Project Bellezz@: Las Plassas speaks at Montecitorio to revive the Castello di Marmilla

The municipality of Las Plassas was among the participants at a press briefing in the Chamber of Deputies about the national Bellezz@ programme, which aims to recover neglected cultural sites but has lacked funding since 2022.

• Direct appeal: Andrea Lampis, mayor of Las Plassas, addressed Montecitorio to urge the restoration of funding.
• Frozen projects: 62 municipalities, over 550,000 residents and nearly €49 million are affected by funds currently blocked for works on palaces, museums, places of worship and historic centres.
• Las Plassas case: the plan for the Castello di Marmilla (Castrum Marmillae), selected in 2016 among 271 projects, included consolidation, improved access, lighting, musealisation and further archaeological digs; initial costs were about €850,000, now likely exceeding €1 million.
• Investments already made: the municipality has spent nearly €100,000 on the executive design.

Lampis emphasised that cultural investment can be a strategic lever to counter depopulation and support families, jobs and youth in internal areas. The dispute is proceeding through parliamentary amendments and with ANCI backing to protect approved projects.