Municipality of Notaresco (IT)

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Legal Name: Comune di Notaresco In medieval times the town became important for Legal status: Public local authority the presence of a defensive structure (the Rocca of LEGAL ADDRESS Civitillo) of which unfortunately just a few traces Via Castello, 6, Notaresco (TE) have survived. The ancient Abbey of San Clemente Region: - al Vomano, recently restored and opened to the Post code: 64024 public is a major attraction within the municipality, as well as the archaeological site of Grasciano, Website: www.comune.notaresco.te.it discovered in 1992, whose excavations allowed to bring to light a number of remains likely attributable to a rural settlement dating back to the Roman period, the most significant of which are exhibited in the civic Museum of the town.

Notaresco is a medieval town in the province of - Abruzzo Region – Italy, counting around 7.000 inhabitants. It is located at an altitude of 267 meters above sea level and covers an hilly area of around 38.14 sq km within the Valley of the Abbeys, a tourist route witness of an ancient time with its beautiful abbeys where visitors will find a friendly welcome, experience many natural, cultural and artistic attractions, enjoy good food, wine and all the products of this generous land (http://www.valledelleabbazie.it/). Project Ideas and Roles The municipality of Notaresco would like to act as partner in a project promoting traditions, culture and tourism as means for sustainable development but we are also open to further ideas to prepare a common ground for building a long term cooperation with interested municipalities. The project could be a first step to let stakeholders meet and discuss further possibilities of cooperation, also in connection to other EU

opportunities (funding programmes and relevant initiatives - e.g. COSME Tourism etc.).

 Please find reported here below the

EFC Priorities for Strand 2 (2016-2020) to be taken into account for the project

Abruzzo Irish Festival 1 - COMBAT STIGMATISATION OF "IMMIGRANTS" The event, created in 2014 to promote Irish culture AND ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AND MUTUAL by virtue of its numerous similarities with the UNDERSTANDING traditions of Abruzzo Region, and hosted in 2- UNDERSTANDING AND DISCUSS Notaresco on a yearly basis, has immediately met a great success in terms of audience (16.000 visitors EUROSCEPTICISM during its first edition). Realized with the 3 – DEBATE THE FUTURE OF EUROPE contribution of different local associations, it focuses on the revival of traditional cultures (music, 4 - SOLIDARITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS poetry and games), typical productions and food.

Contact Details

Marta D’Eugenio – external consultant from ITACA – association for local development [email protected] http://www.associazioneitaca.org/