On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the “Roots Tourism” conference was held in Florence, organized by Confcommercio Toscana and Italea Toscana as part of the PNRR project conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Culture and funded by the European Union with the support of NextGenerationEU ROOTS TOURIST: WHO […]

A network of Italian Emigration Museums to enhance the heritage of knowledge they preserve. This is the great initiative presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at the international congress ‘Italian Diasporas – Representation and Identity Issues’ in Genoa, as part of the Italea Project, the program to promote roots tourism launched by the Ministry of […]

Roots-IN 2024, a special edition to crown a year dedicated to roots tourism Two days of networking, training and business matching dedicated to tourism back to the land of origin between Italian and international tour operators. On 18 and 19 November 2024, the year of Italian roots in the world: an extraordinary opportunity for Italian […]

What better showcase than the great market exhibition dedicated to local excellence to enhance the roots and strengthen the link with the Garfagnana communities abroad, immersing oneself in the history and traditions that this territory still preserves. On Sunday (10 November) at 2.30 p.m., in the context of the Garfagnana Terra Unica 2024 event, the […]

In the Sala Calvi of Palazzo della Meridiana, the workshop of Italea Italia and Italea Liguria to tell the stories of four distant personalities and a phenomenon that has contributed to shaping the cultural identity of Italy and spreading its values all over the world On Thursday, September 12 at 1 p.m., in the Sala […]

In the year of Roots Tourism, Salty Music APS continues its commitment to supporting and strengthening the link between the communities of Italians in the world and their homeland. In collaboration with the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Natural Park, Italea Toscana and Toscana Produzione Musica, presents Migrazioni Sonore 2024 – Alle radici, a wide-ranging cultural […]

Tuscan Roots Thanks to our network of researchers, guides and tour operators we organize itineraries in Italy tailor-made for you. With the support of specialized genealogists, we reconstruct, if necessary, your family tree, we identify the places linked to your family history, the home of your ancestors and, if the data permits, we trace relatives […]

CETICA – Municipality of Castel San Niccolò (AR), 6 August 2024 – Imagine going back to the roots of your family history, immersing yourself in the authentic flavors, breathtaking landscapes and centuries-old traditions of Tuscany. This is the unique experience that Italea Toscana, the regional program dedicated to roots tourism, offers with the workshop “A […]

Roots tourism is becoming increasingly popular in Italy, with new generations wishing to rediscover the lands from which their ancestors departed. Lucca, in Tuscany, is one of the main destinations for this type of tourism, with the Lucchesi nel Mondo association working to promote the travel experience linked to family roots. Roots tourism offers an […]