful of the places and the people who inhabit them.
Continue readingThe Superheroes of Green Hospitality
They have small hotels in the middle of endless woods, luxurious accommodation, farm cottages where tables are always full with tasty organic food; they are everywhere, they are in Trentino, Sicily, Tuscany and Marche. They believe strongly in a new way to travel and host, their accommodations are powered 100% by electricity from renewable sources, […]
Continue readingCassinetta di Lugagnano: the town happy with zero growth
The small towns and villages on the outer edge of big cities usually just become satellites: it’s the city where life plays out, and those small towns are just empty urban conglomerates where people go back to, to relax and sleep. Cassinetta di Lugagnano, a tiny village just 26 km from Milan, was supposed to […]
Continue readingTwo hearts and…a castle on Valentine’s Day
Dreaming of your Prince Charming or your fairy princess on Valentine’s Day? We’ve found five magical castles where you might just find your sweetheart. Castle of Carnaiola, Fabbro (Umbria): castle for sale The Castle of Carnaiola was built as a fortress to protect the “Muro Grosso”, a dyke, at the beginning of the 11th century […]
Continue readingMount on your bicycle: a green itinerary just outside busy Milan
Meeting point at 10.00 AM on September,7th at Nocetum And …off we go! Nocetum, Fiab Ciclohobby and Rete Valle dei Monaci, together with Servizio per la pastorale sociale e del lavoro, have launched the “Moving sentinels” initiative: 15 km on bicycle along the protected path crossing the faraway south limits of the Parco Agricolo Sud of […]
Continue readingFestivals in Italy: green is the colour!
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 […]
Continue readingFerragosto: Festivals and Holiday Events in Italy
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 […]
Continue reading3 islands for your car free vacations in Italy
Can you imagine the beauty of spend some days on an island without cars? Yes, that’s right: no parking lots, busy streets, traffic and parking tickets. If you have never experienced a car free vacation, here are 3 italian islands Italian from which you can start. From Sicily to the Alps, you can choose to feel […]
Continue readingThe 5 most colorful (and less well-known) Carnival celebrations in Italy
It’s carnival season, it’s time for the collective frenzy that celebrates trasgressions, jokes and crazyness 40 days before Easter. In Italy there are a lot of carneval traditions, and beautiful places to celebrate it. Here are some of the most dazzling (and less well-know) carnival celebrations in Italy. Carnival of Gnaga, Beppe Nappa, Gagèt col sò Uchèt, […]
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