Improving the quality of the Iblei Park with special attention to the "Vallata Santa Domenica", Ragusa, Sicily

Investments in projects of urban regeneration, aimed at reducing situations of marginalization and social degradation (Mission 5 – Component 2, Investment 4)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan provides for investments in urban regeneration, to reduce marginalization and social degradation as well as to improve the social and environmental context of urban centres. The measure aims at supporting the reuse and re-functionalization of public areas and existing public building structures for purposes of public interest, and at improving the urban landscape through renovation of public buildings, with particular attention to the development of social, cultural, educational and didactic services, including sporting activities.

The investment is financed by Italy’s Recovery and Resilience plan by EUR 2 billion.

As part of this investment, the project aims to improve and transform into an urban park at the service of the population, into a point of social aggregation and attraction for a naturalistic and sustainable tourism, the Vallata Santa Domenica, the green lung within the urban perimeter that divides Upper Ragusa into two parts, connected by three bridges, also characterized by the presence of historical-anthropological and archaeological testimonies. The valley covers an area of 70,000 square meters. The measures used to achieve the objective are works of weeding and upgrading of the present vegetation of the valley, the restoration of existing walls, the planting of citrus (oranges and lemons) and olive trees, the appropriate works of collection and conveyance of dispersing wastewater, the works of securing the John XXIII Bridge overlooking the valley, the lighting of the areas with light sources using LED technology, and the rehabilitation of the public lighting system and the paving of the surrounding streets. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 6500000.