Caput Mundi Next Generation EU for touristic great events (Mission 1, Component 3, Investment 4.3)
Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan increases the number of accessible tourist sites in Rome, creating valid and qualified tourist and cultural alternatives with respect to the crowded central areas, as well as increasing the use of digital technologies, enhance green areas and the sustainability of tourism. The investment envisages six lines of interventions:
1. “Roman Cultural Heritage for EU-Next Generation”, covering the regeneration and restoration of cultural and urban heritage and complexes of high historical-architectural value of the city of Rome;
2. “Jubilee paths” (from pagan to Christian Rome), targeted to the enhancement, safety, anti-seismic consolidation, restoration of places and buildings of historical interest and archaeological pathways;
3. #LaCittàCondivisa, covering the redevelopment of sites in peripheral areas;
4. #Mitingodiverde, covering interventions on parks, historical gardens, villas and fountains;
5. #Roma 4.0, covering the digitalization of cultural services and the development of apps for tourists;
6. #Amanotesa, aimed at increasing the supply of cultural offer to peripheries for social integration.
The investment is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility by EUR 500 million.
As part of this investment, the section of the Aurelian Walls between Porta San Paolo and the Tiber River is undergoing a significant conservative restoration, structural consolidation, and enhancement project. A comprehensive campaign of structural, material, and geological investigations, combined with a detailed visual analysis, has revealed numerous issues, both structural and related to preservation. In addition to specific structural imbalances, conservation problems have emerged, linked to the deterioration of materials and the presence of weedy vegetation. These factors negatively affect the safety, preservation, and readability of the structure. The works currently in progress include: securing the structure with temporary steel supports and polyester straps; consolidating the foundations through injections of expanding resins and the construction of reinforced concrete curbs; structural interventions on the upper portions with active metal ties to counteract the thrust of the vaults; cleaning and restoring stone and plastered surfaces using compatible, reversible, and low-visual-impact treatments; removal of the existing bituminous membrane and resurfacing the walkway using cocciopesto (building material used in ancient Rome); removal of weedy vegetation and deep root systems. The interventions aim to restore the stability and integrity of this monumental complex, safeguarding its historical, architectural, and cultural value for future generations.
- Reference
- M1C3
- Project locations
- Italy