Unconventional routes to travel the world without relying on sight.
La Girobussola APS was established in 2013 and is a pioneering association in the field of inclusive and sustainable tourism, with a specific focus on cultural accessibility for people with visual disabilities.
Through the active participation of members, we tackle and overcome the barriers to the enjoyment of cultural experiences, often arising due to the preeminence of sight in the aesthetic experience.
La Girobussola APS is an ARCI club and part of the Viaggiemiraggi responsible tourism network.
Thoughts and actions for inclusion without compromise.
The association operates in various fields, including accessible travel, sensory itineraries, consultancy, training, school workshops and awareness-raising activities.
With a concrete methodology, honed over time, and employing internally developed audio-tactile aids, La Girobussola provides a compensatory and multisensory mediation of cultural heritage, both material and immaterial.
The Team
Marta
Founder and president of La Girobussola APS. Since 1989 she has been enthusiastically describing, drawing, teaching, designing, but above all she strongly believes in self-determination as a tool for equality. She often leaves a trace in the shape of tactile maps.
Luigi
Born a musicologist, raised hopping around Europe, studying and loving deeply the environments, peoples and languages of the places he inhabited. Through accessibility he channels the transdisciplinary approach developed over the years. Vice-president of the association.
Martina
Secretary of the association and cultural mediator, she believes in the power of encounter as an engine for growth. She seeks contact with ever-changing realities, people, and contexts, believing that new ideas, solutions, and perspectives arise from authentic relationships and active listening.
Letizia
Her interest in multisensoriality began with a dissertation on communication without images. She sees accessibility as a bridge between different perceptive realities. In the association she is a tour leader and researches creative solutions towards inclusion.
Paolo
Volunteer, former teacher now retired. On top of a lifelong dedication to music (especially traditional), out of necessity and curiosity he has dealt with everything that promotes inclusion, with a particular focus on aids that make life easier for the blind.