September promises to be full of appointments for it.a.cà migrants and travelers – responsible tourism festival, of which we are media partner. The 17th edition continues its journey along the peninsula with seven stages that touch Emilia Romagna, Sardinia, Sicily and Lombardy, declining the 2025 theme “keep the future: from today’s choices, the face of tomorrow”. A month of events between excursions, trekking, workshops and cultural moments that invite you to discover wonderful territories through a sustainable and respectful approach of local communities.
The festival that changes the way of traveling
“We believe that the most important thing is to influence the mass and degenerative tourism market, inject what are our ideals, our territorial business model”,
Sonia Bregoli, Co-Founder and the National National Network Manager of IT.A.Cà. explains The Festival, born in 2009 in Bologna, has built over the years a network of over 700 realities involving Italian territories and regions, with the aim of spreading sustainable and respectful travel models.
After the summer stages that touched Marche, Trentino Alto Adige, Calabria, Umbria and Emilia Romagna, the festival continues with a calendar full of events that combine nature, culture and community.
The stages of September
The month of September Porta It.A.Cà in seven different destinations, from north to south of the peninsula, to continue to decline the theme 2025 through concrete experiences of responsible tourism. Each stage tells the territory with different eyes, involving local communities, expert guides and curious travelers.
Valle Del Bidia: Civitella di Romagna, Galeata and Santa Sofia (5-7 September)
It starts from Emilia Romagna with a stage that celebrates the silence of the mountains and lush woods of the Bident Valley. Hiking itineraries and proposed experiences share a common goal: to keep and enhance the natural, geological, historical and cultural heritage of the territory. The Pro loco, together with environmental guides and geology experts, accompany visitors on an authentic discovery path.
Among the most significant events there is “La Via dei Flusi”, a trek that explores the landslide and alluvial areas of Civitella di Romagna to tell the fragility and peculiarity of the territory. The culinary tradition finds space in the laboratory to learn to make the tortello to the typical slab of Santa Sofia, while the canoe excursion in the heart of the Casentinesi forests and the trekking at sunset with observation of the stars offer moments of pure connection with nature. Particularly touching the event with the collective I observe to Galeata, born as a response to the landslides and floods of 2023.
Bologna (September 12 – October 19)
The mother city of the Festival returns for the seventeenth consecutive year with over a month of programming. Bologna represents the beating heart of IT.A.Cà, the place where everything started and where the philosophy of responsible tourism has found its first concrete expressions.
The legendary Migrantour opens the dances by telling the popular Bolognina district through the eyes of the second and third generation Bolognese, and then narrate the Cyrenaic neighborhood with its working history and the transformation in place of urban resistance. The program ranges from the province to the Apennines, offering itineraries on foot and by bikes often seasoned with tastings and concerts. The multisensory itinerary in the historic center, designed for the European Mobility Week, involves travelers with tactile maps and eyes for the eyes.
Ogliastra (13-21 September)
Sardinia welcomes a stage for the fifth consecutive year that celebrates one of the most fascinating regions of the island. Ogliastra represents a perfect example of how responsible tourism means enhancing local specificities: from sweet mobility to longevity, from Sardinian language to rural traditions.
Talana becomes the scene of an immersion in the local archaeological heritage, with particular attention to the Domus de Janas candidate for UNESCO heritage. In Villagrande Strisaili the national preview of a documentary on the Nuragic civilization accompanies the visit to the S’Arcu and Is Forros website, one of the most important on the island. The events range from the preparation of culurgiones to social eating, from botanical walks to rural experiences, also touching Tortolì, Jerzu, Lanusei, Baunei and Gairo.
Palermo (19-21 September)
The Sicilian city interprets the theme of the Festival through aware choices to guarantee a sustainable future. Palermo becomes a concrete example of how the future can be kept through actions ranging from small daily choices to large collective decisions, always guided by ethical principles.
The most significant itinerary takes place in the urban garden “The vegetable gardens”, where the real protagonists are people: citizens and representatives of associations tell the projects carried out to keep the future of the city. The cooking class dedicated to panelle, iconic Palermo street food, becomes an opportunity to narrate history and techniques using traditional Sicilian flours, from chickpea flour to panels to semolina for bread.
Brescia and its valleys (25-29 September)
The first of the three Lombard stages addresses one of the most urgent themes of contemporary tourism: the Overurism. The opening conference at Cascina Maddalena di Lugana di Sirmione presents two volumes on Tourism of Garda, topic of stringent topicality considering the recent problems of some Gardnesi locations.
The program ends with the UNESCO Heritage Raps of Valle Camonica, an exploration of the Ceto Natural Reserve, Cimbergo and Paspardo and the Borgo di Nadro. Between bike tour between the vineyards and Bresciacaching – a photographic treasure hunt inspired by geocaching – the stage combines critical and discovery of the territory.
Mantua, Sabbioneta and Terre dei Gonzaga (September 26 – October 5)
This stage invites you to reflect on how the past can become key to imagining a more balanced and sustainable future. A dozen local realities tell the wealth of the territory in its complexity, through a choral story made of history, memory and architecture that speak of time.
The program offers property walks, exhibitions, literary and photographic competitions, naturalistic visits, cyclothour and forest batthing sessions. Ten days of events widespread to share ideas and experiences, because the legacy received is not only to be kept, but to be transformed and return better to those who come later.
Monte Barro Park (September 27-28)
The Lombard stage ends in a place full of biodiversity and millennial history, between woods, rocks and rare species. The events intertwine with the tradition of the San Michele Festival, celebrated since the eighteenth century, creating a bridge between spirituality, nature and community.
The program combines craft markets managed by local producers, workshops for families, guided tours in Monte Castelletto and the crypt of San Michele, yoga sessions in the park and tastings of local products. A living balance between people, history and environment that perfectly embodies the values of IT.A.Cà.
Towards the conclusion
It.A.Cà 2025 will end with the stages of October and November that will touch Pavia, Turin, Ravenna, the Aeolian Islands, Trentino Alto-Adige, the Marche, Milan and Puglia. A path that confirms the philosophy of the festival: transforming incoming into beacoming, combining sustainability of tourism with well -being of local communities.
The Festival is aimed at citizens, students, non -profit organizations, companies, tourists and anyone who wants to find out what it really means to do responsible tourism. Because traveling can be much more to move from one place to another: it can become a way to keep the future, one choice at a time.
To stay updated on the calendar and the places of the stages, the official website is www.festivalitaca.net.
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