{"id":4623,"date":"2014-11-14T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2016-05-03T12:49:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T10:49:44","slug":"responsible-holidays-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/responsible-holidays-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter responsible holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winter season is upon us, and so is our desire for a <strong>ski holiday<\/strong>: evocative atmospheres,\u00a0majestic mountains, spectacular landscapes and unforgettable adventures with <strong>ski<\/strong>, <strong>snowshoeing<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>sledges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Why shouldn\u2019t we fulfill our wish in full compliance with the environment? An <strong>eco-friendly ski\u00a0holiday<\/strong> not only is possible, but it\u2019s probably more relaxing, more authentic and cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>For a good start, let\u2019s leave the car in the city.<\/p>\n<p>We can<strong> leave back home<\/strong> the stress that traveling by car produces we won\u2019t need snow tires or\u00a0chains and above all we won\u2019t find ourselves stuck in the endless traffic jam before reaching our destination.<\/p>\n<p>The traffic impact on the nature near the mountain vacation sites is highly harmful and dangerous, given the delicate environmental balance of these contexts, often remote locations and <strong>natural reserves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4656\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/vacanze-neve.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4656\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/vacanze-neve.jpg\" alt=\"vacanze sulla neve\" width=\"729\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/vacanze-neve.jpg 729w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/vacanze-neve-536x314.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/vacanze-neve-344x201.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">vacanze sulla neve<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Ski holidays without car? Yes, you can!<\/h2>\n<p>There are many holiday resorts reachable by train or by a combination of vehicles (train and buses) and, in addition, the people who enjoy these solutions can often benefit from reductions and special ski pass prices, otherwise very expensive.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <strong>Val di Sole<\/strong> offers its tourists the <strong>Dolomiti Express<\/strong> service, the only italian train that carries the skiers to the gondola lift base station. From <strong>Trento<\/strong> (easily reachable from all over Italy andChiara Marras beyond) you can arrive in Val di Sole, where, at the train stop Daolasa, there is a gondola lift that arrives in just 12 minutes at an altitude of 2000m, in the spectacular Brenta Dolomites.<\/p>\n<p>Among the railroads that can reach tourist areas in the mountains there are also the line <strong>Merano-Malles<\/strong>, the <strong>Trento-Mal\u00e9<\/strong>, the <strong>Aosta-Pr\u00e9 St Didier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4623 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/responsible-holidays-winter\/dolomiti_express_neve-2\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/dolomiti_express_neve1-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sky holiday by train with dolomiti express\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4660\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4660'>\n\t\t\t\tSky holiday by train with dolomiti express\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/responsible-holidays-winter\/malles\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Malles-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Malles, Alto Adige, italy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4658\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4658'>\n\t\t\t\tMalles, Alto Adige, italy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/responsible-holidays-winter\/terme-di-pre-saint-didier-valle-d-aosta\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Terme-di-Pr\u00e9-Saint-Didier-Valle-D-aosta-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pr\u00e9 Saint Didier Valle D&#039;Aosta hot springs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4657\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4657'>\n\t\t\t\tPr\u00e9 Saint Didier Valle D&#8217;Aosta hot springs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Traveling by train<\/strong>, but keeping in mind the possibility of <strong>carpooling<\/strong>, also allows us to discover exceptional landscapes and locations of remarkable beauty, so that the travel becomes a part of the journey.<\/p>\n<p>If we want a greener (and cheaper) holiday, we have to remember that the winter holiday doesn\u2019t\u00a0mean only downhill skiing, but you can have fun away from the ski lifts, with activities that require minimal infrastructure and that are therefore less polluting, such as <strong>cross-country skiing<\/strong> and <strong>hiking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In these ways the ski holiday can become <strong>responsible tourism<\/strong>, without giving up any comfort or\u00a0enjoyment, but rather discovering a more genuine and touching contact with the mountains and\u00a0even managing to <strong>save money<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover image: Relaxing on the Snow, photo by Matteo Leoni, via flickr<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4661\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Matteo-Leoni.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-4661\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Matteo-Leoni-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Responsible holidays on the snow in Italy\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Matteo-Leoni-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Matteo-Leoni-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">Responsible holidays on the snow, ph. by Matteo Leoni, via flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Info:<\/strong> Find your ecofriendly accommodation in <a title=\"Hotel eco in Val d'Aosta\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/aosta\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Val d&#8217;Aosta<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a title=\"Hotel eco-friendly in Trentino\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/s\/Trentino?bounds=46.53278%2C11.962713%2C45.673055%2C10.452153\" target=\"_blank\">Trentino<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a title=\"Hotel eco in Alto Adige\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/bolzano\" target=\"_blank\">Alto Adige<\/a><\/strong>, Italy<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a title=\"Alpine pearls, responsible tourism in italy\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/alpine-pearls-responsible-tourism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pearls of responsible tourism in Italy<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winter season is upon us, and so is our desire for a ski holiday: evocative atmospheres,\u00a0majestic mountains, spectacular landscapes and unforgettable adventures with ski, snowshoeing\u00a0and sledges. Why shouldn\u2019t we fulfill our wish in full compliance with the environment? An eco-friendly ski\u00a0holiday not only is possible, but it\u2019s probably more relaxing, more authentic and cheaper. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":4662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[591,912,59,911,76,80,88],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Winter responsible holidays - Ecobnb<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Responsible holidays? 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