Saliceto Castle stands along the ancient Via del Sale (Salt road), in the province of Cuneo, in southwestern Piedmont, Italy. Probably built between the twelfth and the thirteenth century AD, the structure shows today the stratigraphic signs of several and subsequent rearrangements, whose fundamental stages can still be observed: the defensive medieval phase, the Renaissance changes, the loss of the fourth corner tower, the restoration works of the early 2000s, the recent and unexpected abandonment. Starting from the current state of the building, this paper traces back the main events in the castle’s history of the last twenty years, focusing on what happened "the day after" the restoration, stressing the effectiveness of the whole project, and investigating the cultural response after the closing of the worksite. Finally, in the light of changed circumstances, the paper reflects on the impact of social, political and economic forces on the redevelopment project, underlining the need to closely combine the conservation actions with the management and maintenance processes of the recently restored – as in this specific case – built heritage.
Lungo l’antica Via del Sale, nel Piemonte sud-occidentale in provincia di Cuneo, sorge il Castello di Saliceto. Eretto verosimilmente tra il XII e il XIII secolo, il manufatto mostra oggi i segni stratigrafici di una vicenda costruttiva e trasformativa complessa, di cui ancora si distinguono le tappe essenziali: la fase difensiva medievale, le modifiche rinascimentali, la perdita della quarta torre angolare, il restauro dei primi anni Duemila, il recente e inaspettato abbandono. Partendo dalla situazione attuale del fabbricato, il contributo ripercorre gli eventi che hanno coinvolto il castello negli ultimi vent’anni, si sofferma su ciò che accade “il giorno dopo” il restauro, ribadisce l’efficacia dell’operazione sul piano sincronico, ne indaga la risposta culturale all’indomani della chiusura del cantiere e, alla luce delle mutate condizioni al contorno, propone una riflessione sull’incidenza delle forze sociali, politiche ed economiche sull’azione di rivitalizzazione, sottolineando la necessità di porre in stretta relazione l’intervento di conservazione con i processi di gestione e manutenzione del patrimonio storico costruito e, come in questo caso, appena restaurato.
C. Mariotti (2018). Una favola ancora senza lieto fine. Il restauro del Castello di Saliceto “il giorno dopo”. RECUPERO E CONSERVAZIONE, 146, 12-22.
Una favola ancora senza lieto fine. Il restauro del Castello di Saliceto “il giorno dopo”
C. Mariotti
2018
Abstract
Saliceto Castle stands along the ancient Via del Sale (Salt road), in the province of Cuneo, in southwestern Piedmont, Italy. Probably built between the twelfth and the thirteenth century AD, the structure shows today the stratigraphic signs of several and subsequent rearrangements, whose fundamental stages can still be observed: the defensive medieval phase, the Renaissance changes, the loss of the fourth corner tower, the restoration works of the early 2000s, the recent and unexpected abandonment. Starting from the current state of the building, this paper traces back the main events in the castle’s history of the last twenty years, focusing on what happened "the day after" the restoration, stressing the effectiveness of the whole project, and investigating the cultural response after the closing of the worksite. Finally, in the light of changed circumstances, the paper reflects on the impact of social, political and economic forces on the redevelopment project, underlining the need to closely combine the conservation actions with the management and maintenance processes of the recently restored – as in this specific case – built heritage.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.