The Federation

A federation for Italy’s territories

Federazione Italy Discovery and Countryside APS promotes Italy’s heritage through projects dedicated to its territories, villages, landscapes, historic roads, cultural identities and local excellence.

Mission

The Federation fosters collaboration between municipalities, public bodies, associations, businesses, tourism operators, local communities and private partners, with the aim of developing initiatives that create cultural, social, tourism and economic value.

Through territorial promotion, digital innovation and the enhancement of local resources, Italy Discovery aims to contribute to a model of development centred on the identity of places, sustainability, accessibility and community participation.

Leadership

Roberto Perticone

President

Roberto Perticone leads Federazione Italy Discovery and Countryside APS, which works to promote and enhance Italy’s territories, with particular attention to rural areas, landscapes and lesser-known destinations.

His professional background includes experience in airport transport and travel organisation. This experience feeds into the Federation’s tourism promotion project, which aims to develop new ways of discovering Italy’s heritage.

As President, he represents the Federation in institutional initiatives and contributes to the development of its vision, particularly initiatives dedicated to enhancing Italy’s roads and territories.

Loubna El Bhara

Vice President

Loubna El Bhara is Vice President of Federazione Italy Discovery and Countryside APS and contributes to the development of initiatives promoting rural, cultural and experiential tourism.

Her professional background includes project management, organisational planning and business management, with experience in Italian and international professional settings.

Within Italy Discovery, her work focuses on developing territorial projects and building relationships with institutions and partners, with the aim of making known the destinations, landscapes and communities that form a significant part of Italy’s heritage.

She took part in the public presentation of the project Le Strade più Belle d’Italia, an initiative dedicated to travel, scenic roads and the territories they cross.

Institutional details

Legal name
Federazione Italy Discovery and Countryside APS
Legal form
APS — associazione di promozione sociale (Italian social promotion association)
The Federation's projects