Pisa, Italy

A New Grand Tour in Tuscany: Tourism Between Heritage, Knowledge and Digital Media

Organized by the University of Pisa (Department of Civilization and Forms of Knowledge and Degree Course in Tourism Science) and the UNESCO Chair in ICT of the USI – University of the Italian Swiss (Lugano, CH) to develop and promote sustainable tourism in word heritage sites, the Winter School is aimed at students, scholars and professionals.
Participants will have the opportunity to follow lectures held by scholars and experts in a broad interdisciplinary perspective, to meet and to dialogue with local stakeholders to learn about best practices and critical issues in the management of tourist ows, in the organization of major events and in the enhancement of artistic and cultural heritage.
They will have the opportunity to experience firsthand, on an intellectual and sensorial level, the possibility of a new Grand Tour in an unexpected Tuscany.

Course leader

Prof. Alessandro Tosi

Target group

Students, scholars and professionals.

Course aim

To offer, in one of the most attractive environmental, monumental and landscape contexts in Italy, a highly educational experience in the relationship between tangible and intangible heritage, tourism and digital media.

Fee info

EUR 1000: tuition fees

Scholarships

Available. Please contact the course coordinator