Redevelopment of the public spaces pertaining to the former slaughterhouse of Testaccio (external parking area Via di Monte Testaccio/Ferrovia and completion of internal

Caput Mundi Next Generation EU for touristic great events (Mission 1, Component 3, Investment 4.3)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan increases the number of accessible tourist sites in Rome, creating valid and qualified tourist and cultural alternatives with respect to the crowded central areas, as well as increasing the use of digital technologies, enhance green areas and the sustainability of tourism. The investment envisages six lines of interventions:
1. “Roman Cultural Heritage for EU-Next Generation”, covering the regeneration and restoration of cultural and urban heritage and complexes of high historical-architectural value of the city of Rome;
2. “Jubilee paths” (from pagan to Christian Rome), targeted to the enhancement, safety, anti-seismic consolidation, restoration of places and buildings of historical interest and archaeological pathways;
3. #LaCittàCondivisa, covering the redevelopment of sites in peripheral areas;
4. #Mitingodiverde, covering interventions on parks, historical gardens, villas and fountains;
5. #Roma 4.0, covering the digitalization of cultural services and the development of apps for tourists;
6. #Amanotesa, aimed at increasing the supply of cultural offer to peripheries for social integration.

The investment is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility by EUR 500 million and includes this project.
This project focuses on revitalizing the former slaughterhouse area, creating public spaces like car parks, pedestrian zones, and green areas currently suffering from neglect and overgrown vegetation. The main goal is to make the site accessible and usable, providing essential public amenities and thereby improving the overall area. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 4680000. The slaughterhouse is located in an area of considerable archaeological importance that once housed commercial and residential structures. The main building, designed by Gioacchino Ersoch and built between 1888 and 1891, originally served as the slaughterhouse and cattle market. The project focuses on the creation of public spaces, including car parks, pedestrian areas, and green spaces. At present, much of the area is in a state of neglect, with unpaved land and overgrown vegetation. The redevelopment activities include the construction of parking spaces outside the former slaughterhouse between Via della Pelanda and Via di Monte Testaccio, as well as a car park between the Aurelian Walls and the southern boundary of the slaughterhouse complex. In addition, the restoration of internal pedestrian areas will be completed and a new street lighting system will be installed. The main objective of the intervention is to make the area accessible and usable, meeting the need to provide public parking and green spaces, thereby contributing to the overall improvement of the area.