Elderly people are sentinels of the past and historical memory, whose knowledge is essential if we want to lay solid foundations for the future. Ada Campania (a voluntary association for the protection of the rights of older people) – in collaboration with Uil Pensionati Campania – is launching a new edition of the "Anziani Guide della Storia in Tour" project, which in 2019 was recognized as a "best practice" by the Embassy and Consulate General of the Netherlands.
During the initiative, the elderly will act as guides to visitors, illustrating the archaeological and landscape beauties of their territory. The project unfolds in six stages that will touch the most beautiful and iconic places of the Campania. The first tour took place on May 25th and gave participants the opportunity to admire the beauties of Benevento, a city of Samnite origin, known in the XNUMXth century with the name of Maleventum and then known as a Roman colony with the name of Beneventum.
Starting from the Lombard church of Santa Sofia, the participants reached the Arch of Trajan, symbol of the city. The second stage has already been set for next June 21st at 18:XNUMX pm. The participants will have the opportunity to visit the amphitheater of Avella. The ancient Abella is one of the smallest centers of pre-Roman and Roman Campania. It boasts an amphitheater in opus reticulatum, without underground and preserved up to the media cavea, which finds comparisons in the amphitheater of Pompeii, slightly older.
In autumn you can visit the Campanian amphitheatre of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (1st century AD).
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This will be followed by visits to Summonte (province of Avellino), which is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, to the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN) and to the Archaeological Park and Museum of Paestum (in the province of Salerno). As underlined by the president of Ada Campania Assunta Parisi, "the project has a dual purpose: on the one hand, to combat the isolation of the elderly and promote their psychophysical well-being; on the other, to enhance their role as custodians and transmitters of the historical and cultural heritage of the territory".
“The Grand Tour of Ada represents a precious opportunity to enhance the role of active seniors in society - underlined the general secretary of Uilp Campania Biagio Ciccone - The elderly are not only custodians of a precious heritage of experiences and knowledge, but also a fundamental resource for the community. Their contribution, in terms of volunteering, social participation and intergenerationality, is invaluable”.
Ciccone then concluded: "The elderly are often marginalized and relegated to passive roles. In reality, they have a huge wealth of experience and knowledge to pass on to the new generations. This project is an opportunity to socialize, interact and feel an active part of the community."
