Life Beyond Tourism Blog

On 14th December, we celebrated a new connection between Provincial Government of Florence and Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco® – Life Beyond Tourism®! The cerimony began in “Sala Luca Giordano” (Palazzo Medici Riccardi), with greetings and presentations of the authorities and the official signatures of the Memorandum. In the afternoon, at the Auditorium al Duomo, there was the [...]

  We have just returned from Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism, appointment that promotes situated and archaeological destinations creating integration between various cultures. It took place in Paestum (Italy) from November 17th to November 20th. In the occasion of the Exchange, we were there with a stand. We presented Life Beyond Tourism® (LBT) No-Profit Portal, our [...]

Hi everybody, We have the pleasure to announce that, on the occasion of the meeting on December 14th, the Provincial Government of Florence has approved and signed our “Memorandum d’intesa” between Provincia di Firenze and Del Bianco Foundation as part of the Life Beyond Tourism project. That’s very important for us because this is a [...]

Have you ever heard about the WTE_World Tourism Expo? It is a tourism and travel event especially dedicated to those heritage sites that are listed under the UNESCO World Heritage List. It took place in Assisi (Italy) from September 16th to September 18th, 2011. — In the occasion of the expo, we were there with: . a stand [...]

Following the June leg of the 2011 Travel Festival in Florence, the September one is landing today at 5.00pm at the Museo di Antropologia e Etnologia in Via del Proconsolo. This section includes several itinerant initiatives that will leave the city on Saturday the 10th; and that will be “dedicated to Emilio Salgari, to the A1 motorway, to Madeira, to [...]

Do you remember Marta’s article Regional architecture in Poland – Zakopane Style otherwise Witkiewicz Style published on this blog on October 2010? Well, that article and architectural style travelled the world soon after – as Paul R. Bolt read it and sent us informations about a brand-new Zakopane-styled-cottage to be under construction in Sierra Nervadas [...]

In 2005, the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco® together with the Vivahotels ART IN OUR HEART supported the restoration of the furnitures and of the documentation which were originally displayed in the Museo Casa di Dante in Florence, and which had been almost destroyed in a fire.  At that time, we involved the Vivahotels’ guests in purchasing at [...]

There is a new way to visit the Uffizi Collection’s today thanks to Centrica‘s move to the innovative processes of digital imaging and visual interactive communication to the cultural heritage sector. The Uffizi Virtual and Uffizi Touch® projects give a new “form” to the works of the Uffizi collection, set in high resolution digital images. Uffizi Virtuale represents a new [...]

The wait is over for A Roof with a View, the event of Florence’s 2011 summer season: seventeen panoramic terraces, a photography contest and fun prizes courtesy of Più Firenze for all participants. From June 15th to June 30th, September 2011, seventeen rooftop terraces  along the Arno River,  Florence’s hills, and in the city centre [...]

If you like travelling and would like to visit one of the most beautiful and charming city in the world… you cannot miss the 2011 Travel Festival (Festival del Viaggio) in Florence, Italy! This year, the Festival  will happen as a round-trip. The first leg started on Wednesday, June 8th with the opening of the photo-exhibition BOLIVIANS [...]