"Ortigia non è solo un museo a cielo aperto, è la nostra casa"

Aiutaci a preservare il diritto di chi ha scelto di vivere in questo patrimonio dell'umanità

The Ortigia Cittadinanza Resistente Committee is an independent group of residents fighting to protect the historic centre of Syracuse as a vibrant, inhabited and sustainable place. We defend residents' rights, combat overtourism and illegal activities, and promote legality and social justice. We propose concrete solutions on mobility, waste, liveability and heritage enhancement, with a participatory, cultural approach that is attentive to the identity of the territory.

25/08/2025

NOSTRA INIZIATIVA BAR DI QUALITA' DIFFUSA

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29/05/2025

🌍 We are participating in the iF Social Impact Prize 2025!🌍
We are happy to announce that the Ortigia Cittadinanza Resistente Committee has officially nominated its project for the iF Social Impact Prize, a prestigious international award promoted by iF Design for high social impact initiatives.

📌 Our project addresses the issues of urban sustainability (SDG 11), proposing:

- the regeneration of the former Caritas headquarters to create civic co-housing for young couples,

- a sustainable model of managing tourist flows, networking with local operators.

We chose to bring Ortigia into a global context, demonstrating that it is possible to defend historic centers from overtourism, gentrification and malamovida with concrete, participatory and replicable solutions.

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Civic co-housing for a sustainable historic centre

"Vivere Ortigia" is a civic co-housing project in the historic center of Syracuse,designed to counter depopulation, reduce the impact of mass tourism, and revive stable residential life. Based on the principles of the Urban Sustainability Charter,the project focuses on repurposing abandoned or underused buildings into accessible shared housing,involving citizens, artisans, young couples,and the elderly. It promotes sustainable management of tourist flows,partnerships with local stakeholders,and the dissemination of replicable best practices through an operational toolkit and a civic campaign to enhance everyday life in historic urban centers.

LE NOSTRE BATTAGLIE

Protest Sit-In

Archimede Square Syracuse

28/06/2024

CONWAY

Ortigia, Heritage for All: Strategies for Sustainable Tourism

21.10.2024

OPEN CITY COUNCIL

27/03/2025

Contact:

Francesco Biondini

President of the Ortigia Cittadinanza Resistente Committee

📨 ortigiaresistente@gmail.com
Codice Fiscale: 93113520899

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