On Thursday, November 30, the “General States of Slow Tourism in the Biella area” took place in Biella. The initiative, organized by Fondazione BIellezza in collaboration with Movimento Lento, was created with the aim of laying the foundations for the development of the territory as an ideal destination for tourists on foot and by bicycle.

More than one hundred participants gathered at the SellaLab Auditorium: owners of accommodation facilities, hiking guides and cycle tour guides, local administrators, associations, rental companies and tour operators in the sector.

In her greetings, the Councilor for Tourism of the Municipality of Biella, Barbara Greggio, underlined the City’s commitment to the development of “root tourism” that looks to environmental sustainability. Later, Maria Rosa Fagnoni, representative of ATL Terre dell’Alto Piemonte, renewed the ATL’s commitment to “collaborate with all the stakeholders who want to promote the territory from the point of view of slow tourism”.

The stakeholders present were able to learn about the funding opportunities linked to the Interreg and GAL programming, thanks to the speeches of Paolo Balzardi, project officer of the Piedmont Region, and Luca Pozzato, administrative manager of the GAL Montagne Biellesi.