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Association for Social Advancement
Futuro Digitale
Francigena Routes in Latium Region
Francesco Zaralli & Marco De Cave

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Two macro-areas, Northern and
Southern Francigena
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Northern Francigena
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*Structured pattern: steady governance
*Spread hosting culture
*Security of pilgrims
Southern Francigena
*Fragmented pattern: lack of local
governance
*Weak hosting culture
*On-going restoration of pilgrim routes

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Our case study: Southern
Francigena
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Three different routes
Two main directions
(one inner and one outer)

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Legislative framework in Latium
Region
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*The regional law n.40/1999 on Integrated planning for the advancement of
environmental, cultural and touristic areas
*The regional law 19/2006 is the legislative framework specifically aiming at valorising
the cultural, touristic and environmental aspects of Spiritual/Cultural Routes as
recognised by the Council of Europe. It is the fundamental law regulating also the
distribution and the funds management for further strategies in Latium Region.
*DGR 820/2007 and DGR 544/2008 are implementing laws: they contain indicators,
measurements of route renovation, etc.
*Law 2/2014: Latium 2020 Strategy to avoid fragmentation:
1. System Action "Development and promotion of local cultural systems“
2. System Action "Development of identity and values of the network"
3. System Action "Physical Improvement of material resources“
4. System Action "Development of networks and relations with the stakeholders of
the territory“.

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Economic initiatives in Latium
Region
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*National government financing
*Regional Law 19/2006 funding chapter
*Latium 2020 Strategy: 20million € total investments

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Governance: the actors
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*Institutions
*Firms: Only firms with the following characteristics:
-they have been continuously working at least since 2010 in
Latium Region and
-have indicated among their social objectives one of the
following activities: cultural promotion, the territorial
valorisation, the cultural heritage enhancement, the media
production, sports promotion
*Non-profit organisations
A stakeholder analysis has been done in Northern Francigena,
but no in the Southern one. More studies on strategies must
be done.

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Thank you!
Francesco Zaralli
Email: f.zarali@futurodigitale.org
Mob(s): (+39)3738110267
(+34)605763883
Marco De Cave
Email: m.decave@futurodigitale.org
Mob(s): (+39)3312301447