Italy





www.laboratoriodelcittadino.org
labdelcittadino@libero.it
 labdelcittadino@gmail.com

Laboratorio del Cittadino ONLUS is an association, NGO, born in 1994 that works in the field of non-formal education and environmental education, recognised by the Ministry of Environment. It participates actively in the development of projects about the European Lifelong Learning Programme.
Laboratorio del Cittadino designs and produces workshops and educational projects with the primary and secondary schools, with publics and privates in national and international level.
What we do:
Educational courses and training: using multimedia, video, animation, publications,
exhibitions and e-learning.
Educational projects: environmental education, safe of landscape, art and science, scientific
theatre.
LLP European projects (Comenius, Grundtvig, Leonardo,  Comenius Regio, ITC).
Project implementation of natural history museums, school gardens, paths.
School Workshop about Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Nutrition Education, Geology,
Recycling…
Seminaries: about Etruscan Culture and heritage, the influence of Renaissance in the land
of Trasimeno, the artistic landscape of Trasimeno area.
   
The NGO is located in Castiglione del Lago in the Region of Umbria, the Green Heart of
Italy. It's origin is medieval but also during the Renaissance Period period was a very
important town.
The town is surrounded by the Trasimeno Lake, the lake of the Hannibal Battle (II Punic
war). Historically was a fisher town but today it become a very important tourist place. A
section of the lake is today a natural oasis, good for bird watching, excursion, natural path
and natural workshop.
From the point of view of the culinary the best products are represented by the fishes and a
particular bee called “Fagiolina that grow up only in this area. During the summer the
Municipality in collaboration with local associations organizes a lot of different food festival,
other important manifestation are represented by the Internazional Folkloristic Dance
Festival, Trasimeno Blues, The International Choir Festival, Coloriamo i Cieli.
It’s an important place also for the wine, located at 20 km from the Chianti area
(Montepulciano, Cortona, Arezzo) the Trasimeno zone is a D.O.C. wine region.

Maggiore Island
View of Trasimeno Lake
"The Duel", fresco made by Nicolò Circignagni, located in the "Della Corgna Palace", Castiglione del Lago
View of the historical centre, from the Fortress
View of the Medieval Fortress