This year celebrating its 10th edition, the Agritravel Expo - Fair of the Territories and Slow Tourism will be held from 4 to 6 April 2025 at the Bergamo Promoberg Exhibition Centre.
Slow tourism generated 1,350,000 overnights in 2023
The fair will focus on the trails, paths and waterways that cross Italy and are the basic components of slow tourism, a sector in continuous growth. According to the latest annual survey from Terre di mezzo Editore, in 2023 for the first time the credentials, or pilgrim passports given to walkers, exceeded 100.000. This was A 25% increase over 2022, generating an indirect impact of at least 1,350,000 overnight stays. These numbers show how Italy lends itself to being crossed at a slow pace, confirming the ability of the Italian regions in promoting the rediscovery of slow tourism - which means walking and hiking excursions, tours and holidays.
The event is in the Bergamo, not far from the international airport
The Agritravel Expo will be in the heart of Lombardy, a few minutes from the centre of Bergamo and the city’s railway station, as well as within easy reach of Milan-Bergamo airport (BGY), the first Italian and international bike-friendly airport and the third national hub in terms of annual passenger numbers.
The Path of the Terre Sospese
Slow tourism is a privileged way of getting to know a region, and central to the Cittàslow (Slow Cities) circuit which will be at the Agritravel Expo together with municipalities from all over Italy. Among these will be the little village of Grumes in Trentino Alto Adige, the arrival point of the 4th Path of the Terre Sospese, a 90-kilometre route that crosses the Val di Cembra valley through hamlets and farmsteads that appear to be suspended in time (hence the name Terre Sospese). Visitors discover ever-changing landscapes, and venture along little-known paths in contact with the culture and identity of the region.. An experience that becomes a community project promoting a more sustainable development of the territory and favouring soft mobility and slow tourism.
