Our Conferences
As a strategic consultancy firm focusing on territorial economic development, Studio Sartorio Law & Economics also organises and participates in conferences. On 20 May 2023, the conference “Luino, 350 years of tourism history: From the petit tour of the Three Lakes to the Locarno-Milan-Venice waterway” was held, which was attended by jurists, economists, architects, historians, communication professionals, entrepreneurs and politicians such as the MEP Isabella Tovaglieri. The conference was chaired by Simona Fontana and her cultural association LeSempiterne, and was structured as follows:
Session One “Culture” (17.15-17.45) – Moderator: Silvestro Pascarella (editor of the daily newspaper LaPrealpina)
– “The accommodation system of Luino during the belle époque”, Federico Crimi
– “The city of artists”, Francesco Pellicini
Session Two “Economics and Management: the widespread nautical hotel” (17.45-18.15) – Moderator: Prof. Alessandro Bertirotti (University of Genoa)
– “The potential of rowing for outdoor tourism”, Aurora Taietti
– “The Locarno-Venice waterway: feasibility of the Luino-Malpensa section”, Bruno Censi (AMV)
– “Poseidon: solar electric catamaran for passenger transport”, Angela Denise Peri
Session Three (18.15-18.45) – Moderator: Prof. Lawyer Leonardo Salvemini
– “Project financing: criticalities and opportunities”, prof. lawyer Antonio Ilacqua
– “The public-private partnership for tourism and territorial development”, Luca Sartorio, Studio Sartorio Law & Economics – Milan
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Luino: 350 Years Of Tourism History
350 Years Of History
The Tourism History Of Luino
This section contains an excerpt from the lecture on the history of tourism in Luino, the presence of Luino in European travel manuals more than 300 years ago, the reasons for Luino’s tourist fortunes and its accommodation system during the belle époque.
At the bottom of the page is an excerpt concerning the current status, projects and criticalities of the Locarno-Milan-Venice waterway.
The Reasons Of A Fortune
Tourists Exploring The Borromean Islands
Main access routes to Lake Maggiore in relation to the router to/from the Borromean Islands according to early travel manuals between the 17th and 18th centuries.
Itineraries In The Luino Area
Horace Bénédicte de Saussure
Reconstruction of the routes of the mountaineer Horace Bénédicte de Saussure in the Lake Maggiore region from 1771.
Itineraries In The Luino Area
Johan Gottfried Ebel
Reconstruction of the itineraries in the Luino area and on Lombardy coast proposed in 1793 by the naturalist Johan Gottfried Ebel.
The Accomodation System During The Belle Époque
A Glorious Past
In the past, the hotels in Luino were for years an unmissable address for many European nobles.
Grand Hotels
Activity dates
Dates of the main activities in Luino between the 18th century and 1950 in relation to the tourism infrastructure on the most significant thresholds for local tourism.
The Locarno-Milano-Venezia Waterway
Development opportunities
