Now in its ninth edition, the Italian Cycling Tourism Oscar aims to spur local governments to enhance their excellent routes and promote investment in two-wheeled vacations by creating new flows of high-spending tourism in the territories throughout the year. A tourism that contributes to the improvement of the quality of life, affecting the preservation of The post Green Road Award, nominations open for Italian Cycling Oscar first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

With 11 million hectares of woodland, Italy ranks second in Europe in terms of forest coverage and offers extraordinary possibilities for a holiday or a ‘slow’ experience, where the environment and well-being, history and culture, civic customs and ancient legends come together. Even better if the choice favours the discovery of locations where local communities The post On holiday to discover forests fighting the climate crisis first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

In recent years, the desire for active holidays or, at any rate, holidays that combine sport and movement with relaxation and escapism, has been growing steadily. Cycling is one of the stars of this trend and cycling, in all its forms, is increasingly popular and sought after, so much so that it is also an The post The Dominican Republic by bike first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

From today there is a new way to discover the Italian paths. The app “Digital Map of the CAI Italy Path” (mappadigitalesentieroitalia.it), created by Webmapp in collaboration with the Italian Alpine Club, offers itineraries specially designed for hiking that describe the physical and natural characteristics of the area in high fidelity. ‘With the Sentiero Italia The post From CAI an app for hiking lovers first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

The Covid-19 pandemic marked a very difficult time for the entire world economy, but one of the sectors that suffered the most was undoubtedly tourism. The mobility of people came to a standstill as governments worked to prevent the spread of the virus. The dramatic stoppage of tourism forced by the pandemic has highlighted the The post Ecotourism returns to the Amazon rainforest first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

The Minister of Tourism, Massimo Garavaglia, met on February 14th with the General President of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) Vincenzo Torti. At the center of the interview, the activities and initiatives that the CAI will put in place in the face of the new important resources, 5 million euros, made available by the ministry. The post Ministry of Tourism relaunches mountain tourism first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

With the New Year just around the corner, there is a growing desire to plan trips in 2022, discovering new destinations and new experiences, in close contact with nature, without sacrificing comfort and style. Pitchup.com, a platform for booking outdoor holidays throughout Europe, reports on the emerging trends in glamping, the most glamorous form of The post The triumph of the outdoors in 2021: glamping is the new buzzword! first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

Bicycle tourism knows no seasons: it is always the right time to get on the saddle and discover the beauty of the Italian territory, riding in harmony with the nature that surrounds us. An excursion of just a few hours in the parks outside the city, a weekend on two wheels along the wine roads, The post Cycling on Oscar-winning cycle routes first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

About a month ago, work has begun to create a 175-kilometer route that involves as many as 32 municipalities in the provinces of Bologna and Modena; even if it has not yet been completed, the path can be covered on foot or by bicycle. Consisting of ten stages, the route lends itself to being completed The post The Way of the Gothic Line: trekking through history first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.

A 2,500-kilometer journey at a mule’s pace, to go up the Peninsula from South to North, crossing rural Italy and telling the stories of laborers, breeders and artisans. This is the fulcrum of the Woodvivors project – Italy at the mule’s pace, a journey of discovery that began yesterday, April 16, thanks to the initiative The post Woodvivors, Italy from South to North on the back of a mule first appeared on SmartGreen Post | news about the environment.