Work funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan has begun in the San Silvestro Woods, part of the heritage of the Royal Palace of Caserta. The intervention includes the restoration of the Collecini Casino, the rehabilitation of the monumental garden, the recovery of the surrounding wall and an important action of protection, conservation and enhancement of the woodland heritage.
In detail, the intervention on the Forest of St. Sylvester has a total value of 1.7 million euros. The works were entrusted, through an open tender procedure managed by the Central Contracting Authority Invitalia and in collaboration with the Mission Unit for the PNRR and Service VIII of the former General Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture, to the RTI Consorzio stabile Ganosis - Vivai Antonio Marrone - Hera restauri - Omou scarl.
The Ministry of Culture is carrying out the project “Restoration and Enhancement Works of the Caserta Royal Palace Park Complex,” totaling 25 million euros. The projects, approved under the European Union-funded investment and reform plan, include four components: “Protection and Preservation of the Forest and Architectural Structures of the Royal Estate of San Silvestro,” work on which has just begun; “Irrigation System of the Royal Gardens and Regeneration of the Grasslands,” work on which will begin shortly; “Recovery and Enhancement of the Fizzo Springs and Carolino Aqueduct,” the call for bids for which will be published in the coming months; “Restoration, Recovery and Enhancement of the Royal Park Waterway,” the call for bids for which expired on August 4.
As for the Collecini Casino, the restoration of the facades, dry stone walls and perimeter paving, the restoration or replacement of all fixtures, as well as the recovery of the historic thresholds and the roofing membrane are planned. The boundary wall, which stretches for about four kilometers, will undergo cleaning, removal of weed vegetation and restoration of damaged or missing sections. The environmental component of the intervention is also important: paths within the forest will be secured, new trees planted, dry or non-native tree species removed, and the historic garden restored.
The Forest of St. Sylvester, once part of the “Royal Delights” of the Bourbons and used for agricultural and hunting activities, covers about 76 hectares on the hills of Monte Maiulo and Monte Briano, from which the waterfall that feeds the fountains of the Vanvitellian Complex flows down. Since 1993 it has been entrusted to the WWF and managed by the La Ghiandaia company on behalf of the World Wide Fund for Nature association.
The Forest of St. Sylvester was recently in the news as part of the surrounding wall was damaged in order to achieve an illicit water supply by an individual, which was reported by law enforcement to the relevant authorities. The extensive wooded area is in many sections dense and impenetrable. The Pnrr works represent an important starting point at this complex time. They are a tangible testimony of the attention of the Royal Palace of Caserta to its entire heritage, a constant garrison of a state institution in an area that is difficult to monitor, a concrete sign of care for a fragile and often violated heritage.
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