Center for Literary Tourism - TULE

The Center for Literary Tourism is the first university research center established in Europe with the specific aim of focusing on literary tourism.

Connected to the course “Literature, Tourism, and Promotion of the Territory,” which is part of the degree program at the University for Foreigners of Perugia in Made in Italy, Food, and Hospitality (MICO), it was established in December 2021.

It is led by an international scientific committee, with professors and scholars from universities in Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Russia.

As stated in its regulations, the center aims to promote activities and initiatives for scientific research and reflection on literary tourism, serve as a link among the various experiences that have emerged or are emerging in Europe and around the world around the theme of territorial promotion starting from literature, and help connect the academic world with the institutional and economic entities operating within the tourism sector.