The Albergo Diffuso is a form of
hotel
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where guest rooms are spread out in various buildings within a small town or community, generally of historical significance.
The concept was launched in
Italy
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in the early 1980s as a means of reviving small, historic Italian
village
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s and
town centres off the usual tourist track. The term is translated into English as "dispersed hotel", "scattered hotel" or "virtual hotel".
It has to conform to the following conditions:
* Run directly by an individual owner and providing normal hotel services
* Rooms distributed in existing converted buildings in historic centres
* Central
reception
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Astrology
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area with food available
* Part of a genuine community so that guests can be part of local life
The idea was promulgated by Giancarlo Dall’Ara.
, there were more than 40 Italian Alberghi Diffusi, grouped under a national association, and 13 Italian regions had adopted
legislation
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regulating the concept.
The Albergo Diffuso has also been adopted outside of Italy in
Croatia
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and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, notably in the town of
Corippo.
The
Dominican Republic
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also has adopted the model in the town of
Bayahíbe.
References
External links
* {{in lang, it}
Information about Albergio DiffusiItalian Association of Alberghi Diffusi
Dispersed hotel
Hotels in Italy