500 thousand euros to save the Moneta Castle in Carrara. This is the sum promised by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli , who visited the city of marble yesterday. Moneta Castle is one of the city’s most important monuments: an ancient castle mentioned as early as 1045 and which in its current appearance dates back to the 15th century, situated on the top of a hill overlooking the city from the mountains to the sea. Unfortunately, the castle is in a state of heavy disrepair, aggravated by some recent incidents of bad weather that, in the spring, resulted in the collapse of a section of the 15th-century walls. It is, however, the whole castle that is in danger: recently, further subsidence has been reported that is also threatening the walls of the village church.
For a long time, associations in the area, above all the Pro Loco “Salviamo il Castello di Moneta,” have been pointing out the seriousness of the situation and the immobility weighing down the castle’s situation. Now, finally, the turning point may be coming. That of the Ministry is meant to be a “concrete commitment,” the Ministry of Culture lets it be known, to give the Castle “a new season of attention and recovery. It is not just about restoring stones, but about reviving a cultural heritage that represents the roots of a territory.” Moneta Castle, after all, is not just a monument to be protected, but a living symbol of the value that culture and good policy can have for the revitalization of entire communities.
“Carrara has been, and still is, the capital of marble culture,” said Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli. “Not only as a stone material, but as a community fabric that inspired all the best avant-garde movements of the 20th century: the Apuan Alps, the quarries, the entire marble culture. Today in Tuscany, in Carrara, to reiterate that this land, blessed by heaven and forgotten by too many bad politics, deserves redemption. The Moneta Castle, which we are actively working on, with an allocation of more than 500,000 euros, is a symbol of this commitment. Culture is our strength, good governance our way.”
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