The way of Volto Santo: a sustainable strategy of territorial development La via del Volto Santo: una strategia sostenibile di sviluppo del territorio

To promote and recover the medieval Tuscan heritage, starting from the ancient itineraries and bridges that characterize a large part of the Lucca landscape, a project of analysis and survey was started in the Municipalities of Fabbriche di Vergemoli, Gallicano, Molazzana and Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. It is a homogeneous system of internal areas characterized by a weak and rural economy, but which is located in an environmental, landscaping and historical-archaeological context of great value. The work took advantage of the Laser Scanner 3D technology from which emerged a widespread precariousness of the conditions of the bridges analyzed. The aim is to set valid premises for the territory and its monumental heritage to obtain renewed visibility: for this reason the University of Florence, in collaboration with Federciclismo and Tuscany Region, is active in the project of a cycling tourism that connects these places in a slow and sustainable way and makes them known and usable in the most suitable way.