Places of the heart “FAI for Umbria the Rio Grande di Amelia is the most voted: the whole ranking

 

The basin obtained almost 9,500 votes, 29th at the national level. In all there are seven who have exceeded two thousand

Umbria24

February 25, 2021 

The Rio Grande di Amelia basin is the most voted "Place of the Heart" among the Umbrian ones in the FAI campaign. The Italian Environmental Fund had launched the campaign on May 6 last year and the voting closed on December 15 with almost 2.4 million preferences which, for FAI, represent the best result ever. A total of 39,500 places were reported by 6,504 Italian municipalities, 82% of the total and seven Umbrian places that have obtained at least two thousand votes. At the top, with 9,486 that are worth 29th place nationally, is the Rio Grande basin, for which Terence Hill had also spent in the past months .

The ranking Following Madonna della valle in Bevagna (5,023 votes and 75th place), the Salus infirmorum chapel in Perugia (4,951 votes and 78th place), the monumental complex of San Girolamo in Spello (3,409 votes and 118th place), the village of Piaggia between Spoleto and Norcia (3,209 votes and 127th place), the Abbey of Badia Petroia in Città di Castello (2,592 and 168th place) and the belvedere from the pine forest of Castel Viscardo (2,563 votes and 170th place). The Cuneo-Ventimiglia-Nice railway, chosen by 75,586 people, ranks first at national level, the Sammezzano Castle in Reggello (FI) ranks second with 62,690 votes, and Brescia Castle third with 43,469 fourth with 40,521 via delle Collegiate di modica, in Ragusa.

Contributions and projects For the first, second and third classified, contributions of 50 thousand, 40 thousand and 30 thousand euros will be made available by FAI and Intesa Sanpaolo, for the presentation of a project to be agreed upon. two sites that have passed 50 thousand votes. As for those who have exceeded two thousand votes, the referents will be able to apply to the FAI, through the call to be launched in March, a request for recovery or enhancement linked to concrete projects, which can be implemented in certain times and with co-financing that real support. By November Fai and Intesa will select the winners.

Heritage to be promoted "In a time of extraordinary difficulty - says the president of FAI Andrea Carandini - the fact that the votes for the Places of the heart have been over 2.3 million is a sign that Italians consider their beloved country as a paradise lost to find. There is an increasingly widespread awareness of special places scattered throughout the peninsula, so well distributed and numerous as to make Italy a 'cultural power' and to encourage the FAI to increasingly play its subsidiary role in helping public institutions. to protect and promote its heritage of art, history and nature ".