“The storytelling in the travel practice: from the travel diaries to the digital guides”.

SINCE THE MIDDLE AGE TO CURRENT DAYS, TRAVELLERS AND EXPLORERS HAVE ALWAYS NEEDED SUPPORT TN THEIR JOURNEYS. RECALLING THIS ANCIENT AND WELL-DOCUMENTED TRADITION, IT HAS BEEN ELABORATED A DTGITAL GUIDE FOR MOBILE DEVICES. THE IDEA CONSISTS TN A WEB-APP DEPLOYING GPS, INCLINOMETER AND MAGNETIC NORTH EXISTING IN MOST OF THE MOBILE DEVICES AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, ABLE TO WORK EVEN WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS. THE PAPER PRESENTS THE EMPIRICAL APPLICATION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE VALLE DE! MONACJ CULTURAL ROUTE PROMOTION PROJECT, IN THE SOUTH-EAST OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF MILAN.