SUSTAINABLE AND REGENERATIVE TOURISM

Masterclass led by:

Prof. Gianfranco Spitilli

Anthropology and material culture in mountain territories

Guest lecturer:

Luís Costa (University of Aveiro | ID+)

Ethno-poetic artistic creation connecting mountain territories.

26 February 2026

Calascio (Abruzzo, Italy)

Luís Costa, coordinator of Binaural Nodar and Rede Tramontana, PhD student in artistic creation at the University of Aveiro (ID+ UA), will be a guest lecturer in a masterclass on Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism, coordinated by anthropologist Gianfranco Spitilli. Luís Costa will have the opportunity to develop both the intervention methodology of Binaural Nodar and the conceptual framework underlying his doctoral research, multimodal and multisensory creations of the relationship between rural mountain territories in Portugal, Spain and Italy.

This masterclass is part of the School of Advanced Studies in Sustainable Tourism Management in Calascio (Abruzzo), a tourism innovation laboratory under the scientific direction of the University of Teramo, which includes a 56-day programme of seminars and events aimed at managers, researchers, young people and professionals in the sector.

The training aims to develop multidisciplinary skills for the management of integrated tourism products, the enhancement of local heritage and the promotion of inclusive and sustainable tourism practices, in line with the objectives of Agenda 2030.