Orrico:To save Venice and the lagoon there is not much time left

“To save Venice and the lagoon there is not much time left”: with these words the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Anna Laura Orrico, concluded her two-day visit to the lagoon, during which she was able to admire the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, the Basilica of San Marco and the Fort of San Felice in Chioggia.

"Venice and the lagoon have an extraordinary historical, artistic, and architectural heritage, but they also have enormous untapped potential. Places of remarkable cultural value that need to be recovered and enhanced, also because new attractors would make it possible to decongest tourist flows from the most crowded destinations, such as St. Mark’s Square and Rialto. Some projects are already there, as MiBACT we are committed to finalize them to return to the city and the territory treasures that can enrich, diversify and improve the cultural offer," said Orrico.

"For the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, where there are plans to build the archaeological museum of the Lagoon,“ he added, ”11 million euros have already been allocated: the goal is to sign the acts of address by August and to start work as soon as possible. As for the San Felice Fort, there is an enhancement agreement between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Defense, the Municipality of Chioggia, Demanio and Mibact for the restoration and enhancement of the site, so as to make it a cultural garrison that will complement the area’s rich tourist offer. It is a matter of defining some technical aspects, I will immediately activate with the MIT to find a solution in a very short time.“ ”Alongside these interventions,“ he concluded, ”there is, however, a general discourse to be made: Venice and the lagoon are extremely fragile, the model of tourist offerings in recent years has had a devastating impact in many respects and must therefore be absolutely revised. There are very strong criticalities, the inevitable consequence of wrong choices made in the past, and there are well-known issues, from the need to define long-term solutions to prohibit the passage of large ships in the lagoon to the need to reduce the number of tourists and, more generally, to stop projects with a strong environmental impact and to adopt new strategies under the banner of sustainability. What is absolutely needed is a change of pace, a clear signal of discontinuity with the past. To save Venice and the lagoon there is not much time left."

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Orrico:To save Venice and the lagoon there is not much time left

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