The future of heritage is written on Genius Loci

The Genius Loci project is participatory

Participatory

Sustainable Genius Loci Project

Sustainable

Genius Loci medals are economical

Economic

For cities, towns or territories

Connected medals at an affordable cost, to promote local heritage by giving an active role to citizens

Genius Loci for communities

Preserve and showcase your local heritage with GeniusLoci

Management interface

  • Places management
  • Content co-creation
  • Statistics
Genius Loci Solution

Stainless steel medal for each place

WebApp

  • Original and emotional content
  • Immediately accessible
  • Translations in 1 click

Preserve and showcase your local heritage with GeniusLoci.

Management interface

  • Places management
  • Content co-creation
  • Statistics
Solution geniusLoci

WebApp

  • Original and emotional content
  • Immediately accessible
  • Translations in 1 click
The AppThe Medals
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Logo the Messenger

Travel less far, but deeper

Genius Loci promotes slow tourism adapted to today's world. Our generations are learning to travel differently. Spend more time in the same region and discover less touristy places.

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Genius Loci young generation mountains and sunset

Hidden gems that only locals know about

How does it work?

Your citizens are “Genius”!

Usually funded by towns, villages or regions, the Genius Loci Medals offer citizens passionate about history, architecture or culture, a simple and effective tool to share their knowledge, in context. They become the guardians of the memory of the places.

Our Genius are historians, photographers, teachers, travelers, architects, retirees, artists, passionate about heritage, culture and nature...

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Where to place the medals

Genius Loci's mission is to enhance places that are still hidden or little known. A natural curiosity, an old house, a bench, a statue, a tomb, a village square, a remarkable tree...

The medals have been designed to fit in elegantly almost anywhere, including as close as possible to the object of attraction Geniuses should always ask permission before placing it. (See it Genius Charter)

AboutGenius Loci

2000 years ago, the Romans thought that every place was protected by a Genius Loci, - the spirit of the place.

Today, the “genius loci” designates the particular atmosphere of a place, its character, its history. The term is particularly used in architecture.

Now we’ve taken up this notion to create a rewarding and easy-to-use tool for cities, community organizations and individual citizens, to promote and digitize their favorite hidden attractions and secrets, while preserving heritage for all to access.

Created in Switzerland by the brains behind Design Sprint Ltd, Genius Loci Ltd offers the possibility of making hyperlocal destinations accessible to a wide audience, at a very affordable cost.

Genius Loci statue up close