{"id":26918,"date":"2019-10-02T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=26918"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:39:06","slug":"bivongi-calabrian-village-longevity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/bivongi-calabrian-village-longevity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bivongi: 6 ideas to discover the Calabrian village where people live well and for a long time"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is impossible to talk about Bivongi without thinking about longevity: its inhabitants are among the oldest in the World. Among an unspoiled nature and authentic hospitality, here you have six unmissable experiences to live in this small Calabrian town.<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s discover Bivongi<\/strong> together, the Calabrian town known all around the World for the longevity<\/strong> of its inhabitants. It is located among the beauties of the Southern Apennine, in the municipality of Reggio Calabria; this small village is famous not only for the majesty of its nature but also for the longevity of the people who live in it. Genes play an important role in this situation along with practicing sport and feed, but human relations and tranquillity are relevant too, and these can be easily experienced in this place.<\/p>\n

Bivongi: the secrets of the Calabrian longevity<\/h2>\n
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Elders of Bivongi<\/div><\/div>\n

The inhabitants of Bivongi are in the lists of people who live longer in the World. The main reason for this situation is not only genetics but the environment plays an important role too, along with the food and the lifestyle. Dan Butter<\/a>, a National Geographic researcher, studied those who are the places on earth where people live for more than one hundred years<\/strong>, classifying them as \u201cBlue Zones<\/em>\u201d; he identified 9 main factors. Among them sport, food, human relations, spirituality. The Blue Zones include the mountainous region of Barbagia in Sardinia, the island of Ikaria in the Aegean, Loma Linda in California, Okinawa in Japan. Even if Bivongi is not in this list, recent studies attribute the primacy of longevity to this Italian village.<\/p>\n

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Blue Zones<\/div><\/div>\n

Bivongi, the longevity\u2019s village<\/h2>\n

We cannot talk about Bivongi without thinking about longevity. It is surrounded by green and wild nature, typical of the Stilaro Valley, in the municipality of Reggio Calabria and it is famous for the high rate of old people who is more than 100 years old. More than 40 inhabitants are between 90 and 99. And in 2006, 22 people turned 100.<\/p>\n

6 experiences to discover Bivongi<\/h2>\n
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. The Marmarico waterfalls, pic by Marcuscalabresus, via Wikimedia<\/div><\/div>\n

Do you want to visit this place where people live longer and in a peaceful atmosphere? Here you have six unmissable experiences<\/strong> to live in Bivongi<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Stay as a local<\/h2>\n

Why should you sleep in a hotel when you can live the experience of being a local of this authentic town? The solution is the “albergo diffuso<\/a><\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0 Borgo della Longevit\u00e0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0built after the recuperation of several historical buildings. They have kept the original structure of the ancient houses which has been restored with local materials, such as granite wood and stone.
\nAt the guest\u2019s disposal, there will also be bars, restaurants, a bike rental service and a toy library for children.<\/p>\n\n\t\t