To raise awareness

Imagine an area full of cultural, natural and historical attractions, all yet to be revealed

To preserve

A collection of extraordinary cultural sites, to be protected and preserved every day

To reveal and promote

Some territories are so unique that not talking about them would be simply wrong

The PITEM Pa.C.E. plan

PITEM Pa.C.E. (Piano Integrato Tematico Patrimonio, Cultura, Economia – Integrated Plan on the Themes of Heritage, Culture and Economy) is the first project entirely focused on promoting the cultural heritage of the border land between France and Italy. Widely admired for its tourist destinations and the beauty of its natural environment, this geographical area is also home to a rich and extensive cultural legacy. Through the three projects Far Conoscere, Salvaguardare and Scoprire per Promuovere (Spread the Word, Safeguard and Discover to Promote), PITEM Pa.C.E. aims to increase the appeal of the territories involved also from this point of view, working on ensuring an awareness and promotion of a lesser known but extraordinary heritage.

The interactive Atlas

Visit the constantly updated map to discover all the places of interest in the ALCOTRA area.

Explore the Atlas

Digital content aggregator

Visit the aggregator and discover all the documents digitised by the "To raise awareness" project.

Visit the aggregator

The ALCOTRA space

a sole territory between two nations

Along the border between France and Italy, straddling the Western Alps,
you can find an area peppered with tourism opportunities yet to be
discovered: ALCOTRA. This acronym for Alpi Latine COoperazione
TRAnsfrontaliera is a space containing an extensive array of unique
history, art, and folklore in a region nestled between France and Italy,
crossroads of cultural traditions for millennia. And still today it bears
witness to the cooperation and brotherhood between the French and
Italian sides.

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A heritage to be revealed

The goal of PITEM Pa.C.E. is as ambitious as it is exciting: “to make the
extensive cultural heritage a lever for economic development and a factor
for the cohesion of cross-border territories”. How? Exploring, preserving
and promoting the riches of the ALCOTRA space: a territory whose name
cannot be seen on maps but is found in the weft of a network of
original tourist sites and routes, which make it even more appealing
to local and international tourism.

A value to share

As a frontier area, the ALCOTRA space benefits from the constant
collaboration between the French and Italian sides. PITEM Pa.C.E. has
been made possible by the cross-border cooperation of a group of twenty partners distributed throughout most of the ALCOTRA territory. Visit the
Activities section and the Project Blog to find out all the updates and news
from the French and Italian destinations.

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A story to experience

If the definition of ALCOTRA as a geographic space is of recent origin, the
roots of its territory are at the heart of European history, from prehistoric
to contemporary times passing through the Middle Ages and the Early
Modern period. Along a line of almost 400 kilometres between France
and Italy here are dozens of tourist destinations of notable historical
interest, including towns, villages, natural sites, museums and cultural
routes. Even more extraordinary if enjoyed all together.

Progess of the plan in real time

  1. 20/06/2022

     

    SAVE THE DATE!
    Open Cultural Data Hackathon – October 2022

    The Open Cultural Data Hackathon, a multi-day cross-border event dedicated to start-ups and innovative companies interested in discovering and exploiting the cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, of the border territories between France and Italy, which is still not sufficiently known, will be held from mid-October.

     

    -> Find out more: https://www.atlasalpilatine.eu/articolo-attivita/open-cultural-data-hackathon/

     

     

     

  2. 08/04/2022

     

    Inauguration of the Prehistosite of the Museum of Prehistory of the Gorges du Verdon!

    Official inauguration of the Prehistosite of the Musée de Préhistoire des gorges du Verdon in Quinson, one of the most important achievements of the PITEM PaCE, realised thanks to the commitment and passion of the Alpes de Haute-Provence Department and the Museum team. The site reconstructs six types of prehistoric settlements from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Neolithic period. An area that emphasises the importance of the dissemination of the oldest traces of man and his relationship with the territory.

     

    -> Find out more: https://www.atlasalpilatine.eu/articolo-attivita/inaugurazione-del-preistosito-del-museo-di-preistoria-delle-gorges-du-verdon/

  3. 15/10/2021

     

    PITEM Pa.C.E. AT THE TURIN BOOK FAIR!

    Discovering by playing, “raise awareness” to attract

    Regione Piemonte and CSI Piemonte bring the “raise awareness” project to the Turin Book Fair with an event dedicated to discovering the cultural heritage of the Spazio Alcotra.

     

    -> Find out more: https://www.atlasalpilatine.eu/articolo-attivita/scoprire-giocando-far-conoscere-per-attrarre/

  4. 19/05/2021

     

    Launch event of the Pa.C.E. Thematic Plan: Heritage, Culture, Economy

    During the conference, the projects forming part of the Pa.C.E. Plan were presented and illustrated, as well as the activities envisaged within them, aimed at the valorisation and knowledge of a cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, to be preserved with the intention of making it better known, shared and accessible for a use that increases the economic value of the territory.

     

    -> Find out more: https://www.atlasalpilatine.eu/articolo-attivita/attivita-1/