I manage a FAI project to enhance the landscapes around our properties – environmentally, socially, culturally and economically.

As part of this, I have been developing a network of hiking trails (on foot or by mountain bike).  I explore the surroundings of FAI properties, analysing the territory, selecting and classifying routes, writing texts and putting together guides.  I prepare maps with itineraries and a careful selection of cultural points of interest that encourage visitors to discover the area surrounding properties for exceptional places and unique experiences.

How long have you been working for the organisation?

I have worked for FAI for several years now, beginning with an apprenticeship in the Technical Office where I was involved in the restoration of the Velarca, a house boat on Lake Como.

What inspires you most about what you do?

I’m an outdoors girl and my current job is such a wonderful way to keep up my passion for exploring.  Before joining FAI I did a lot of sailing –  lakes, seas and even oceans – and then I studied yacht design.  I love climbing and now like to explore the trails of the Alps with my mountain bike (sometimes I have to carry it on my back). I am the Italian 2017 amateur downhill champion!

FAI properties are in the most beautiful parts of the country and it’s great to know that by enhancing the tourist/cultural offer, we are bringing real benefit to these regions.   And sharing these wonderful places with a wider public!

It’s exciting because FAI is committed to improving accessibility and giving people the opportunity to reach our places with ease and by sustainable transport.

What’s it like working as a woman in your organisation?

Obviously, for a girl like me, an office job in Milan, 8 hours a day in front of the computer is tough, almost impossible … After trying various different roles, I have managed to carve out one that really suits me.

FAI staff are 80% women and I’m very comfortable with that.