More and more people are looking for an ecological holiday offer or a simple rest-stop of a few hours or a few days , which promotes the use of organic products and km 0, which makes the bicycle an important means of movement and is a friend of four-legged friends.
Fortunately, more and more are the realities that meet the needs of these people, from farmhouses, to cafes, bars, restaurants or even to the reception points in the farmhouse.
Ecoristori, the alternative refreshment you like
Here is a list of Italian ecoristors, searched here and there among the proposals and offers, where they can be found and which are the strong points that characterize them.
1. Ecoristoro in Cilento
In the Cilento there is Zio Cristoforo, for those who love Campania and are looking for an alternative proposal close to Salerno. Here, in a stretch of the region also declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is possible to stay at the family farm, feast on the simple inn, where a "poor cuisine", but rich, good and genuine, are the masters. Pets are allowed, cooking classes are organized, but also trekking and mountain biking, or learning how to make preserves, collect olives or anything else that happens seasonally on the farm.
2. Ecoristoro in Emilia
Dulcamara, in Emilia, is a cooperative in Ozzano dell'Emilia, a few kilometers from Bologna, which is also a bio-agritourism, camping, woofing, vegetarian restaurant and a 0 km food shop ; a place where you can enjoy hospitality for years oriented towards ecology and sustainability. Here, exceptionally, children up to 10 years stay free from June to September, if accompanied by their parents! In the uncontaminated nature of the Parco dei Gessi, you wake up to the rhythm of the farm, together with the true keepers, the animal friends.
3. Ecoristori in Liguria
The Paradiso di Stella, near Savona. Browsing through the network, we arrived here too: an organic farm in Liguria, in an authentic green oasis on the edge of the Monte Beigua Natural Park, where in addition to the traditional focaccia, you can taste typical dishes, such as pansoti with borage, Ligurian minestrone, tagliatelle with organic flour and gnocchi with pesto. Do not miss the unique goat cheese with 100% organic milk. A paradise where animals are allowed and you can organize horse riding or bike rides.
4. Ecoristoro in Piedmont
Oltrebosco, in the province of Biella, is "the place I was looking for". Here things are not at km 0, but at 100! A stone's throw from the Oropa sanctuary, here is the eco-restaurant par excellence, with eco-picnics also for children, agrigelateria and bookcrossing.
The Oltrebosco association also proposes stays and weekends, shows are organized in the straw theater and six-legged walks with your loved ones, including animal friends, along the Tracciolino panorama.
5. In several Italian cities
Aria Cafe . Dedicated to those who stay in the city, in this newly designed bar everything is organic and dedicated to two-wheel enthusiasts ... with pedals !
From northern Europe to Brooklyn, these realities are very popular, especially among the young. Here, among centrifuged, smoothies, fresh food or hot chocolate, you can also buy products for the bike and browse through the latest bi-cycle news.
Tuscany is a forerunner: in fact it is already found in some places like in Florence in Piazza Adua, near Pontedera, in the province of Pisa, and in Grosseto. But let's not forget that Milan also has its bike cafe: it's called Upcycle and it was born inside an old abandoned garage!
