Day 1 THU, 2 OCTOBER 2025
Sala Dante
Welcome
Luggage transfer & light lunch
Immersive experience along via Francigena
- Sounds, landscape, history and architecture
- Looking for the dark: Silent Play by laPiccionaia
Dark Conversations
Introduction of participants
Abbadia Sites
Brief Overview
- Darksky sensitive lighting considerations
- Teams visit their allocated workshop sites
Hostel Rooms Check-in
Tea & Coffee Break
Technical Session
- Introduction to tools, control and techniques
- Working area organized for each site
- Review the selected products from sponsors and exchange round looking at other groups equipment
/ Abbadia Sites
Planning & Testing Session
- Teams/sponsors to decide type of application and approaches
- Discuss target criteria they are aiming to achieve
- Develop experimental plan for evening session
Introduction to Night Photography
Matteo De Bernardini, photographer
- Recording the lighting experiments
- Photography with tripods
Introduction to luminance calibration
TBC
Dinner
Visit to light demo installation
Experiment darksky sensitive lighting solutions
- Testing equipment on sites
- Refine and measure
- Night photo documentation
Good Night with Hot Drinks & Cakes
Day 2 FRI, 3 OCTOBER 2025
Breakfast
Workshop documentation
Teams document solutions — dimensions, light outputs, photos, sketches, measurements, specifications, energy
Tea and Coffee Break
Final workshop documentation
- Teams document best results
- Provide commentary and justification with respect to heritage, environmental impact and dark sky
On-Site Museum Visit
Free time for visit to the on-site museum
Lunch
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Tuscany Dark Sky and Stargazing
Alessandro Marchini, Astronomical Observatory, University of Siena
Introduction to Astrophotography
Stefano Parrini, photographer
Astronomy Key speaker talk
TBD
Lighting Key speaker talk
TBD
Free time
Sunset Walk
Visit to the Etruscan archaeological excavations
Tuscany landscape, Sky orientation
Dark Sky Candle Lit Dinner
Star gazing and photo opportunities
/ Back to Abbadia
Night Walk around Monteriggioni
Francigena Red Light Walk
Telescopes and photo activities along the track
Day 3 SAT, 4 OCTOBER 2025
Breakfast
Workshop presentation
Open to the general public
15min for each team presentation to share their specific darksky sensitive lighting solutions and considerations
Q&A session + Tea and Coffee break
Company Presentation
Sponsors share their individual company approaches to dark sky and responsible outdoor lighting at night
Open discussion
Lunch
Check out and departure