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2 hearts and a suite: 5 ideas for your romantic getaway in Italy
A castle or an ancient monastery in Umbria, a chalet of your own in Trentino, an organic farm in Tuscany or a tree house in Abruzzo… here your romantic getaway will be unforgettable, but also eco-friendly! Discover 5 eco-friendly destinations that we have selected for your romantic getaway, for Valentine’s Day, for your anniversary or just a weekend […]
Continue readingWalks of Italy: the best you recommended!
We wrote about the most beautiful walks to discover this year, officially the Italian National Year of Walk, and thanks to your feedback we have discovered many others, some of whom didn’t know about. It’s so true that in Italy there are thousands and thousands of itineraries to be discovered! Here are the most beautiful […]
Continue readingRecycling: 5 pallet decorating ideas
You’re always looking for ideas to decorate in an eco-friendly way your B&B or your house? Here are some ideas to be discovered to recycle the pallets! Garden furniture, such as tables and bookcases in the living room, but also in the bedroom: the wooden pallets are versatile, ecological and economic. Arm yourself with sandpaper, hammer, […]
Continue readingA 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.
Continue readingWhat every bio-hotel should know when hosting responsible travellers
What are travelers looking for when they look for an eco-friendly accommodation? Is bio-architecture more important than organic food? How important are ecolabels and certifications in their opinion? These are just some of the questions we asked travelers and hotel owners to outline your idea of sustainable tourism.
Continue readingWe wish you a Green Christmas!
Lights, decorations, gifts, and dinners: it is about to begin the shinest and most awaited period of the year when, as it is said, everyone is good. But to truly celebrate a merry Christmas, we don’t have to get carried away too much by the frenzy of this period and forget our duties towards the […]
Continue readingRide with us, from Venice to Copenhagen. An unusual journey to stop climate change
Everything comes between a coffee and a cappuccino, a morning like any other, while Claudio chats with customers of his small bar in the province of Venice. Daniel enters the bar and offers her crazy idea to his friend: arrive by bicycle to Copenhagen to promote the everyday use of the bicycle and to stop climate […]
Continue readingEarth Overshoot Day
It is well known that most of people’s daily actions have an influential power on environmental health of the planet, but do you know how to recognize the limit? The Global Footprint Network, an international research center estimate each year the date on which humanity’s ecological footprint overtakes the regenerative capabilities of Earth, analyzing the […]
Continue reading10 creative ways to recycle coffee and tea bags
What is garbage? It is our opportunity to give things a second chance and to find out how creative we can be. Do not you think so? Well, let’s start from some very miserable elements we all have in our kitchens like coffee and tea and see what we can do. Coffee: the basic element […]
Continue readingHow do cruise ships impact on the environment
The cruise ship is the holiday that has grown faster than any other in the last 20 years. Despite the disaster of the Costa Concordia near the island of Giglio (Italy), cruises are becoming increasingly popular, coming to carry each year about 20 million passengers worldwide and 800,000 in Italy. But it is also the […]
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