The Italian National Tourism Agency (Enit) and the country's municipalities have created a network of medieval towns to attract visitors to the “Belpaese” and its islands and organize routes that transport tourists to another era.
Additionally, a law to promote historical reenactments will also be introduced soon. The network of Italian medieval cities includes 28 municipalities divided into 10 regions, characterized by an important material and immaterial heritage of the Middle Ages.
The medieval cities that are part of the network are: Pistoia, Prato, Fucecchio, Calenzano, Volterra, Incisa Scapaccino, Ariano Irpino, Fermo, Monteriggioni, Serravalle Pistoiese, San Gimignano, Sutri, Civita di Bagnoregio, Cairo Montenotte, Anagni, Boville Ernica, Stroncone, Vitorchiano, Tarquinia, Mandas, San Gemini, Viterbo, Narni, Bevagna, Perugia, Santa Fiora, Scurcola Marsicana and Pandino
The project, signed with Enit, aims to develop and digitalize tourism focused on the medieval authenticity of the sites, as well as promoting a calendar of events and historical recreations of absolute excellence.
“This is an important association that wants to make the Middle Ages accessible and popular through historical events and recreations, from April to October”, explained Renato Chiti, director of destinations for “Medieval Italy”.
With Viterbo, with its medieval quarter and the former papal palace dating back to the 13th century, as leader of the network, Enit will provide its support in planning research, organizing workshops in the thematic area of “traditional tourism” and communication.
Furthermore, the municipality of Viterbo will present the 6th edition of the Festival of Medieval Places on March 22nd at the Palazzo dei Priori.
“We want to value the specificities, the uniqueness of each territory and extend the protocol to other locations, because the most recent data shows a great interest in interior territories and the historical recreations they offer”, added Sandro Pappalardo, advisor at Enit.
Daniele Sabatini, advisor for the Lazio region, reinforced that “the Middle Ages are also an attractive element for tourists arriving from abroad”.
“The agreement with Enit and the birth of the network will provide more resources so we can make the most of historical recreations.
We will soon have a law on recreations”, added Eleonora Pace, councilor for the Umbria region, emphasizing that she believes “that it is essential to have a regulatory framework and a reference model at national level”. (HANDLE)
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