The Antica Kroton Futura Project represents a turning point for the revitalization of Crotone, with the aim of reviving and enhancing its extraordinary archaeological, cultural, historical, and landscape heritage through a unified approach: a new, broad-based and highly interdisciplinary economic and social development strategy.
Crotone is a city with a millennia-old history, rooted in ancient times, when it was an important center of Magna Graecia. After being abandoned during the Roman era, Crotone was repopulated during the Middle Ages and lived through all the major phases of Italian history. In modern times, the city experienced a period of dynamism, industrialization, and a population boom, followed by a period of crisis. This period exacerbated the problems associated with excessively rapid urban growth, often disconnected from the real needs of the community, which forgot its relationship with the sea, often treating the natural beauty of the area unfairly.
The project aims to promote a new phase of rebirth for the Crotone area, starting with a dialogue with Antica Kroton, the starting point for a development proposal. Antica Kroton Futura integrates the enhancement and archaeological excavation projects into a broader vision of urban regeneration that must permeate the city's fabric, including through professional training initiatives.
The project aims to restore the area's unique character, transforming its cultural heritage into an economic resource, as well as a powerful symbol of social unity and regeneration. The redevelopment of urban spaces and the strengthening of communication infrastructures represent strategic tools for reconnecting Crotone not only to its past, but also to national and European mobility networks.
The project involves a series of archaeological excavation projects and the redevelopment of public areas, as part of an urban regeneration program. Specifically, the projects funded by the project include:
• archaeological excavation and redevelopment of public areas in the Acquabona, Stadio, Parco Pignera, former Ariston, and G.V. Gravina areas;
• further excavation work at Capo Colonna, in the Quota Cimino area;
• restoration and functional recovery of the walkways on the bastions and ravelins of the Castle of Charles V;
• improved accessibility to the former Calabro-Lucana railway line;
• improvements to the road from Crotone to Capo Colonna and the creation of a nature trail in the Santa Lucia hills;
• creation of a "narrative ribbon," a cycling and pedestrian path that accompanies the redevelopment projects, telling the story of Crotone;
• funding for cataloging, conservation, and restoration laboratories and a cultural business incubator.
The Municipality, in co-design with the SOS School of Sustainability Foundation led by architect Mario Cucinella, has launched a high-level training course for architects, engineers, archaeologists, and designers. The course aims to develop a long-term urban development plan based on the city's cultural identity, within the framework of cataloging, conservation, and restoration laboratories and a cultural business incubator.
Antonio Senatore – Municipality of Crotone, director of the Antica Kroton operational unit, with coordinator functions.
Maria Mallemace – Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Culture for Calabria.
Stefania Argenti – Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Catanzaro and Crotone.
Alfredo Ruga – Archaeologist Official Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Catanzaro and Crotone.
Carlo Rescigno – Full Professor Southern High School.
Michele Giovanni Silani – Lecturer at Southern High School.
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