Garavaglia: A prize for those who visit multiple Unesco sites in the shortest amount of time

On a visit to the Colosseum Archaeological Park with Senate President Elisabetta Casellati, Park Director Alfonsina Russo and Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, Tourism Minister Massimo Garavaglia launched his proposal to revive the tourism sector, which has been severely affected by the restrictive measures imposed due to Covid-19. A sector that has been greatly affected by the restrictions of the pandemic due to the inability to move between regions, for Italians, and between states, for tourists. Many of Italy’s most beautiful cities of art have been left literally empty, causing severe losses especially for those realities extremely linked to tourism.

"We have so many Unesco sites, fifty-five like China which is quite a bit bigger than us, Italians and foreigners don’t know them all. So we think of putting a prize for those who visit as many as possible in the shortest possible time." Tourism could thus turn into a race to see who can “plant the most flags” in Italian UNESCO sites.

The goal, however, is torevive, at least for the summer, the tourism sector, in the face also ofItaly reopening in safety, as the slogan that stands out on the Ministry of Tourism’s own website, thanks to a vaccination campaign that is continuing and opening to all age groups.

Image: View of one of the Cinque Terre, Vernazza, a Unesco World Heritage Site.Ph.Credit Luca Casartelli

Garavaglia: A prize for those who visit multiple Unesco sites in the shortest amount of time

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