Capri. The San Michele Prize, 'Tourism' section, was awarded to journalist Luciano Garofano for his book “Capri in Etichetta”. The prestigious award will be presented on Saturday 10 October.
The writer and journalist Luciano Garofano will be the first Caprese to receive the prestigious “San Michele” award in the “Tourism” section for the volume “Capri in Etichetta – published by Editoriale Scientifica. The recognition with the delivery of the Award will take place on Saturday 10 October at 11 am at the Mario Cacace auditorium in Anacapri.
“I was very moved to receive the communication that my book “Capri in Etichetta” is among the winning works of the prestigious Premio Capri San Michele, in the Tourism Section. declares the writer Luciano Garofano who then adds “An unexpected recognition, which represents for me, in addition to an honor as an islander, a stimulus to continue on the path of deepening the History of Capri, of its dissemination and sharing, especially among young people. “Capri in Etichetta” wants to be a tribute to the many Caprese who, thanks to their industriousness and entrepreneurship, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to today, from the establishment of the first family-run inns to the large luxury hotels, have contributed to making Capri a cutting-edge tourist resort and universally recognized as a destination for the Soul. Without forgetting the hotel doormen, the maîtres, the cooks and waiters, the housekeepers and porters, the coachmen and boatmen, the guides and conductors, who, with their work in charge of the reception and the stay of foreigners, discreet and polite, marked the birth of the Myth of typical Capri hospitality. I thank the Jury, presided by Lorenzo Ornaghi, Raffaele Vacca, without forgetting the Scientific Editorial and my readers. A special thanks to the President of Federalberghi Isola di Capri, Sergio Gargiulo, the first to have believed in the project of “Capri in Etichetta”, to my friend Ferdinand D'Esposito who offered me useful suggestions for the final draft and to my cat Perla, last but not least, a bit intellectual and a bit naive, irreplaceable editorial secretary”.
Luciano Garofano, a freelance journalist since 1992, was the director of the weekly “Capri Oggi” and head of the Capri editorial staff of the daily newspaper “Il Golfo” as well as having been a correspondent for several regional and national newspapers. In 1996 he received recognition for his journalistic commitment as part of the 2006th edition of the “Capri S. Michele Award”. Since 2007 he has been Press Officer for the City of Capri. In 2018 he published, for Edizioni La Conchiglia, the book “Spadaro, the best successful myth of Capri (after Tiberio)”. In 2019 he published, for Editoriale Scientifica, the book “Capri in Etichetta”. In August XNUMX his latest book was published by Promediacom, “Un'Altra Capri – Storie Vere, Miti e Intrighi Isolani”. He deals with conferences, reviews and exhibitions on the history of Capri as well as writing cultural articles for local magazines and weeklies.
Article published on 9 October 2020 - 19:36
