Marzia Liuzza

Marzia Liuzza is a PhD candidate in Historical, Geographical, and Anthropological Studies at the University of Padua and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Her research interests focus on sustainable tourism, community-based tourism, heritage management with active community participation, and the role of cultural routes in fostering dialogue between places, people, and identities. She explores how tourism can become a tool for cultural exchange, local development, and preservation of intangible and tangible heritage.

She leads a research project on the cultural itinerary Via Querinissima, with a pilot case study in Røst. Moreover, she manages communication strategies for the Via Querinissima International Cultural Association as Communication Specialist, aligning her expertise in cultural routes and tourism research with professional communication to enhance the visibility and understanding of Via Querinissima Cultural Route.