In Florence, Life Beyond Tourism is a cultural project that promotes intercultural dialogue and the valorization of local heritage and culture through travelling and through a tourism based on values

In Florence, Life Beyond Tourism is a cultural project that promotes intercultural dialogue and the valorization of local heritage and culture through travelling and through a tourism based on values


WTE_World Tourism Expo revival

Here we are, back from the WTE_World Tourism Expo, the trade fair especially dedicated to those travel destinations that are also UNESCO World Heritage sites, and that are thus listed under the UNESCO World Heritage List. This second edition took place in Assisi, Italy from the 16th to the 19th of September 2011, and – as last the year’s one - it has been highly promoted by the Associazione Beni Italiani Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO, chaired by Claudio Ricci, who is Assisi Mayor.

Among visitors and exhibitors there mainly were delegates of cultural institutions, of public authorities, of foundations associations and consortium, of tourism facilities, of travel agencies, of tour operators, of small traditional goods producers. Therefore, among professional workshops, seminaries, and food&wine tasting, conversations and contects have been very selective, qualified, and certainly dedicated to the travelling industry’s insiders.

In this occasion, the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation® brought and promoted the Life Beyond Tourism® No-Profit Portal, but it also was representative of  Florence, with a stand at the second floor of Palazzo Monte Frumentario, as well as with a seminary in Palazzo Vallemani on Sunday 18th. As a matter of fact, the seminary has been realized in collaboration with Carlo Francini, director of  the UNESCO Historic Center of the Municipality of  Florence.

If  you didn’t get the chance to visit us in Assisi, below is the photogallery where your can revive the WTE experience:

Official WTE roll up

View of Assisi
from Palazzo Monte Frumentario

Via Fontebella - Main entrance to the WTE

The LBT stand in Palazzo Monte Frumentario

The LBT stand in Palazzo Monte Frumentario. There also is Maddalena.

Entrance to the LBT stand, from Vico degli Esposti. There also are Caterina e Maddalena.

A view of the LBT stand from the main room of Palazzo Monte Frumentario, at the second floor

The LBT desk and Non-Profit Portal, with a tasting of cantucci and Vin Santo according to the Tuscan tradition

The LBT arch

The LBT poster into the LBT stand

WTE Staff

Visitors at WTE

Visitors at WTE

Maurizio Bossi, Carlo Francini, Simone Giometti present the LBT Non-Profit Portal during the relevant seminary in Palazzo Vallemani

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