The UNESCO values of archaeological sites as a driving force for the development of cultural tourism and, more generally, as a support for the territories towards their growth and as a possibility of boosting employment, especially for young people.
The message was launched by the first day dedicated to the Cultural Tourism Expo in Sardinia , which took place today in Barumini, on the initiative of the Barumini Sistema Cultura Foundation in collaboration with the municipal administration.
The appointment, now in its eighth edition and broadcast live on the web channels of L'Unione Sarda, is bringing together in the town of Marmilla, once again, all the 30 cultural sites managed at a regional level, operators in the tourism sector, artistic and food and wine craftsmanship with the presence of over 22 exhibition stands of Sardinian excellence. But, again, the event is allowing the exchange between supply and demand in the sector thanks to the meetings between the 15 national and international tour operators present and over 100 companies in the tourist and cultural sector of Sardinia.
25 YEARS UNESCO - Trait d'union of the entire event the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the recognition of the site of "Su Nuraxi di Barumini" in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Just Barumini increasingly stands as a model of good management practices of a site recognized as a World Heritage Site in Sardinia and, thanks to the collaboration of important associations and institutional bodies, is giving new opportunities to create a network that can foster new growth opportunities tourist and economic. Precisely for the occasion, the round tables organized during the first day made it possible to deepen the themes on the management of Unesco sites thanks also to the participation of the association La Sardegna Verso l'Unesco, with which the Barumini Foundation is pursuing an effective strategy of collaboration.
BARUMINI - «The Unesco recognition of the Su Nuraxi site constantly commits us to a rigorous protection action of the monument and requires us to activate services with high quality standards for the use of the site but it pays us back more and more in terms of enhancement with a growing trend of visitors in huge expansion - underlines the president of the Barumini culture system foundation, at the opening of the works - if today our site carves out a primary role in Sardinia in terms of enhancing the cultural heritage, we must always thank the important work of Professor Giovanni Lilliu».
