Mediterranean landscapes to live and re-inhabit. An innovative project to be safeguarded, enjoyed and enhanced

Abstract

The Mediterranean is endowed with a great variety of natural and cultural landscapes. This interdisciplinary approach study examines the redevelopment project of the magical Sicilian landscape of the Kolymbethra Garden, within the Archaeological and Landscape Park of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, a UNESCO world heritage site. A best practice - realised by FAI - that has succeeded in combining the relationship between man and nature, the built environment, and individual, social and cultural well-being. The aim is to 're-inhabit' an enchanted place that, in the past, was abandoned and used as a landfill. Today it is an important example of 'living heritage', to be enjoyed and passed on.