La storicizzazione del paesaggio per rigenerare le aree interne, il caso studio dei castelli in Campania

The inland areas of our country are true ‘containers’ of cultural heritage and the study of the cultural landscape can represent a winning interpreting way to identify its resources, both natural and the result of human action, and include them in valorization programs that contribute to the de-marginalization of these places.In Campania, in a particularly evident manner, history manifests itself through those testimonies that have stratified over time within the territory and are now the object of analysis for the knowledge of the past with a view to their possible reuse. For the region's inland areas, specifically, the study of history can lead to the consolidation of a local identity that can simultaneously contribute to the rebirth of entire territories and their repopulation.Studying the history of the inland areas of Campania, it was possible to find the constant presence of fortifications and castles that highlight the medieval origin of their villages. These architectures are revealing of the settlement dynamics of those that once represented poles of attraction around which the social and political life of Campania’s peoples was concentrated. The connection between them, and the relationship they established with the surrounding territory, still makes these castles emerging elements to be paid attention to and made protagonists within regenerative processes. What is imagined, therefore, are hypothetical landscape-cultural routes linking the castles with each other and with the neighboring rivers, the main vehicles for connecting the territories involved.If it is true, as history shows us, that castles were born to be aggregating structures, for individual peoples and for territories, this further supports the hypothesis that inserting them within a network that renews their interrelation could only benefit those cooperation processes that are fundamental for the success of good practices in these fragile areas.