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Ecological
tourism
For a long time tourism has been considered
a field with insufficient impact with the Environment. Now
the number of people who leave in order to look for nature,
possibly uncontaminated, is always bigger, and they approach
to it with respect for the different people and culture.
The green tourism and the ecotourism have been intensified,
the travel in natural environment is made trying to damage
and to disturb as less as possible. Such forms of tourism
are more and more spreading also in Italy. Here at a stretch
you find a list of Agencies and Associations that organize
ecological stays. Generally a part of the stay is dedicated
to the theoretical knowledge of the Environment through lessons
held by experts. In some cases they are also coupled with
work experiences.
- Ambiente Mare (Sea Environment): http://users.iol.it/ambientemare
via F. Carletti 7 - 00154 Roma - tel./fax: +3906/5747728
- cell. 368.3501293
E-mail: ambientemare@iol.it
The association operates with the attempt to deepen and
to promote the knowledge of the sea system, studying the
most suitable participations to its defence and conservation
developing research projects. It organizes weekend and short
stays in the Mediterranean sea where the participants can
see and get to know some mammals (whales, dolphins, and
so on).
In order to participate it is necessary to join the association
and to be able to swim for at least 30 mt.
- ASIA Vacances de l'Esprit: http://www.assasia.net
via Riva di Reno 124 - 40121 Bologna - tel. +39051/225588
E-mail: assasia@iperbole.bologna.it
It is an initiative of the ASIA association of Bologna,
an holiday in contact with the nature and relevant personages
of the national and international culture.
The weeks are quite suitable for young people since they
allow them to deepen topics already covered at school and
university and for older people as an intelligent occasio
to spend their free time.
- Associazione Plein Air:
http://www.gecamp.com
Località Piedimonte - 50019 Palazzuolo sul Senio
(FI) - tel. +39055/4216893 - +39055/8046430
E-mail: info@gecamp.com
The association, born from the encounter of people with
specific competences in the naturalistic, scout and adventure
sport field, organizes adventure holidays for boys and girls.
The camp is situated in the state property area of the mountainous
community High Mugello Val di Sieve, Piedimonte venue near
Palazzuolo on the Senio. The lodging is inside wood mountain
huts. The activities are within the base camp (manual and
adventure experiences, tasks that favour the establishment
of a responsible attitude towards the common assets and
needs).
- Cea Asqua Legambiente: http://www.asqua.it
piazza Risorgimento 16 - 52013 Ponte a Poppi (AR) - tel
+390575/520462 fax +390575/520463
E-mail: info@asqua.it
The association offers the possibility to observe the animals
in their environment, to learn the ways to approach them
without any disturb.
- Centro di Scienze Naturali: http://www.csn.prato.it/home.htm
via di Galceti 74 - 50047 Prato - tel. +390574/460503 fax:
+390574/693401
E-mail: info@csn.prato.it
The Centre is a foundation of the Prato city council, a
polyvalent structure and a point of social aggregation that
carries out numerous studies, operating researches and activities
in defence of the environment (environmental education,
cultural and tourist activity, fire wood prevention and
civil protection, wild fauna recovery, environmental monitoring,
archaeology, micology).
- CTS (Centro Turistico Studentesco): http://www.cts.it/
via Andrea Vedalio, 6 - 00161 Roma - tel. +3906/441111 fax: +3906/44111400
E-mail: ambiente@cts.it
It contains information regarding the responsible Tourism and it organizes holidays
in contact with the nature.
- FarVest s.r.l.: http://www.farvest.it
via Tombesi dall'Ova 51 - 48100 Ravenna - sede operativa:
Porto Corsini - tel. +39054/435662 fax: +39054/435662
E-mail: farvest@farvest.it
Company that takes care of organizing scientific tourism
activity mainly turned to young people.
- Italia Nostra: http://www.italianostra.org
via Niccolò Porpora, 22 - 00198 Roma - tel. +3906/8440631
- fax: +3906/8844634
E-mail: info@italianostra.org
National Association for the protection of the artistic
historical patrimony and the environment, it organizes,
in the summer period, naturalistic stays during which the
participants are guided and stimulated to an aware, direct
and active relationship with the Environment.
- Marine Life Conservation - ONLUS:
http://www.marine-life.org
V.Salgari n° 9 - 10154 Torino Tel: +39.011.202358
E-mail: info@marine-life.org
No-profit Association that deals in an active way with
the safeguards of the environment, doing scientific ecotourism
activities on a sailing vessel Their main activities involve
the Kornati Dolphin Project, a monitoring study of the dolphins
in Croatia, where they lead moderate sighting campaigns.
- Natura da vivere di Ardea - Activity of didactic research
ecology environment: www.ardea.toscana.it
Via del Vigna 199 - 57121 Livorno - tel. +390586/44407 fax:
+390586/426548
E-mail: naturadavivere@ardea.toscana.it
The cooperative organizes ecological holidays (stage, weekend
and naturalistic stays for adults) and proposes holidays
for boys and girls under 18.
- Nuova Acropoli: http://www.nuovaacropoli.it
p.zza Margherita 7 - 67100 L'Aquila tel. +390862/61051 -
fax: +390862/62860
E-mail: nuovaacropoli@libero.it
It is a cultural association that deals with ecology, first
aid, protection of the environment, archaeology. It organizes
in August an experience for the fire wood prevention that
lasts one week.
- National park of Abruzzo: http://www.pna.it
viale S. Lucia - 67032 Pescasseroli - tel. +390863/910715
E-mail: post@pna.it
The Park Agency proposes a 15 day stay in an outpost of
the park, collaborating with operators, investigators, technicians
and guards of the park in prevention, control, education,
assistance, maintenance and research. The activity is carried
out all the year long, subdivided in turns and according
to the indications of the civil employees of the park.
- Sognamondo: http://www.sognamondo.it/index.php/english/Home.html
Via Guinizelli, 4 - 40033 Casalecchio di Reno (BO) - tel. +39-347.3491548 Fax +39-178.6019773
E-mail: info@sognamondo.it
Sognamondo organises: natural holidays, alternative holidays
with biological food. It supports ecotourism.
- Tra Terra e Cielo: http://www.traterraecielo.it
via di Chiatri 865/c - C.P.1 55050 Bozzano (Lucca) tel.
+390583/356182 - +390583/356173
E-mail: ttc@traterraecielo.it
It organizes stays in the nature with vegetarian food and
activities for the body and the mind.
Useful references:
- Turismo responsabile (Responsible tourism):http://www.solidea.org/ospiti/aitr_index.htm
Italian Association of Responsible Tourism.
- Ecoturismo Map: http://www.mappaecoturismo.it/
The site allows the research of tourist companies present
in all the regions of Italy that deal with ecotourism. Besides
the cards with the prices and the services offered by each
company, in the Map you find natural restaurants, bio wines
and manufacturing companies, the typical vegetarians dishes
and the popular festivities, the natural parks and the protected
oases, small bio markets, some more information and other...
- Ecoturismo (Ecotourism): http://www.ecoturismo-italia.it
The site contains news, link and information useful in order
to eco travel all over the world.
- Alternativa ambiente (Alternative Environment):
http://www.alternativaambiente.com
In the site we find information concerning ecological tourism,
excursions and tours in the nature, trekking, mountaineering,
white weeks.
- Ecotour - Borsa del Turismo Natura: http://www.infiera-ecotur.it/
Fair dedicated to ecotourism.
- Percorsi Doc (Doc routes): http://www.percorsidoc.it
In the site new forms of holidays in contact with nature,
tours by bicycle and on foot are proposed all over Italy.
- Naturalists: http://www.naturalisti.it/
Hiking and trekking in the nature. personalized excursions
for photographers, passionates, university researchers and
university students.
- 90° Est: http://www.90est.it
Site dedicated to the organization of travels in the nature
and of trekking.
- Ecotravel: http://www.ecotravel.com
Operator which organizes circuits in the natural reserves
all over the world.
- Turismo Verde (Green Tourism): http://www.turismoverde.it/
The site tries to promote and to develop the farm activities
and those of rural tourism in the agricultural zones and
every form of valorization of the quality agricultural food-
products and of the handicraft.
- Vie Verdi (Green Ways): http://www.vieverdiacavallo.it
The green routes of Italy and run along on horse, on foot
or by bicycle.
- Eco Vacanze (Echo Holidays): http://www.ecovacanze.it/
The site gives information on the farm holidays, bed and
breakfast, house holidays and camping in all the peninsula.
- Montagna Incantata (Bewitched Mountain): http://www.montagnaincantata.it
Walks in the forests, the natural parks and along the food
paths, also in one day.
- Tratto Blu (Blue Feature): http://trattoblu.com/index.php
Site on the protected places in Italy (quality of waters,
seas).
- La Boscaglia (The Scrub): http://www.boscaglia.it
It organizes trips on foot, excursions, trekking and walks
in the natural areas of Italy and Mediterranean Europe.
- Pindorama: http://www.pindorama.org/
Site of the agency that proposes journeys in the respect
of people and of the environment.
- Four Seasons Natura e Cultura: http://www.fsnc.it
Tour operator that carries out research in the field of
environmental education, of ecotourism and the scholastic
tourism: they have various didactic proposals that go from
the scholastic fields to the excursions, acquaintance plans
etc
- Punto partenza (Point of departure): http://bioecologia.puntopartenza.it/
All about the environment and ecological culture in Italy.
- Tures: http://www.tures.it/
The site for the responsible tourist.
Oenogastronomic
tourism
The tourism of the wine has spread
in California, South Africa and Australia thanks to the most
recent "Wine Day": the last Sunday of May the plants
and the wine cellars are open to the public. In Italy it was
born in 1993 and it finds propitious land thanks to the natural
inclination of the Country to the cultivation of the grape,
above all in the areas of more consolidated grape production
(Langhe, Monferrato, Roman Castles, and so on). Moreover the
"Movement Tourism of the Wine", an association of
entrepreneurs, has spread the tasting habit in the typical
places of the production. Also the world of the typical handicraft
has much to earn from such movement of the wine, in fact stimulating
the visit to the wine cellars it starts a "vituous circuit"
of purchases of traditional manufactured items.
Useful references:
- Enogastronomia (Oenogastronomy): http://www.enogastronomia.it
Site completely dedicated to the oenogastronomy and the
oenogastronomic routes. It contains a list of the restaurants
and of the most typical products.
- Biteg: http://www.biteg.it/
Site of the international Exchange of the oenogastronomic
tourism with relative sections to the oenogastronomic routes.
- Slow Food: http://www.slowfood.it
Site of the international movement that promotes the philosophy
of pleasure, in particular of the food. From the Home Page
it is possible to enter the section "Initiatives",
that contains a review of greedy trips in Italy and abroad,
discovering restaurants and wine cellars. The association
organizes also travels in order to participate to the most
relevant shows dedicated to the cookery and to the wine.
- Invino: http://www.invino.it/
The site promotes the oenogastronomic tourism so as to discover
Italian wine cellars.
- Vinit: http://www.vinit.it
Guide on the oenogastronomy subdivided in various sections:
Table (typical products, wines, recipes), farm holidays,
wine companies in Italy and abroad, wine cellars (subdivided
in region), restaurants, oenogastronomic shopping, routes,
university and schools.
- Winereport: http://www.winereport.com
Site dedicated to the wine world and to the wine tourism
with description of various types of wine and wine routes.
We find also a list of premises where to taste the wine,
typical and farm products and wine museums.
- Tigullio vino: http://www.tigulliovino.it
In the site you can find information on wines, wine events
(village festivals and festivities), selected premises.
- Way Italia: http://www.wayitalia.net/root/gusto.html
It is a site that collects tourist information on Italy.
It is articulated in various sections: Art and culture,
traditions and folklore, useful structures of tourist hospitality,
services for the Italians abroad, sports, events and fairs,
information for the tourist. We find a section dedicated
to village Festivals and Fairs and the greedy routes.
- Eat4free: http://www.wonderful-italy.it
Portal subdivided in various thematic areas. In the oenogastronomy
section it is available a list of links to sites of oenogastronomic
interest.
- Buonissimo.org: http://www.buonissimo.org
It is the world-wide portal of the gastronomy with relative
sections about regional cooking (with releasable prescriptions),
oenogastronomic fairs in Italy, cards on the Italian typical
products. There is also a section on the world oenogastronomy.
Site in continuous evolution.
- Finesettimana (Week end): http://www.finesettimana.it
The site proposes events of oenogastronomic aspect in Italy
and suggests possible routes to make.
- Buoni Posti (Good Places): http://www.buoniposti.it/
It collects addresses of good restaurants and hotels at
convenient prices, honest wine producers and sellers, curiosity
and rarity pointed out by the same visitors.
- Cultura gastronomica (Gastronomic culture):
http://www.culturagastronomica.it
The site presents events, links, wine routes, books and
magazines, glossaries, schools of gastronomy. Complete and
very organized site.
- Tradizioni popolari (Popular traditions):
http://www.tradizionipopolari.it
The site points out village festivals and oenogastronomic
festivities of interest.
- Traditio: http://www.traditio.net
Site dedicated to the oenogastronomic tourism and the travels
to the discovery of the taste with history and classification
of the typical oenogastronomic products. We find also information
on the popular culture and old customs never forgotten.
- Delizie a tavola (Delights at table): http://www.delizieatavola.com
In the site we find routes, restaurants,
cookery school, sections on the Italian oenogastronomy...
- Vinostore: http://www.vinostore.it/
Site on the enotourism and on the cities of the wine.
- Wine in net: http://www.vinoinrete.it/sommelier/_enoturismo.htm
Oenotourism, wine cellars, wine-bar, farm holidays, link.
- Movimento turismo vino (Wine tourism movement):
http://www.movimentoturismovino.it/
Site of the Wine Tourism Movement.
- Tour Web: http://www.tour-web.com/tghompag.htm
Links to agencies specialized in oenogastronomic tourism
and in sites on the oenogastronomy.
- Itinerari golosi (Greedy routes): http://www.cucinait.com/
Site of the magazine "the Italian Cookery" that
proposes routes and trips whose main topic is the food.
- Perle d'Italia (Pearls of Italy): http://www.perleditalia.it/perleditalia_gastronomia.htm
Collection of link to sites on the typical productions of
the Italian oenogastronom.
- Gastronomia (Gastronomy): http://www.gastronomia.it/
- Italy Food: http://www.italy-food.net/
- I ghiottoni: http://www.ighiottoni.it/
- Piaceri di Italia (the Pleasures of Italy): http://www.piaceriditalia.it/index.php
- Viaggi del gusto (Taste journeys): http://www.viaggidelgusto.it
Religious
Tourism
As time go by the pilgrimage towards
sacred places gradually is more and more widespread and is
practiced by more and more consisting multidude of believers
leading to still very widespread phenomena.
The venues used as pilgrimages destinations, thanks to their
notoriety, attract multidude of pilgrims coming from every
part of the world (Rome, main city of the Christian spirituality,
undoubted world-wide religious centre, in Assisi - Saint Francisco,
San Giovanni Rotondo - Father Pio from Pietralcina, in Cascia
- Saint Rita, in Padua - Saint Antonio, in Loreto - Marian
Sanctuary...).
Some destinations for pilgrimage:
- SA.Magno Pilgrimages: http://www.santalbertomagno.arcidiocesi.palermo.it/
The Sanctuary dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo, pilgrimage
destination all the year long.
- Padre Pio from Pietrelcina:
http://www.padrepio.it/
Official site with history, testimonies, audio video on
air from San Giovanni Rotondo, links to other sites of religious
interest.
- Pilgrimage: http://www.pellegrinaggio.org/
Pilgrimage on foot Macerata - Loreto.
- Basilica S. Antonio (Padua): http://www.santantonio.org/portale/home.asp
History, art and Franciscan life in the Basilica, pilgrimages
camps also for the Jubileum. Information and reservations
for the mass, guided tour in the Basilica, choruses and
some more.
- Convent of Celleno (VT): http://www.conventocelleno.it/
Christian communitarian experience of some families in a
former restructured Franciscan convent of 1600 century,
in Celleno (VT). There are meetings, stages, conventions,
trips, pilgrimages.
- Eremo di Tagliavia (Monreale - Palermo): http://www.eremotagliavia.com/
It is the site of the company that manages the receptive
systems of the Sanctuary of Maria SS. of the Rosario of
Tagliavia. In this sacred place it is possible to spend
the night and to avail of a restaurant service, to organize
pilgrimages, groups of prayer.
- La Via dell'Angelo (The Way of the Angel) (Foggia):
http://www.laviadellangelo.it/it/pellegrinaggi.htm
Garganic route. It is one of the most important arteries
of the medieval pilgrimage and still today itinerary of
faith and spiritual call for thousands of believers from
all Europe.
- Sanctuary Saint Gaspare of the Bufalo (Albano
Laziale - Rome): http://www.sangasparedelbufalo.pcn.net/
The Sanctuary of San Gaspare collects the remains of San
Gaspare of Bufalo (1786-1837) and is destination of numerous
pilgrimages from all over the world. In this Sanctuary the
Allievi Missionari del Preziosissimo Sangue ("Students
Missionaries of the Most precious Blood") pray for
all your intentions.
Marian sanctuaries
- Basilica of Superga Turin: http://www.parrocchie.it/torino/basilicasuperga/
Official site of the Basilica of Superga (TO). Sanctuary
dedicated to the Nativity of Virgin Mary.
All the information on the religious services and the acceptance
of pilgrimages.
- Pilgrimage on foot Macerata Loreto: http://www.pellegrinaggio.org/
Born as gesture of thanks for the outcome of the scholastic
year it is considered more and more as moment of reconciliation
among the people. It gathers every year more than 50.000
people coming from all over the world as well as illustrious
presences both lay and religious ones.
- Sanctuary of Loreto: http://www.santuarioloreto.it/
In Loreto is worshipped the house of theVirgin Mary, brought
from Nazaret in 1294. The relic reminds us of the announcement
of the salvation, the incarnation and the hidden life of
the God's Son with Mary and Joseph.
- Sanctuary Beata Vergine Castelmonte (Blessed Virgin
Castelmonte) (UD): http://www.cividaleonline.com/castelmonte/
It is a marian sanctuary at ten Km from Cividale of Friuli
inside an ancient castle. People from Friuli and a good
part of Veneto, Slovenia and Carinzia go there on pilgrimage.
There are approximately 600.000 visitors per year.
- Santuary of Monte Berico (VI): http://www.monteberico.it/
Richest site of the Sanctuary of Mount Berico: celebrations,
history, works of art, museum, pilgrimages, servants of
Mary, activities, theological study, library, magazine,
musical young chapel, various services.
- Santuary Madonna delle Lacrime (Madonna of the Tears)
(Siracusa): http://www.madonnadellelacrime.it/
Official site of the Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Tears
of Siracusa. In 6 languages. It offers the possibility to
reserve pilgrimages, subscriptions to the magazines, lodging
in the House of the Pilgrim and updated news on the events
that take place in the Sanctuary.
- Santuary of Santa Croce (Saint Cross): http://www.santa-croce.it/p22-i.htm
The sanctuary of Santa Croce is the everyday destination
of pilgrimages that involves mainly the local populations.
- Pilgrimages: http://www.santuarioloreto.it/ita/pell_sto.htm
The pilgrimage of the Groups of prayer ' P. Pio' of centre-Italy.
- The Capitals of the faith: http://www.perleditalia.it/religione/turismoreligioso_indice.htm
This phenomenon gradually gets more and more widespread
and is practiced by multitude of true believers leading
to very widespread pilgrimages.
Useful references:
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