“The cycling Riviera”: sustainable recycle for tourism

The definition of Heritage Sustainable Development and Cultural Tourism (UNWTO, 2017) prompted the recommendations adopted in the Declarations on Tourism and Cul-ture in which studies and researches were developed with the aim of creating tourist itiner-aries linked to landscape and enhanced its peculiarities. The research here presented is part of a Territorial Plan promoted by the Liguria Region for the redevelopment and reuse of both buildings and land of a disused railway line to be transformed into one of the longest cycle paths in Europe. The infrastructural change and the consequent transfor-mation to slow mobility generated a new form of cultural tourism and the need to increase services and accommodations facilities. The goal is the creation of punctual sustainable modules for accommodation, respecting local resources and developing opportunities for new uses and routes. The project value has also to be found in its adaptability and export-ability to wider international scenarios.