Koiné 2023, religious tourism is a growing trend

Vatican News

Spirituality, peace, contact with nature and with oneself. This is what spiritual paths offer to those who undertake them. And 20 is part of this growing trend in religious tourismto edition of Koinè International Exhibition for the Religious World, the Italian Exhibition Group event dedicated to the sacred chain, scheduled from 13 to 15 February 2023 in the Vicenza exhibition center. Koinè will also host, for the first time, the International Religious Tourism Exchange, thanks to the partnership between IEG and PromoNU.

Comparison and synergies between sellers and buyers

Destined to develop further with the Jubilee of 2025 – but also with the Jubilee of Monte Berico of 2026, designed to enhance the Sanctuary of Monte Berico di Vicenza on the occasion of the sixth centenary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary, with the aim of reaching five millions of visitors and promote the link with the Venetian city – religious tourism, which is associated with these paths, is constantly growing. Koinè will meet sellers and buyers, sellers and specialized buyers of religious tourism, the Stock Exchange will offer a further opportunity for comparison between Italian and international realities, a sharing of expertise and business paths. Not just meetings, but the desire to get to know each other thoroughly and create synergy. It is not the first time that Koinè has hosted important exhibitors in the field of religious tourism: last year, for example, the Camino de Santiago took part in the event.

Space for young artists, for peace, beauty and cohesion between peoples

The themes proposed by the Prize are extremely current Beauty for peace for the Contemporary Arts, by the PCE participation Foundation “Terre del Capo di Leuca – De Finibus Terrae”, promoter of Carta di Leuca and Italian Exhibition Group. The Prize aims to promote the talents of young emerging Euro-Mediterranean artists. And it is open to all contemporary artists residing and / or natives of European countries and to those bordering the Mediterranean, who present a work capable of expressing their personal thoughts on peace and conviviality between peoples. The finalists will exhibit their works in Koinè and during the vernissage of the exhibition, the winner of the prize will be announced, in the presence of the public and the press.

The importance and enhancement of religious paths, the example of Lazio

Religious paths are considered increasingly important at the regional level. An example above all is that of Lazio, which in view of the 2025 Jubilee, has set up the network of paths of the Region. A project started in 2017 and now carried out by the Tourism Department, working on a law for the overall enhancement of the network of paths, with the participation of the Cai (Italian Alpine Club).