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<channel><title><![CDATA[Noto Marina - Avola Marina &nbsp; - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/blog.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:47:55 +0100</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Eco tourism and eco-friendly holidays in Sicily]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/eco-turismo-e-vacanze-eco-compatibili-in-sicilia.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/eco-turismo-e-vacanze-eco-compatibili-in-sicilia.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:59:15 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/eco-turismo-e-vacanze-eco-compatibili-in-sicilia.html</guid><description><![CDATA[We have chosen different solutions that enable action on reducing consumption and production of energy from renewable sources.....      These   investments aim to protect the environment, create the conditions for   eco-friendly holidays in Noto Marina and reflect a love and immense   gratitude for nature.Ene [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'>We have chosen different solutions that enable action on reducing consumption and production of energy from renewable sources.....</div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'><font size="4">These   investments aim to protect the environment, create the conditions for   eco-friendly holidays in Noto Marina and reflect a love and immense   gratitude for nature.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Energy saving:</span></font><br /><span></span><br /><ul><li><font size="4">Heating with heat pump;</font></li><li><font size="4">Cooling system with heat pump;</font></li><li><font size="4">Storm windows;</font></li><li><font size="4">Double glazing;</font></li><li><font size="4">100% utilization of energy saving lamps</font></li></ul><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eco homes and energy production for the environment</span><br /><br /></font><ul><li><font size="4">Photovoltaic panels for a total of 6 kw produce more than 100% of the   energy absorbed by consumption. The excess energy generated is fed into   the electricity grid;</font></li><li><font size="4">Waste collection;</font></li><li><font size="4">Burning of pruning of our trees as fuel for stoves;</font></li><li><font size="4">Elimination of single use.</font></li></ul><font size="4"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Food</span><br /><br /></font><ul><li><font size="4">With organic farming techniques, we produce for family use a tiny   amount of wine, Nero d'Avola; Our guests usually like a free bottle.</font></li><li><font size="4">To always have fresh &nbsp;and genuine &nbsp;eggs to us and our guests, we breed   to the ground seven hens. The hens live in their house with a veranda. Their   small house is heated and refreshed by nature and meets the needs of   the animals and its biological rhythms: north-south porch; nest on east;   container for feces, ventilated roof, south wall transparent and   reclining in opposite directions for ventilation summer or winter;   pesticide bath of sand and wood ash on the veranda; automatic system for   the administration of water &nbsp;always fresh and clean. With  this  system nature degrades, without the need for disposal, the waste   products from the animals, which lives happily in a healthy environment. Surprisingly eggs, shared equally with our guests, enough for everyone!</font></li><li><font size="4">The main production of the property are lemons. We share with our   guests, depending on the season, the production of oranges, tangerines,   loquats, bananas, mulberries, plums, grapes, pears, all produced  without  using pesticides or chemical fertilizers. The fertilization of  the land  involved the Horse Paprika, and donkeys Salt and Pepper.</font></li></ul><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Activities in the area in terms of eco tourism</span><br /><br /></font><ul><li><a title="" href="http://trekking.hiresicily.com/index.html"><font size="4">Excursions to nature reserves in the area (Vendicari Pantalica Cavagrande Cassibile;</font></a></li><li><a title="" href="http://trekking.hiresicily.com/index.html"><font size="4">Hiking, biking</font></a></li><li><a href="http://www.hiresicily.com/1/post/2012/04/italian-language-course.html"><font size="4">Italian language courses for guests</font></a></li></ul></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[News: Nero D'Avola - Wines experience in early September every year.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/news-wines-experience-in-early-september-2012.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/news-wines-experience-in-early-september-2012.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:35:34 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/news-wines-experience-in-early-september-2012.html</guid><description><![CDATA[          document.observe('dom:loaded', function() { wSlideshow.render({elementID:"78144518286560 [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class='wsite-multicol-table-wrap' style='margin:0 -15px'> <table class='wsite-multicol-table'> <tbody class='wsite-multicol-tbody'> <tr class='wsite-multicol-tr'> <td class='wsite-multicol-col' style='width:43.441636582431%;padding:0 15px'>  <div><div style="height:20px;overflow:hidden"></div> <div id='781445182865603142-slideshow'> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> document.observe('dom:loaded', function() { wSlideshow.render({elementID:"781445182865603142",nav:"thumbnails",navLocation:"bottom",captionLocation:"bottom",transition:"fade",autoplay:"1",speed:"5",aspectRatio:"auto",showControls:"true",randomStart:"false",images:[{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/9543341.jpg","width":"333","height":"249"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/6553606.jpg","width":"333","height":"221"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/2380937.jpg","width":"333","height":"221"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/9355483.jpg","width":"333","height":"221"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/4019892.jpg","width":"187","height":"250"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/6114146.jpg","width":"166","height":"250"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/3705440.jpg","width":"137","height":"250"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/9485128.jpg","width":"333","height":"249"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/3360096.jpg","width":"333","height":"249"},{"url":"9/1/6/8/9168218/8257915.jpg","width":"333","height":"249"}]}); }) </script>  <div style="height:20px;overflow:hidden"></div></div>  </td> <td class='wsite-multicol-col' style='width:56.558363417569%;padding:0 15px'>  <div class="paragraph"><font size="5">Wines Experience.&nbsp;</font><br /><font size="3"><font color="#666666">We make a little quantity of wines for hobby and for enjoy us and our guests.<br /><br />During some days from around 30 August to 15 September, every year, you can share with us the "Wines Experience". During this days you can taste our wines of many past years for free.<br />Do you would like help us harvesting the grapes and &nbsp;taste our wines?&nbsp;Your partecipation can be help us from harvest to pressing process and free tasting our wines during the experience.&nbsp;The experience is for free, but only the guest of our houses&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hiresicily.com/" title="">www.hiresicily.com</a>&nbsp;can partecipate. &nbsp;Please place a early booking.</font></font>&nbsp;<br /><span style="font-size: 17px; ">The wine experience&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 17px; ">consist in the following steps:<br /></span></div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class='wsite-multicol-table-wrap' style='margin:0 -15px'> <table class='wsite-multicol-table'> <tbody class='wsite-multicol-tbody'> <tr class='wsite-multicol-tr'> <td class='wsite-multicol-col' style='width:97.472924187726%;padding:0 15px'>  <div class="paragraph"><ul style=""><li style=""><font size="3" color="#666666">harvest: need 2 hours for white grapes, around 30 August; need 5 hours for red grapes, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;around 7 september.<br /></font></li><li style=""><font size="3" color="#666666">crushing: take 2-3 hours after each &nbsp;harvest<br /></font></li><li style=""><font size="3" color="#666666">macerating: take from 48 to 72 hours after step 2.<br /></font></li><li style=""><font size="3" color="#666666">pressing process: take 2 hours for withe one 4 hours for red one<br /></font></li><li style=""><font size="3"><font color="#666666">tasting: cheeses, olives, bread with our extravirgin olive oil, other tipical food and our wines during the previous steps.</font></font></li></ul></div>  </td> <td class='wsite-multicol-col' style='width:2.5270758122744%;padding:0 15px'></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian language course]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/italian-language-course.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/italian-language-course.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:52:54 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/italian-language-course.html</guid><description><![CDATA[If you come in Italy and our language makes you curious, which better chance to attend to an Italian language cours....       given in your home holiday with a native speaker graduate in Foreign Languages? We&rsquo;ll built together a personalized program of study to learn quickly the Italian pronunciation, writing, vocabulary, grammar and culture in an atmosphe [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'>If you come in Italy and our language makes you curious, which better chance to attend to an Italian language cours.... </div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'>given in your home holiday with a native speaker graduate in Foreign Languages? We&rsquo;ll built together a personalized program of study to learn quickly the Italian pronunciation, writing, vocabulary, grammar and culture in an atmosphere of spontaneous and pleasant interaction. I&rsquo;ll wait for you!<br /><span></span><br /><span></span>Se vieni in Italia e la nostra lingua ti incuriosisce, quale migliore occasione per frequentare un corso di italiano tenuto nella tua casa vacanze da una madrelingua laureata in Lingue Straniere?<br />Costruiremo assieme un programma di studio personalizzato per imparare velocemente la<br />pronuncia, la scrittura, il vocabolario, la grammatica e la cultura italiani, in un&rsquo;atmosfera di<br />spontanea e piacevole interazione.<br />Vi aspetto!<br /><br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecoturismo e vacanze ecosostenibili in Sicilia]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/ecoturismo-e-vacanze-ecosostenibili-in-sicilia.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/ecoturismo-e-vacanze-ecosostenibili-in-sicilia.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:32 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.avolamarina.it/1/post/2012/04/ecoturismo-e-vacanze-ecosostenibili-in-sicilia.html</guid><description><![CDATA[In merito al risparmio energetico sono state adottate  diverse soluzioni     che permettono di agire contemporaneamente su due  aspetti: la   riduzione   dei consumi e la produzione di energia da fonti    rinnovabili....      Questi  investimenti  volti alla tutela dell&rsquo;ambiente, oltre a creare le  condizioni per  vacanze eco-compatibili a Noto Marina, son [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'>In merito al risparmio energetico sono state adottate  diverse soluzioni     che permettono di agire contemporaneamente su due  aspetti: la   riduzione   dei consumi e la produzione di energia da fonti    rinnovabili....</div>  <div>  <!--BLOG_SUMMARY_END--></div>  <div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'>Questi  investimenti  volti alla tutela dell&rsquo;ambiente, oltre a creare le  condizioni per  vacanze eco-compatibili a Noto Marina, sono per noi  fondamentali, in  quanto rispecchiano un amore ed un'immensa gratitudine  per la natura.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Risparmio energetico:</span><br /><br /><ul style=""><li style=""><font size="3">impianto di riscaldamento a pompa di calore;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">impianto di raffreddamento a pompa di calore;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">doppi infissi;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">infissi con vetrocamera;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">utilizzo del 100% di lampadine a basso consumo energetico</font></li></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eco case e produzione energetica per il rispetto dell&rsquo;ambiente</span><br /><br /><ul style=""><li style=""><font size="3">Pannelli fotovoltaici per complessivi 6 kw soddisfano le esigenze di consumo al 100%</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">&nbsp; accolta differenziata;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">legna di potatura dei nostri alberi come combustibile per le stufe;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">eliminazione del monouso.</font></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alimentazione:</span><br /><br /><ul style=""><li style=""><font size="3">produciamo  con tecniche di agricoltura biologica una piccolissima  quantit&agrave; per  uso familiare di vino nero d&rsquo;Avola; I nostri ospiti  generalmente  gradiscono una bottiglia omaggio.</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">per  avere sempre  uova fresche e genuine per noi ed i nostri ospiti,  alleviamo 7 galline, a  terra nella loro casetta con veranda.  Climatizzata naturalmente e che  rispetta le esigenze dell&rsquo;animale ed i  suoi ritmi biologici: esposizione  Nord-Sud della veranda, nido ad est,  &nbsp;cassa per le feci, &nbsp;tetto  ventilato, parete a sud trasparente e  reclinabile in versi opposti per  la ventilazione estiva o invernale,  bagnetto antiparassitario di sabbia e  cenere di legna in veranda,  sistema per la somministrazione di acqua  sempre fresca e pulita. Spesso  escono a passeggio sul prato... Con  questo sistema la natura stessa  degrada, senza necessit&agrave; di smaltimento,  i rifiuti prodotti  dall&rsquo;animale, il quale vive felice in un ambiente  sano.  Sorprendentemente le uova, condivise equamente con i nostri ospiti,  bastano per tutti!</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">La produzione  principale della propriet&agrave; &egrave; il limone. Condividiamo con i  nostri  ospiti, secondo la stagione, la produzione di arance, mandarini,   nespole, banane, gelsi, prugne, uva, pere, tutti prodotti senza l&rsquo;uso   di pesticidi n&eacute; di concimi chimici. Della &nbsp;fertilizzazione del terreno   si occupano il Cavallo Paprika e gli asinelli Sale e Pepe.</font></li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Attivit&agrave; in zona in tema di ecovacanze:</span><br /><br /><ul style=""><li style=""><font size="3">escursioni nelle oasi naturalistiche della zona (Vendicari, Pantalica, Cavagrande del Cassibile;</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">trekking, bike</font></li><li style=""><font size="3">corsi di italiano per gli ospiti </font></li></ul></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>

