Historic residences: CNEL launches collaboration to boost villages and

Historic residences: CNEL launches collaboration to boost villages and rural areas

CNEL and the Association of Historic Residences of Italy (Adsi) have signed a memorandum of understanding to pool skills and resources for the protection and enhancement of dispersed historic heritage, focusing on small towns and rural territories.

The initiative is based on the recognition that listed historic properties in villages are not only cultural assets but also social and economic anchors that can activate local value chains and promote sustainable tourism.

• Goals: promote cultural, social and entrepreneurial development in inland and rural areas;
• Activities: educational and training programs for schools, youth, vulnerable groups and local communities;
• Research: studies on historic built and landscape heritage and contributions to CNEL's institutional work;
• Outreach: territorial dissemination of projects in coordination with associative networks and local nodes.

CNEL president Renato Brunetta described the agreement as a step toward a «network of networks» to valorise historical and cultural realities. For Adsi president Maria Pace Odescalchi, the protocol strengthens a shared vision in which dispersed heritage is a strategic resource for territorial futures.

The collaboration foresees joint events and initiatives to bring together expertise, studies and field experience aimed at regenerating local contexts, supporting territorial economies and addressing depopulation challenges.