Partner introduction MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY AUTHORITY is: A Union of 13 Municipalities Founded in August KMQ inhabitants

Partner introduction MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY AUTHORITY is cooperating with all Municipalities in order to promote local development and building nets of associated services; therefore elaborate different kind of projects in several sectors of culture, social development, social support, spatial development etc. has been involved in several Community Programmes and Initiatives, such as Leader II (budget of ,00 €) with 3 important transnational projects (focused on lumber, organic wine, transnational net between schools); Partner introduction - Aim

Area introduction The Mountain Community “Castelli Romani e Prenestini” is one of the 22 Mountain Communities of Latium, the Region of Central of Italy. Surface: 320 kmq 32 % is plain 55 % is semi-mountainous 13 % is mountainous Inhabitants: people (census 2006)

Area introduction 2 The tallest Municipality in Mountain Community Area is Rocca Priora.

Area introduction 3 Mountain Communty “Castelli Romani e Prenestini” hug the ancient area of “Volcano Laziale” and is considered a tourist area from inhabitants of the metropolitan area of Rome ( people). 6 Municipalities of us are inserted into the Regional Park “Castelli Romani” with discrete environmental values and sites. Hosts sufficient tourist infrastructure and services Tourism is an important economic sector of our mountain area

 Climate (especially during summertime)  A better quality of life in front of Rome  Combination of landscapes and art, environment and open air sports (mountain bike, horse riding, trekking)  Excellent culinary tradition;  Good services like hotels, sports, sightseeing, monuments, archaeological sites, events)  Well known tourist destination (by Roman inhabitants) Main tourist values of the Area The Mountain Community is working to improve territorial marketing by the quality of the offers, training of operators, quality of products.

Our Mountain Area is known all over the world as the origin place of Frascati wine production but not for important archaeological sites, historical centers, and ancient Villas. The quality of the offer must be improved changing from full-day-visit to a more longer permanence to appreciate different and interesting features. In the sector of land planning the danger comes from the push of localization of residences expelled from Rome cause the better quality of life and lower costs of the building patrimony. Those problems are moreover connected to several difficulties on transport and road systems. For those reasons Mountain Community Authority is working in concrete cooperation with Province of Rome, Regional Park and Municipalities. Main difficulties to face up

Creation of the Archaeological Park of Tusculum Archaeological Area (X century b.c.); During Roman Empire city of Tusculum had inhabitants with forum, theatre, amphitheatre; city of residence of Cicerone, origin city of Catone’s family; Destroyed in 1191 by Military Army from Central of Italy; The Mountain Community has in property 50 hectares and has in comodato d’uso other 20 hectares; On december 2006 the Mountain Community Council declared Tusculum the Cultural Place (according Italian laws).

Official creation of Archaeological Park according the procedure established by “Codice Urbani”; Planning Agreement between Latium Region, Province of Rome, Regional Archaeological Authority of Latium (Ministry of Cultural Items), three Municipalities, Escuela Espanola de Hystoria y Arqueologia (CSIC); The feasibility study wants to clarify the first organization of the Archaeological site, the kind of use and offers, an hypothesis on management, the land use. This area is of a great importance for LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, DUE TO ITS SIGNIFICANT NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. AIMS

Environmental Value Tusculum under the environmental point of view has also a great value because the vegetational variety, level of maintenance of ancient trees. Tusculum is also very point to watch landscape and to appreciate the shape of ancient latium volcano

Historical Values Tusculum represents the most ancient archaeological site on our mountain area. The amphitheatre is still to be discovered. Yearly, in collaboration with the Escuela Espanola de Historia y Arqueologia en Roma, there is an excavations campaign of around euro. Every year in summer period, Mountain Authority manages theatre spectacles (Roman age Comedies, Greek tragedies, symphonic music).

Main analyzed indicators INDICATORS COMMON ANALYSIS FORM EVALUATION OF CHOOSEN INDICATORS CASE OF STUDY

CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MODEL IN OUR MOUNTAINOUS AREA NEEDS: Improvement of The Tourist Offer (Exploitation of The Sites, each kind of Didactic and formation, Cultural Use b y sustainable model PRINCIPLES OF THIS MODEL Respect for Heritage, environment preservation of natural and cultural inheritance achievement of competitiveness, quality and economic prosperity goals VISION Transformation of the archaeological area into a Cultural Tourism attracting pole Archaeological Park of Tusculum: imagining the future

Case of study title: imagining the future TARGETS Promote a different use of the Archaeological Area in the behavior of visitors and inhabitants: No fences, no cars, parking areas and shuttle; Free pick-nick areas, botanic paths; Cultural animation, cultural events, guided tours. Connect the Archaeological Area to other Cultural nets (Library and Museum Systems). Improve the Marketing Area; Insert our Archaeological Park in an European Net of Cultural opportunities.

Archaeological Park: self evaluation SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHSWEAKNESSES  Important Archaeological site  Cultural heritance  Natural value  Great territorial extension of public ownership  Stereotype tourist model (travel-seat and eat-travel back)  Absence of territorial marketing  Lack of equipments of the site OPPORTUNITIESTHREATS  Rising of new types of tourism  Revaluation of the whole Area and new impulses to complete the excavations  Information and know-how exchange with other areas, countries  Monuments’ degradation  Competition with classic destinations (Rome)

CUT Methodology. Main conclusions Polycentrism Balanced spatial development Sustainability Endogenous development of areas with particular natural and cultural characteristics Those kind of areas need a methodology of study that take in great consideration the polycentric approach Balanced spatial development is a base condition to enrich the cultural tourism in poor areas Sustainability is, by now, a condition of departure approved wherever

CUT Methodology. Main conclusions GRACIAS POR VUESTRA ATENCIÓN