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Trieste: 10 Things to Do for a Green Weekend
As charming as its history, Trieste is very likely to steal your heart. Discover how to spend an unforgettable weekend in this town through 10 tips. Trieste is a multiethnic town and its past as a bridge between East and West Europe made it a unique and special place. You can notice its particular history […]
Continue readingFrom Trieste to Muggia by bike and then to Croatia
Gale is about to embark on an exciting adventure: she and her husband will leave from Trieste to ride the Route of Health and Friendship Hi I read about the Route of Health and Friendship on your website. My husband and I, from Australia, will be staying in Trieste, with our road bikes, in June this year. We […]
Continue readingHistorical Cafés in Trieste: 5 places to get into History
Trieste, a small masterpiece looking over the Adriatic Sea, hides many surprises among its characteristic streets and squares: Let’s discover together its best 5 ancient cafés! The administrative center of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region is mostly known for its fascinating squares and architecture, and for the Bora, the typical cold wind that tests citizens and tourists in […]
Continue readingAl Ferdinandeo: the eco-friendly BnB on Trieste’s hills
A small cottage lost in the hills of Trieste. Amongst nature’s perfumes and blue glances of the sea, let’s discover Al Ferdinandeo Bed and Breakfast through the tale of Marzia, the owner. Just 3 km away from the center of Trieste, amongst the hills battered by the famous wind Bora, there’s a small and welcoming […]
Continue readingOn the trail of the Bora, in Trieste
The Bora is the first thing that pops out on your mind when you hear the word “Trieste”, isn’t it? Let me guess: you are planning a weekend in the windy city, you have already looked for the weather forecasts at least for a couple times and you are wondering how would it be. When does […]
Continue readingChristmas Markets: from Bozen to Siena, find your Christmas shopping
This holiday season celebrate the romance and magic of Christmas visiting the Christmas markets all over Italy: find inspirations for your Christmas gifts It’s Wintertime…. and that means that Christmas is almost upon us! And who’s not up for a tour of the irresistible Christmas markets? Here is a selection of the best, with something special and […]
Continue readingDo you believe in fairy tales?
The price kissed the princess and they lived happily ever after in an enchanted castle guarded by a spitfire dragon…well maybe this is not the correct follow up of the old fairy tales but “and they lived happily ever after” is the right one, isn’t it? We have been listening to this happy end so many […]
Continue readingLighthouse holiday according to Virginia Woolf style
Throw yourself back in time and imagine the solitary beauty of living in a lighthouse. Mix that with the comfort of a small inn and you have the ingredients for a memorable stay. A word of caution, once you have experienced one lighthouse’s hospitality you will want to seek out more… it could be a […]
Continue readingOsmize, where local food is a tradition
Grow and eat locally is the new trend spreading worldwide. Puff up with pride of our green and eco outlook? Take a look at some history. The reality is that this concept was embraced by Maria Therese of Austria over two hundred years ago, not out of goodwill or ecology but as a method of […]
Continue readingGreen Rails. Old railways and New greenways
It seems straight out of a fairy tale, really does exist. This green tunnel where they pass the train tracks, in Kleven (Ukraine), is so striking as to be called the “Tunnel of Love“. Even if I’m not so romantic, this gallery of trees is very impressive! The first Greenways are born in the United […]
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