Traveling Green
It's hard to be environmentally conscience when you're on vacation or traveling on business in unfamiliar cities and countries. Just the very act of travel often uses tons of fuel and energy to move you from one place to the other. But, doing the necessary research ahead of time takes hours and hours.
So, where do you start?
Start here! Our dedicated staff at Meridien GreenStart is devoted to finding the best ways to get around the town, the state, the country...and even the world! Check out our upcoming Eco-Tour and the fabulous cities we're visiting. You don't want to miss it!
2010 Eco-Tour of Italy
Sign up today for this fantastic 21-day journey through the four major regions of Italy, the heart of western civilization. For three weeks, you will enjoy the best that this wonderful country has to offer and travel secure in the knowledge that we have spared no effort to choose modes of travel and accommodation that preserve the environment and create as little waste as possible.
Venice: City of Canals (5 days)
Explore the narrow gangways between buildings some as old as 500 years to the broad promanade filled with shops and push carts on this island wonderland
Florence: City of Art (5 days)
Born just outside of town, Florence was the home to Leonardo DaVinci for over 30 years. The Accademia and Uffizi galleries house original works from master artists from every major era, including important works of Botticelli, Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian, Giotto, Leonardo and Michelangelo.
Sienna: City of Beauty (2 days)
Experience the heart of Tuscany in this breathtakingly beautiful hill town. Climb the tower of the Duomo and look out over the rolling landscape and imagine yourself back in the magical Renaissance when art and science was reborn.
Rome: City of Magic (5 days)
The Coliseum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and Vatican City only scratch the surface of your stay in this magnificent city, capital and center of cultural history. Rome has it all. And we'll show much of it to you in this 5 days.
