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In March 2023, DOLCEVITA, the most important Italian magazine dedicated to alternative lifestyles, also dedicated ample space to River Tribe, describing it as "a community of free men, enthusiasts and guardians of nature ready to welcome anyone who wants to experience the benefits of outdoor life."

"Visualize everything you know about ecovillages and that we have told you on our pages, concentrate it in a breathtaking nature outside the usual routes - between Calabria and Basilicata, in the largest natural park in Italy, the Pollino - and focus on sporting activity as the driving force to ignite the spirit and enter into communion with our self, others and nature. What you will have is River Tribe, an alternative world where adventure, sport, spirituality, art, music, travel and freedom mix.

[…]La Tribe was born by choice on land with a dilapidated house, which over time became an open-air landfill. With great effort, everything was reclaimed and the properties recovered in what ultimately became not only a work of urban redevelopment for the benefit of the community, but also an extraordinary example, a hope for everyone. «Today we are acquiring properties where there is a desire to create an ecovillage, obviously a place near the river – Antonio Trani tells us. The idea is to create several independent single eco-sustainable homes, where everyone will have their own space, without particular obligations, except that of making it more beautiful and flowery, as well as common areas used for loyoga, art laboratories and workshops. We will also produce most of our food through permaculture and biosustainable agriculture. It will be an ecovillage that will also provide ample job opportunities" [...] "We work with limited numbers and try not to concentrate everything in the high season, but distribute and promote the territory throughout the year, making the most of the spring and autumn seasons. We don't use nature to sell sport, but we use sport to bring you closer to nature" the founder of River Tribe is keen to clarify, whose vision, now a reality cited by National Geographic Traveler UK as the first Outdoor Center in Europe, attracts around 7500 visitors per year in a small village of around 1500 inhabitants, thus becoming in fact one of the most important tourist attractors in the area. «A place becomes attractive when it has something to offer our spirit, when it generates unforgettable and transformative experiences. We often talk about sustainable tourism, but to make it truly sustainable we need to take care of the place that hosts us, preserve it and not stress it with out-of-control quantities of visitors. We must always make sure that demand does not exceed supply."

Full article: https://www.dolcevitaonline.it/river-tribe-ecovillaggio-sportivo-italia/