Saved Locations

Roncobello, BG
1st Census, 2003, second most referred location with 1299 votes

Acquired by FAI, restored and open to the public.

Teregua Valfurva, SO
2^nd census, 2004, fourth most referred location with 3.142 votes

Contributed to the restoration of the Church and of the wooden altarpiece.

Clavi, Imperia Municipality
2^nd  census, 2004, seventh most referred location with  2.700 votes

Restoration.

Vittorio Veneto, TV
3^rd  census, 2006, most referred location with 13.060 votes

International design workshop, organised with IUAV University, Venice.

SO
3° census, 2006, third most referred location with 9.072 votes

Realisation of a geological study with a formative project commissioned to the University of Milan aimed at studying the periodical filling and emptying mechanisms of the lake. The study has determined that the project of creation of an artificial channel would have compromised the balance of the environment.

Rimella, VC
3° census, 2006, seventh most referred location with 2.776 votes

Recovery and restitution to the small community of the hamlet – reachable only by foot – of safe pathways to be used all year long.

Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Jonio, CZ
3° census, 2006, eight most referred location with 1.955 votes

Study of both flora and fauna aimed at the creation of a natural oasis, conducted by the University of Calabria. The initiative of “Places I Love” and FAI has also lead the Superintendence to establish an environmental constraint to stop the works defacing the beach.

Milano

As it showed impossible to intervene on the water meadows of Cascina Linterno (3° census, 2006, twelfth most referred location with 1.134 votes), the Spring of St. Carlo in Albairate was chosen to symbolise the delicate system of water meadows and springs that for centuries has characterised the flatlands of Lombardy and that, today, risks to disappear. The recovery of the spring is ongoing and it entails the reactivation of the spring  through  hydraulic works, which will be followed by the clearing of the banks and by the final planting of indigenous trees and shrubs. The spring will then become a destination for school trips in cooperation with the Agricultural Museum “Angelo Masperi”, based in Albairate.

Trapani
4^th  census, 2008, most referred location with 7.053 votes

The first success of “Places I Love” was to draw attention to the process of recovery of the castle, which had been buried for years under the weight of bureaucracy, and to shake the situation out of this impasse. As a result, the obstacles that stood in the way of the Colombaia’s recuperation have been overcome: the castle is no longer listed as a national property, but now belongs to the Region of Sicily, which has allocated 600.000 Euros to ensure that the building’s safety is up to standard.

FAI and Intesa Sanpaolo will contribute to give new life to the Castle by organising, jointly with the Università degli Studi of Palermo, an international workshop to determine the future use and management of the Colombaia.

In the old town centre of Breme, PV
4° census, 2008, twentieth most referred location as a visual abomination because of its impact on the sorrounding monuments, with 830 votes

Restoration of the plaster, painting and decoration of the structure aimed at soften its visual impact by harmonizing its colors with those of the square.

Rome, old city centre
5° census, 2010, fifty-fourth most referred location with 1.728 votes

Restoration of a monument particularly dear to the citizens of Rome. The work and its pedestal, which are sculpted within a single block of marble, were very degraded because of historical vicissitudes and weather erosion. During the restoration, the surfaces have been cleaned and the gaps filled.