Creation 22 Jun 2021, 11:38 a.m. - Last update 15 Feb 2022, 9:23 a.m. - User: tristana.randi.delta2000
DELTA 2000
ITEM
Name of the POI
Old town Alfonsine
POI ID
Oldtown-Alfonsine
Type
POI Experience
FORM FILLER
Name
Tristana
Surname
Randi
E-mail
tristana.randi@deltaduemila.net
Role
Delta 2000 Tourism Project Manager
Other info
CONTACT PERSON
Name
Luciano
Surname
Lucci
E-mail
lucci@racine.ra.it
Role
Key Informant
Other info
POI BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Description of the POI
The main square of old Alfonsine was completely destroyed by the German in 1945 before their retreat northward, after having been heavily bombed by the Allies. With fantasy and with old pictures and thanks to the people who continuously try to keep memories and traditions alive, it is possible to imagine how the old Alfonsine and its main square had been.
POI GEOREFERENCE
Georeference
44.50617647226485 12.041673908159815
Street address
City
Alfonsine
State/Province/Region
Italy/Ravenna/Emilia Romagna
Postal/Zip Code
48011
MULTIMEDIA FILES
Filename and typeOldtown_1.png - (Photograph)
DescriptionPictures of Alfonsine before 1945. The main square, now Piazza Vincenzo Monti, was a wide space with neo-Renaissance buildings, shops, café, the neoclassical church of Santa Maria, arcades, an Annonarium Forum complex and the Casa del Fascio, built in 1929.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeOldtown_2.png - (Photograph)
DescriptionPictures of Alfonsine before 1945. The main square, now Piazza Vincenzo Monti, was a wide space with neo-Renaissance buildings, shops, café, the neoclassical church of Santa Maria, arcades, an Annonarium Forum complex and the Casa del Fascio, built in 1929.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeOldtown_4.jpg - (Photograph)
DescriptionLuciano Lucci shows the oldest artefact OF Alfonsine, that he found by accident, in 2015. The base (the origin of the cross is not known) is certainly a remnant of the XVI-century church of S. Maria di Alfonsine and lays in the courtyard of the Sacro Cuore church, in a semi-abandoned state.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeOldtown_5.png - (Photograph)
DescriptionLuciano Lucci shows the oldest artefact OF Alfonsine, that he found by accident, in 2015. The base (the origin of the cross is not known) is certainly a remnant of the XVI-century church of S. Maria di Alfonsine and lays in the courtyard of the Sacro Cuore church, in a semi-abandoned state.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeOldtown_book.pdf - (Book)
DescriptionSaluti dalle Alfonsine is a book written by members of the Local Association Circolo Filatelico Vincenzo Monti, whose main mission is to research, study and transmit the history and the culture of Alfonsine. Chapter 17 presents an exhaustive description of the transformation and renovation the square underwent from 1861 until 1945 (unlucky year of its destruction).
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
Filename and typeVagabondaggi_dietro_luscio_di_casa_1.html - (Link)
DescriptionA virtual sightseeing around Monti Square to discover how the place looks today and what’s left from the bombing and the devastation.
Visibility and other infoVisibility: Public.
CATEGORY
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Material Heritage
Immaterial Heritage
NATURAL HERITAGE
HIDDEN PATRIMONY
Tangible
Intangible
EXPERIENCES
RELEVANT INFORMATION
Type of tourist experience
The tour of Old Town Alfonsine offers a narrative and of the life, habits and expectations of the people living there before the war and describes the architecture of the village before WW2. It is a visit that requires imagination, as most historic buildings do not exist anymore, but it is also an opportunity to comprehend the impact and consequences of the conflict on this area. and empathize with the suffering of war-torn communities.
A virtual sightseeing around Monti Square to discover how the place looks today and what’s left from the bombing and the devastation.
http://alfonsinemonamour.racine.ra.it/alfonsine/Alfonsine/vagabondaggi1.htm
http://alfonsinemonamour.racine.ra.it/alfonsine/Alfonsine/piazza_monti_aerea_1939.htm
Length of tourist experience
4 hours
Contact person
Opening
Booking
Cost
Languages
Italian
"Last mile" accessibility
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation/car parking/bus station
Accessibility/limitations to access
Popularity of the attraction among the locals
7
Influence on destination choice
2
Tag
History of old town; hidden history; towns destroyed in ww2; Italian towns destroyed in ww2; ww2;
Information regarding the key informants and stakeholders involved in the research
Luciano Lucci
Alberto Vistoli, Andrea Benvenuti – Associazione Circolo Filatelico Vincenzo Monti
