Colletta di Castelbianco
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Colletta di Castelbianco is an ancient village in the Maritime Alps
and near the Italian Riviera
in the province of Savona
in Liguria
, Italy
.
The village is entirely built of stone and was probably established as a defense against the Saracens in the 13th century.
Abandoned in the 1950s, Colletta has been the subject, in the late 1990s, of a restoration project operating on two levels. On one level, has been made a general restoration of the ancient settlement, respecting the original materials and building techniques (the restoration plan was developed by architect Giancarlo De Carlo
); on another level, the village has been provided with a sophisticated technological infrastructure (the telematization project was conceived by Valerio Saggini and planned by Valerio Saggini and Stefania Belloni) which has enabled new inhabitants to benefit from the widest possible range of telecommunications resources. In this way they are be able to enjoy the peace and isolation offered by the village while staying in touch with the work environment and, more generally, with the information resources available all over the world. Thus it is possible for people, having the chance to "telecommute", to spend long periods in Colletta; periods which do not necessarily have to coincide with official holidays, or even decide to move their primary residence to Colletta..
In 2005, the village had its first olive harvest in 30 years and is now producing small quantities of high grade olive oil from the local taggiasca olives.
Maritime Alps
The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French département Alpes-Maritimes and the Italian province of Cuneo. The Col de Tende separates them from the Ligurian Alps; the Maddalena Pass separates them from the Cottian Alps...
and near the Italian Riviera
Italian Riviera
The Italian Riviera, or Ligurian Riviera is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines...
in the province of Savona
Province of Savona
The Province of Savona is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.-Overview:...
in Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
The village is entirely built of stone and was probably established as a defense against the Saracens in the 13th century.
Abandoned in the 1950s, Colletta has been the subject, in the late 1990s, of a restoration project operating on two levels. On one level, has been made a general restoration of the ancient settlement, respecting the original materials and building techniques (the restoration plan was developed by architect Giancarlo De Carlo
Giancarlo De Carlo
Giancarlo De Carlo was an Italian architect.He was born in Genoa, Liguria in 1919. He trained as an architect from 1942 to 1949, a time of political turmoil which generated his philosophy toward life and architecture...
); on another level, the village has been provided with a sophisticated technological infrastructure (the telematization project was conceived by Valerio Saggini and planned by Valerio Saggini and Stefania Belloni) which has enabled new inhabitants to benefit from the widest possible range of telecommunications resources. In this way they are be able to enjoy the peace and isolation offered by the village while staying in touch with the work environment and, more generally, with the information resources available all over the world. Thus it is possible for people, having the chance to "telecommute", to spend long periods in Colletta; periods which do not necessarily have to coincide with official holidays, or even decide to move their primary residence to Colletta..
In 2005, the village had its first olive harvest in 30 years and is now producing small quantities of high grade olive oil from the local taggiasca olives.
External links
- http://www.colletta.it
- "Colletta di Castelbianco" Project: Rediscovering Sense of Place in the Era of the Global Village, by Valerio Saggini.
- Zurück in die Zukunft. Die Zeit, 1999.08.26.
- Back to the Future. Baglioni, 1998.12.01.
- Vivere l'età della sostenibilità: l'approccio ecologico all'abitare tra domotica e tecnologie appropriate. by Mauro Bertagnin and Clelia Mungiguerra. "The Living Building in Europe Toward the Third Millennium", International Symposium Proceedings, Naples, October 10 -11, 1997, Clean Edizioni, Napoli, 1997