A stretch of coastline just two kilometers long encompasses an extraordinary heritage of archaeological, landscape, naturalistic, and historical-cultural assets. From the Nora Lagoon to the special conservation area at the mouth of the Rio Pula, including the Corrado Boggio anti-ship battery and the island of San Macario, lies a cluster of territorial landmarks that represent a unique reality in the regional landscape.
Based on this awareness, the Municipality has initiated the process of obtaining recognition for the Nora Archaeological Park as a regional park. This project aims to strengthen the protection, conservation, and integrated promotion of the area's cultural and landscape heritage.
The topic was the focus of the meeting promoted by the municipal administration and hosted recently in Pula. Mayor Walter Cabasino opened the meeting, explaining the rationale behind the candidacy. The Fitzcarraldo Foundation, charged with guiding the Municipality through the technical and strategic process required to submit the proposal, followed. The transition to a regional park, as the mayor explained, will not entail new restrictions: "The proposed delimitation will exclusively concern areas already owned by the public and will not impose any further restrictions on those already in place. The goal is to improve the coordinated management of the area's cultural, environmental, and identity-building assets."
The meeting was attended by numerous organizations and institutions, including the Superintendency, the regional departments for Cultural Heritage and Tourism, the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, the Port Authority, the Pula Diffused Culture Foundation, the Giovanni Patroni Museum, the Foundation's Scientific Committee, the CEAS (Conference on Cultural Heritage and Activities), tourism operators, representatives of the associations and sports world, as well as citizens, councilors, and city councilors from both the ruling and opposition parties.
"The meeting was an opportunity to open a dialogue with local institutions and stakeholders, to gather observations and contextual elements useful for the continuation of the activities," Cabasino explains. "The calendar now includes two more public meetings, aimed at deepening the dialogue with the community and gathering further input. This process aims to transform the heritage of Nora and the surrounding areas into a model of integrated valorization, capable of combining protection, cultural identity, and sustainable development through a participatory process that involves institutions, associations, businesses, and citizens."
