CONOSCERE E RIVIVERE I BORGHI RURALI DEL SETTECENTO. ESPERIENZE ‘ILLUMINATE’ DI RINNOVAMENTO SOCIALE, ECONOMICO E ARCHITETTONICO

Abstract

The 18th century division into farms system involved the construction of many autonomous and self-sufficient rural villages in the Italian countryside. The change in economic and production systems has led to the abandonment and progressive degradation of several settlements and their buildings. Today they have frequently been turned into luxury residences or farmhouses for a very often foreign customers, allowing the villages to be revitalized and the constructions preserved.  But perhaps possible reuse scenarios could be imagined as alternatives to the more obvious and widespread tourist accommodation. The conservation of this historical heritage should perhaps not be detached from the need to re-establish a relationship with its environment, stimulating not only economic, social and commercial dynamics, but also a new awareness and renewed interest in country life.