The 500th anniversary of St. Vivaldo Convent: a roundtable discussion today

This year the convent of San Vivaldo di Montaione (province of Florence), known for its marvelous Sacro Monte (the only one in Tuscany) that reproduces the plan of Jerusalem, turns five hundred years old: it was in fact founded in 1517, and there are many celebrations this year to commemorate the event. Just today at 4 p.m., at the refectory of the Convent, there is a panel discussion on the theme San Vivaldo and the Via Francigena. Strategies for a tourist enhancement of pilgrimage destinations and routes.

Speakers will include Paolo Pomponi (mayor of Montaione), Stefano Ciuoffo (tourism councillor of the Tuscany Region), Giacomo Cucini (mayor of Certaldo and delegate for culture and tourism of the Unione dei Comuni Empolese Valdelsa), Massimo Tedeschi (president of the European Association of Vie Francigene), Stefano Romagnoli (head of the tourism sector of the Region of Tuscany), Paolo Chiappini (director of Fondazione Sistema Toscana), Paolo Tiezzi Maestri (president of the Institute for the Enhancement of Historical Abbeys of Tuscany) and Sabrina Busato (president of the European Federation of Historical, Cultural and Tourist Routes). Coordination by Luca Belcari, deputy mayor of Montaione. For the occasion, Paolo Chiappini, director of Fondazione Sistema Toscana, will present the new tourism portal of the Tuscany region, www.visittuscany.com.

The 500th anniversary of St. Vivaldo Convent: a roundtable discussion today

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