Abruzzo – Health and sustainable tourism come together in the Sirente Velino Park which becomes the first European Park of the Breathing Villages. This morning, inside the Fabiani Room of the Hemicycle, the presentation of the new project which sees among the protagonists the villages of the regional park. The initiative will be included within the V edition of the Breathing Festivalwhich will take place in Rocca di Cambio Saturday 15 June from 10.30am.
The event program also includes the entry of 14 Municipalities of the Sirente Velino Park into the national network of Breathtaking Villages: Municipalities that will be added to the 8 already certified previously.
The European Breathing Park, therefore, will include all 22 villages of the Sirente Velino Park and will be proclaimed during the event on Saturday. There 5th Breath Festival this year sees the participation of the National Rural Network – Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry MASAF, which joins the historical patronage of ISTO-OITS, UNPLI, MeSVA of the University of L’Aquila, AIPO-ITS, Sitab – Italian Society of Tobaccoology, pBPCO Onlus Association, as well as those of the Abruzzo Regional Council and the Sirente Velino Regional Park.
Francesco D’Amorepresident of the Sirente Velino Regional Park, highlighted during this morning’s press conference: “The project idea of a Respiro Park was born two years ago, when my municipality, Fagnano Alto, applied to obtain the Borgo del Respiro certification. From there, thanks to the collaboration and support of the Vice President of the Regional Council, Emanuele Imprudente, we thought of extending the set of villages in the Park that are part of the Respiro Network.
We initially thought of creating an Italian Breathing Park, but today we have achieved the title of European Breathing Park. A project in which we believed right from the start and which, especially in the Covid-19 period, convinced us to insist on this path to have our own recognized identity. This recognition is a great opportunity: we are already working on a series of balsamic itineraries for those who visit our area.”
Fonte: Parco regionale Sirente Velino
