Geopark Annual Reports - European Geoparks Network

Following the agreement stipulated with the Regional Department of the
Environment, to strengthen the Sicilian ecological network and to favour the
promotion of the areas of major natural value through the maintenance of
the biodiversity and geo-diversity, the Madonie Geopark obtained financing
of 8.5 million euros to enact its projects of sustainable economic and social
development.
The results of the research on the ‘brand value’ of the most famous Italian
landscapes, based on the economic value of the territory, the possibility of
obtaining knowledge and the flow of visitors, expenditure by foreign tourists,
accommodation and the medium price of real estate (commissioned by the
Ministry for Tourism) put the Madonie Geopark in the fourth place in the
national classification.
Inauguration of the Manna Museum at Pollina, a place of touristic and
cultural enjoyment that guards the secret of cultivation that is unique in the
world, and opening of the website www.vettedelgusto.it devoted to the eshop
of oenological and gastronomic products typical of the Madonie
Geopark.
Pasquale Li Puma ENTEPA10@parcomadonie.191.it
Caterina Grimaldi k.grimaldi@tiscali.it
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