INTERNATIONAL PRESSRevitalising dwindling communities across Italy
The alberghi diffusi model is revitalising dwindling communities across Italy by repurposing their unused buildings into ‘scattered hotels’
The albergo diffuso is perfectly suited to Italy, where almost every hill is topped with an ancient settlement, most beautifully atmospheric and tragically depopulated. It’s also perfectly suited to travellers wanting a sense of place and contact with locals, not other tourists.
And if your holiday spending can help keep a 1,000-year-old village alive – well, as the Italians would say, Come non amarlo? (What’s not to love?)
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/jun/11/italy-alberghi-diffusi-village-hotels