The Traveler's Guide to Damanhur: The Amazing Northern Italian Eco-Society

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Ecotourism, spa retreats and spiritual travel are more popular than ever, catering to increasing numbers of travellers who want to learn and grow while on holiday. Damanhur, Italy's famous centre for art, culture, peace studies and community building, is poised to become a major destination for such tourists. "The Traveler's Guide to Damanhur" has three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of visiting Damanhur and The Temples of Humankind. The first part contains practical information on the essentials of travelling in the Piedmont region of Italy, including details on: transportation, lodgings, places to visit, including the Temples of Humankind, restaurants and wineries, shopping, classes, workshops, festivals and other public events, recommended spa treatments and massage therapists.The history of the Damanhurian community and the Valchiusella valley is given a fun treatment in a full-colour European comic book section reminiscent of the "Tintin" books, by well-known graphic novelist Cinzia di Felice. This book is rounded out by humorous travel writing and more serious essays by friends of Damanhur; Massimo Introvigne, director of the Centre for the Study of New Religions; and, natural philosopher Richard Grossinger, and others.

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Damanhur and the Temples of Humankind are for the twenty-first century what Assisi was in the time of Saint Francisboth represent the deepest commitment to the well-being and dignity of all our fellow human beings, and the highest respect for other living things and indeed for all of creation.
Ashok Khosla, president of the Club of Rome, chairman of Development Alternatives, former director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and 2002 recipient of the Sasakawa Environment Prize

Damanhur, for me, is a laboratory for the future. What you know for sure is that the future wont be like the past. We dont quite know yet what the future will be like, but we know that we cant continue the same way as we have done before. Therefore, we must try to set out new ways so that we can live together without disadvantaging each other live together in peace and solidarity
Ervin Lszl, founder of the Club of Budapest, philosopher of science, and author of Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything

The people of Damanhur have expressed their creativity through the communal systems of education, economics, sociopolitics, environmental stewardship, agriculture, and all the arts and crafts. Damanhur and its temples are a beacon of possibility for the future.
Alex Grey, founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in New York, artist, and author of Art Psalms

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Esperide Ananas, writer- Writer, lecturer, and Damanhur's Communications Director. Fluent in five languages, she has worked for the European Parliament and other international institutions. For the last 10 years she has been an International Ambassador for the Federation, sharing Damanhur's vision for a culture of peace with political, artistic and community organizations worldwide. Stambecco Pesco, writer- Stambecco has been a citizen of Damanhur since 1979. Playwright and the editor in chief of Damanhur's publishing house, Val Ra. Cinzia di Felice, illustrator- Cinzia is a well-known illustrator in Europe with numerous titles to her credit. Since 2004 she has been working with the team of writers-illustrators of Damanhur on a trilogy inspired by the story of the Federation. Ape Soia, illustrator, and Pangolino Tulipano, illustrator- Ape and Pangolino have worked together in illustration, advertising graphics, and public art for over twenty years. Citizens of Damanhur since the early '90s, they are two of the main painters of the Temples of Humankind. Professor Massimo Introvigne, contributor- Sociologist and jurist, he is the director of the Center for the Study of New Religions.