Percorsi e sentieri della Bassa Valle d’Aosta: prima tappa della costruzione di una mappa delle potenzialità turistiche

New models of tourism are increasingly drawing attention to territories, especially those in inner areas. This trend is manifested through the demand for unique and authentic experiences, linked to places, traditions and environmental, historical and cultural heritage. Territorial enhancement processes, to which these areas are called, necessarily go through the identification of resources and potentials aimed at building a new attractiveness. This paper considers an inner area that was first included in the National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI) and then in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. In particular, it examines some municipalities in Bassa Valle d’Aosta that have spontaneously adhered to the proposal of reconversion and enhancement towards slow tourism as an alternative to the “white gold” tourism present in Alta Valle d’Aosta. Starting from a preliminary reflection on new tourism practices, ascribable to slow and cultural tourism, the work intends to demonstrate how cartography can be used to support the choice, the construction and the subsequent narration of a heritage enhancement experience