Summer 'young' 2021, Hostels - Lifestyle are back in vogue

Reclaim space and time, rediscover what surrounds us through

. Among the teachings left to us by the pandemic experienced in the last year there is undoubtedly the desire and desire to rediscover and experience the places that surround us more slowly and in sharing.

Here are

, places that evoke a past time in which the journey was discovery, freedom, encounter. An opportunity to share and get to know not only the territory but also other travelers with whom to compare and exchange stories and experiences.

Former barracks, abandoned farms, former convents and castles in the hands of the under 35s are transformed into

i: the disused public spaces, redeveloped and recovered, become today the most articulated

, and avoid escaping from the villages to the big cities.

In the summer of 2021 in Lazio it will be possible to return to savor all this thanks to the project supported by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers: 16 existing structures in the area but fallen into disuse, forgotten and abandoned have been renovated and destined for hospitality.

9 hostels and 7 tourist points thus return to a new life

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also reopens and arrives throughout Italy

, the chain of hostels founded in 2011 by a group of young Milanese professionals: new hostels in Genoa, Florence and Rome, followed by Palermo. In addition to the two historic structures in Milan, those of Como and Bevagna. With these new openings, the number of beds in the country quadrupled, rising from 350 to over 1500 and the number of staff that will be employed throughout Italy rises to over 180. The new hostels are opening to the public these days, in buildings ranging from 3000 to 6000 m22 located in the historic centers of the four cities: Genoa, which opened in Via Balbi, behind the port and the Museum of the Royal Palace; Florence, which opened in Via Faenza, between Santa Maria Novella and the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Rome, close to the Colosseum, and Palermo, which will open in the coming months in the name ofopen, inclusive hospitality and with particular attention to the territory and the cultural and social peculiarities of the cities, so much so as to obtain international recognition, such as the "Best hostel chain in the world", "Best Italian hostel" award at the Hoscars Awards 2019 of Hostelworld and in 2017 the Ambrogino d'Oro, civic merit that the Municipality of Milan assigns to the most deserving realities of the city.civic merit that the Municipality of Milan assigns to the most deserving realities of the city.civic merit that the Municipality of Milan assigns to the most deserving realities of the city.

In the Lazio Region, the Youth Itinerary network is an innovative tourist formula for enhancing the naturalistic, historical, but also cultural and contemporary heritage. And avoid the escape of young people from the villages, to repopulate them and make them protagonists. The redeveloped spaces (info www.generazionigiovani.it) are various and have been chosen by the young people active in their territory: from the spectacular environments of the

, which becomes a reference point for young tourist flows, to the former headquarters of Civil Protection of Ronciglione new meeting point for youth activities, up to

castle

or, livable on all floors thanks to the new vertical connection. Youth Itinerary for nature lovers saw the recovery of

, built near Acquapendente (VT) in the 1950s and inserted within the Monte Rufeno Nature Reserve, part of the Lazio Region Parks system; the Colle Mordani Hostel (FR) at the "Colle Mordani" building complex, a structure located within the Regional Park of the Simbruini Mountains currently partially used as an International Study Center with an “Apennine School of Living Philosophy inside. And then again

immersed in the Parco dei Monti Aurunci, within a wooded area of ​​great naturalistic interest, on the edge of the locality of San Nicola in the Municipality of Itri (FR). There is also

in the historic center of Rivodutri (RI): the old asylum of the town, no longer used since the 1980s, which rises along the exciting path of San Francesco. Convents and villages are the other protagonists of the Youth Itinerary: in Arpino (FR)

will rise in the monumental complex of the Convent of San Lorenzo founded by the Capuchin Minor Friars in 1560 and today partially used.

will rise in Caprarola (VT)

, inside the former stables of Palazzo Farnese and in Configni (RI) the Configni Hostel built inside a building located in the central square of the medieval village. In addition to being a suitable space to host tourists and visitors, it will also be a management point for a

that enhances vacant private homes and other accommodation facilities in the area. In the province of Latina, there is also space for the redevelopment of the most recent architecture with the Gaeta Youth Hostel, already inaugurated, inside a building owned by IPABB SS. Annunziata and the Ostello Ex Caserma in Bassiano, a unique starting point to discover the richness of the territory including canoeing courses on the Cavata river and Lake Paola, paragliding and naturalistic excursions, but also cultural events such as theater and music courses . In Latina, two functionally connected poles will be born, a Marine and a Citizen pole in which the sea, music and entertainment will be the hosts. In Rieti, the former Manni retirement home is transformed into a rest center for young tourists,in the province of Rome, the Tiber Point in the Tevere Farfa Regional Park is dedicated to the activation of solutions useful for sports along the river stretch, ending in Anguillara Sabazia where in the complex of the former municipal slaughterhouse didactic and laboratories will alternate in the center of first reception of Porta del Parco. The project, created to reactivate the places, attract external flows and involve local youth communities, saw the Lazio Region allocate 5.7 million euros to support the territories through the enhancement of public goods.to finish in Anguillara Sabazia where in the complex of the former municipal slaughterhouse didactic and laboratories will alternate in the first reception center of Porta del Parco. The project, created to reactivate the places, attract external flows and involve local youth communities, saw the Lazio Region allocate 5.7 million euros to support the territories through the enhancement of public goods.to finish in Anguillara Sabazia where in the complex of the former municipal slaughterhouse didactic and laboratories will alternate in the first reception center of Porta del Parco. The project, created to reactivate the places, attract external flows and involve local youth communities, saw the Lazio Region allocate 5.7 million euros to support the territories through the enhancement of public goods.