ITINERARI ECCELLENTI ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA Eccellenza dono di natura (Gift of the nature) is a brand created by Eskaton International, a company specialized in SME networks and internationalisation, whose main aim is the promotion and the commercialisation of made in Italy products all around the world. The sectors interested are agribusiness, craftsmanship and tourism. Our society absorbs mainly the selection and the coordination of enterprises which adhere to this special “club of excellence”. The intent is to gather high quality companies which are presented under a common brand by a unique interlocutor for potential customers. In addition, we have to remark the existence of a shared trade office which works in outsourcing. This office operates on behalf of all the participant enterprises and integrates itself with the activities conducted by the enterprises and the human resources presented in it. Furthermore, the trade office realises catalogues with our Eccellenza dono di natura brand, and they are provided to buyers, importers and tour- operators, being exhibited during fairs or manifestations being monthly updated with new references. Under request, these catalogues can be personalised with buyers, importers and tour-operators’ logos and can provide for a selection of products or services. Soon, related to the trade office there will be a technological platform with a section dedicated to the e-commerce activity. The platform will be multilingual and will allow the management of the stock, the orders, the payments, the expeditions and there will be an advanced CRM software. If exclusive trade agreements are taken, e-commerce section dedicated to B2C will be available free with logos and references to the distributors. Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Eccellenzadonodinatura. With the contribution of the participant, it represents an efficient tool to come directly into contact with potential customers and to present single activities. Eskaton International founds its own activity with the idea of building a “network” between producers and commercial operators, all partners of a common aim of growth and development. Thank you for the attention. Kind regards. Giuseppe Finocchiaro Roberto Mazzagatti General Manager Technical Manager Eskaton International Sicily in tours [email protected] [email protected] EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA BOARD General Manager and Sicilian Delegation E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 366 3054994 Phone +39 06 99196131 Giuseppe Finocchiaro TOURISM AREA Info and Booking E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 339 2713799 Phone Roberto Mazzagatti TOURISM AREA Tour designer E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 380 4636602 Phone Walter Nesci TECHNICAL AREA Web and technology E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 338 1179117 Phone Alessandro Tritto PRESS AND MEDIA Press Office E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 335 7579224 Phone Lucia Nicotra EXPERTS Cultural heritage E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 334 2983330 Phone Anna Murmura EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA ITALIAN DELEGATIONS CALABRIA E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 334 3276116 Phone Domenico Marcella ITALIAN DELEGATIONS LAZIO E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 339 7922967 Phone Narciso Galasso ITALIAN DELEGATIONS PIEMONTE E- Mail [email protected] Mobile +39 333 1544147 Phone Consolata Plantone EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA CULTURAL EXPERTS Cristiana La Serra PROFILE Freelance archaeologist, lives in Vibo Valentia, Calabria. She graduated and specialized at the University of Pisa and holds a PhD in Medieval Archaeology at the school "Riccardo Francovich" in Siena. She is the President of the Cultural Association Mnemosyne. She received in 2007 the award "Esperia - ideas and projects for the enhancement of Calabria," at the University of Pisa for the thesis "medieval villages in the Angitola Valley". She has ten years experience of excavation, survey, cataloging and study of archaeological material both in Italy and internationally. She collaborates with various Archaeological Superintendence, with Italian and foreign universities, with companies operating in the field of Cultural heritage. Her main interests are the Late Antiquity and Medieval Archaeology and the Archaeology of the landscape. She has a Masters degree in Design and Landscaping Promotion at the University of Campobasso. She is currently finalizing a training, "500 young people for culture", at the headquarters of the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria. CULTURAL EXPERTS Filippo La Pera PROFILE Freelance hiking guide, lives in Vibo Valentia, Calabria. He has a diploma as a surveyor and agricultural expert and graduated in architecture at the Politecnico in Turin with a specialization in architectural restoration of historical centers. Alongside his professional activity as an architect he has collaborated for many years as a nature guide with the Italian Alpine Club, WWF and many other naturalistic associations for carrying out excursions to caves, waterfalls, mountains and nature trails in the whole territory of Calabria and especially in the Aspromonte and Pollino. He has acquired over the years a great knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Calabria region. He is a champion of table tennis and chess. EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA CULTURAL EXPERTS Giuseppe Paolillo PROFILE Former regional secretary of the WWF Calabria, lives in Pizzo Calabro, Calbria. He holds a degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Calabria with a thesis on the birds of Lake Angitola. He has dedicated his life to the defense of the environment and wildlife in particular and has led on behalf of WWF numerous groups of adults and students at the WWF Oasis of Lake Angitola. He conducted censuses of the Cormorant and other wintering waterfowl. and has been responsible for the project “Sea turtles in Calabria”. Among his fields of interest are the study of cetaceans, the Mediterranean flora and the impact of hunting on the fauna and hunting in the region. He has authored numerous publications. CULTURAL EXPERTS Luigi Garbato PROFILE Freelance art historian specialist, lives in Caltanissetta, Sicilia. Graduated and specialized in Economics and Management of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts at the Sacred Heart Catholic University of Milan, he has realized numerous publications in the field of cultural and religious objects mainly of the province of Caltanissetta. He worked for years with the Diocesan Museum of Caltanissetta for the study of conservation materials and for the enhancement of the same and with numerous cultural associations and schools in the area (Rotary Club, Fidapa, Sicily Promotion of Caltanissetta High School, Pro site of Caltanissetta) for the organization of cultural events, cultural tourism routes and study conferences as well as an expert in cultural tourism visits in Sicily. EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA CULTURAL EXPERTS Roberta Eliodoro PROFILE Freelance archaeologist, lives in Marina di Gioiosa Jonica, Calabria. She graduated in Classic Archeology at the Sacred Heart Catholic University of Milan and specialized in Archaeology at the University of Matera. For years she worked as an archaeologist responsible for excavations and collaborated with the Archaeological Superintendence of Calabria, with the University of Basilicata and many private companies. She works as a tour guide and / or tour manager on behalf of schools (as part of the POR projects), public companies, Universities (Sacred Heart Catholic University of Milan) and travel agencies. Since 2008 she is a partner and director of the company "MEGALE HELLAS OF ELIODORO R. & C. SAS" (tourism and sport), with the following tasks: customer reception, dive guide, diving instructor, archaeological guide. CULTURAL EXPERTS Serena Raffiota PROFILE Freelance archaeologist, lives in Enna, Sicilia. Graduated and specialized in Classical Archaeology at the University of Catania, she has taken part in numerous excavations in Italy and abroad, also working in different archaeological sites in Sicily including Solunto, Syracuse, Centuripe, Catania, Mountain March, Vassallaggi. Particularly significant is her experience in Morgantina, site to which she has devoted most of her research activities and publications. Collaborating with the Superintendence for Cultural and Environmental Heritage of Enna under the direction of Catherine Greek, in 2004 she managed the most recent and very productive archaeological surveys conducted in the sanctuary of St. Francis Bisconti, place of illicit origin of acroliti and the head of Hades, perhaps even the statue of the goddess. She served on the Board of the Regional Archaeological Museum of Aidone, recently also involved in a project of cataloging the exhibits. As a trusted collaborator of the Superintendence of Enna, for several years she provides advice to public and private entities in the context of preventive archeology activities. She also collaborates with schools of all levels for cultural projects to enhance and promote the Sicilian archaeological heritage. She recently started to work as tourist guide, in order to pass on to others the passion for archeology and cultural heritage. EXCELLENT TOURS ECCELLENZA DONO DI NATURA TOURIST GUIDES Belfiore Giuseppina PROFILE Freelance guide, lives in Catania, Sicilia. She has a degree in International Affairs and is specialized in tourism and business. Performs