{"id":4317,"date":"2025-09-24T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/2025\/09\/24\/happy-ending-for-the-gualchiere-di-remole\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:54:31","slug":"happy-ending-for-the-gualchiere-di-remole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/2025\/09\/24\/happy-ending-for-the-gualchiere-di-remole\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPY ENDING FOR THE GUALCHIERE DI REMOLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758716271089{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]After a long process that saw associations, administrations, intellectuals, and the local community involved, Eugenio Giani, President of the Tuscany Region, has allocated 3 million euros to complete the restoration of the Gualchiere di Remole. The complex, dating back to the 14th century, is of great historical, cultural, and environmental importance because it generated Florence\u2019s wealth through the processing of wool and grain using the sustainable energy of water. It is a true productive and environmental machine whose characteristics were studied and praised even by Leonardo da Vinci. The Gualchiere are owned by the Municipality of Florence, but are located within the municipal territory of the city of Bagno a Ripoli, which has therefore always been interested in their preservation. Despite the constant interest of scholars and intellectuals, after years of abandonment the Municipality of Florence had decided to sell the site. The Municipal Administration of Bagno a Ripoli, with then-Mayor Luciano Bartolini, worked to find a solution so that the destination of the Gualchiere would be at least partly museum-related and public, in line with the strong sense of identity the local population felt towards this monument. IPOGEA supported the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli in this process and, by involving the Nobrega Foundation linked to the cultural activity of the current King Charles III of England, founded ITKI (International Traditional Knowledge Institute) for the safeguarding of ancient practices and monuments. In 2009, on the occasion of a conference in Florence, IPOGEA, UNESCO, the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, the Municipality of Florence, and other associations signed an agreement for the promotion of ITKI and the safeguarding of the Gualchiere.<\/p>\n<p>The recent history of the Gualchiere di Remole begins on June 26, 2017, when the Circolo Vie Nuove organized an assembly together with the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli to oppose the sale of the complex. The association Italia Nostra even went so far as to present a symbolic offer of one euro as a sign of protest against the sale.<\/p>\n<p>From there, a dialogue with institutions began: on July 12 and November 12, 2018, the first meetings were held at Palazzo Vecchio with Councillor Gianassi and Mayor Casini, which led to the abandonment of the sale, officially announced on March 3, 2019, in an article in La Nazione. Shortly after, at a public meeting, the establishment of a technical group was announced, composed of former Mayor of Bagno a Ripoli Luciano Bartolini, Pietro Laureano, Gabriele Danesi for the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, and Annalisa Baratti. The group was coordinated, for the Municipality of Florence, by the cultural heritage officer Giorgio Caselli, active from May 2019. In December 2019, the City Council launched a process of valorization through concession of use, while in 2020 the agreement with the Consorzio di Bonifica was renewed and architect Andrea Meli was tasked with the external landscaping. Between 2020 and 2021, the first safety works began, though slowed down by the pandemic.<br \/>\nOn June 23, 2022, the visit of Elizabeth Nobrega Tsakirogloiu, president of the Maria Nobrega Foundation and ITKI, confirmed the Foundation\u2019s interest\u2014also on behalf of the then Prince Charles\u2014in supporting the multifunctional project with funds, scholarships, and the donation of the Carrington collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chronology of the Gualchiere di Remole case (2007\u20132025)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2007<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Mayor of Bagno a Ripoli, Luciano Bartolini, urged IPOGEA, a company founded by Pietro Laureano within the framework of UNESCO inscription and the recovery of the City of Matera, to launch an initiative for the recovery of the Gualchiere in Florence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2008<\/strong><br \/>\nIPOGEA and the Nobrega Foundation, which participates in the patronage initiatives of Charles of England, launched an initiative with the Municipality of Florence for the safeguarding of the Gualchiere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first signs of institutional resolution: the Municipality of Florence and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli signed a <strong>memorandum of understanding<\/strong> for the enhancement of the Gualchiere.<br \/>\nThis marked the idea of a possible shared recovery, though still without a concrete strategy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010<br \/>\n<\/strong>Under the auspices of the Tuscany Region, the Municipality of Florence, and UNESCO, ITKI (International Traditional Knowledge Institute) was created, with IPOGEA, the Nobrega Foundation, and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli among its founding members. During the international conference held in Florence, a visit to the Gualchiere was organized. The hypothesis was the creation of a UNESCO center on traditional knowledge based at the Gualchiere in Florence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Municipality of Florence, owner of the complex, deemed the hypothesis of a UNESCO institute in Florence no longer feasible and included the Gualchiere among the assets <strong>to be sold<\/strong> through alienation procedures.<br \/>\nThis choice was immediately opposed by associations, scholars, and citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2013-2016<\/strong><br \/>\nSeveral public auctions were called to sell the property, all of which <strong>failed<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAt the same time, civic and cultural initiatives grew to oppose privatization and push for a public recovery project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prompted by IPOGEA, ITKI, and the Nobrega Foundation, Prince Charles of England, during a visit to Florence, communicated his interest in safeguarding the Gualchiere to the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella. The latter replied in a letter expressing his complete agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 26, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the eve of the expiry of a new auction notice, the <em>Group for the Gualchiere di Remole<\/em> of the Circolo Vie Nuove (promoted by the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, the Nobrega Foundation, IPOGEA, and ITKI) organized a public assembly to mobilize citizens.<br \/>\nThe association Italia Nostra submitted a symbolic offer of <strong>1 euro<\/strong> as a gesture of protest against the sale..<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 12, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst meeting at Palazzo Vecchio between the Vie Nuove Group, Florence Councillor Federico Gianassi, and the Mayor of Bagno a Ripoli, Francesco Casini.<br \/>\nFor the first time, a political dialogue opened on an alternative path to the sale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 12, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nSecond institutional meeting at Palazzo Vecchio, consolidating the hypothesis of a participatory recovery project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 3, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> La Nazione<\/em> published the article <strong>\u201cThe Gualchiere di Remole will no longer be sold\u201d<\/strong>: the Municipality of Florence changed course and decided to abandon the sale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 29, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nPublic meeting organized by Circolo Vie Nuove: confirmation of the decision to set up a <strong>technical working group<\/strong> for the recovery project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 10, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficial start of the activities of the <strong>Technical Group<\/strong>, promoted by Luciano Bartolini, with representatives from the Municipality of Florence, Bagno a Ripoli, and the Vie Nuove Group. The working group was composed of former Mayor of Bagno a Ripoli Luciano Bartolini, Pietro Laureano, Gabriele Danesi for the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli, and Annalisa Baratti, coordinated for the Municipality of Florence by cultural heritage officer Giorgio Caselli.<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Working Group approved the feasibility project developed by IPOGEA for the recovery of the Gualchiere, included within the strategic vision of making the Arno navigable, creating a museum in the monumental part, using hydraulic energy, producing electricity to ensure sustainability of interventions, a database of traditional knowledge, an observatory on the Arno, and leisure spaces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 23, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Florence City Council resolved to launch a process of <strong>valorization through concession of use<\/strong>, to attract private investors and find resources for the restoration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong><br \/>\nRenewed the <strong>agreement between the Municipality and the Consorzio di Bonifica<\/strong> for the maintenance of the riverbed and hydraulic works of the Gora di Remole.<br \/>\nExternal landscape design assigned to architect Andrea Meli, under the direction of Giorgio Caselli.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020-2021<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Safety works<\/strong> started with municipal funding of 40,000 euros, but slowed down by the Covid-19 pandemic.<br \/>\nA progressive plan of conservation interventions was also prepared.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 23, 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nOfficial visit of the <strong>Maria Nobrega Foundation<\/strong> and ITKI, with president Elizabeth Nobrega Tsakirogloiu (also on behalf of <strong>H.R.H. Prince Charles<\/strong>).<br \/>\nThe Foundation supported the project and committed to contributing with funds, scholarships, and the donation of the Michael Carrington collection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 2025<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Municipality announced the <strong>completion of the first<\/strong> <strong>conservation restoration<\/strong> <strong>of the complex\u2019s structures<\/strong> (roofs, walls, floors, seismic and geotechnical surveys), financed with 340,000 euros from the <strong>Tuscany Region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 15, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\nInspection by Regional President Eugenio Giani: announcement of a new <strong>allocation of 3 million euros<\/strong> in the 2026 budget for the creation of the <strong>Gualchiere Museum<\/strong>. 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href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pil_3456-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pil_3456-1-scaled-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Signing of the Safeguarding Agreement for the Gualchiere: from right, Pietro Laureano, founder of IPOGEA; Elizabeth Nobrega, President of the Nobrega Foundation and International President of ITKI; Dario Nardella, then Mayor of Florence; Luciano Bartolini, then Mayor of Bagno a Ripoli; Michael Carrington, Director of the Nobrega Foundation; and the then municipal officer.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pil_3456-1-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pil_3456-1-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pil_3456-1-150x150.jpg 150w, 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href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michael-gualchiere-.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michael-gualchiere--300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michael-gualchiere--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michael-gualchiere--1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michael-gualchiere--150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michael-gualchiere--60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-044-scaled-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-041-scaled-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Visit to the Gualchiere\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-057-scaled-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4281'>\n\t\t\t\tVisit to the Gualchiere\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immagine-059-1-scaled-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/convegno-gualchiere-vie-nuove-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4301'>\n\t\t\t\tPoster of the Conference held at the Circolo delle Vie Nuove\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4297'>\n\t\t\t\tThe conference at the Circolo delle Vie Nuove: from left, Franco Cardini, Guido Vannini, Leonardo Rombai, Pietro Laureano. In the background, Michael Carrington of Vie Nuove\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/assemblea-2017-giugno-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ipogea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lau00083-scaled-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4285'>\n\t\t\t\tA toast to success. Visible in the photo on the left are Franco Bonifazi, President of the Circolo Vie Nuove; Luciano Bartolini; Giorgio Caselli; Anne-Louise and Chris Ackers (ITKI Australia); Pietro Laureano; and Ugo Tonietti (UNIFI).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758716271089{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]After a long process that saw associations, administrations, intellectuals, and the local community involved, Eugenio Giani, President of the Tuscany Region, has allocated 3 million euros to complete the restoration of the Gualchiere di Remole. The complex, dating back to the 14th century, is of great historical, cultural, and environmental importance because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-evidence","category-foreign-press"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4317"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4355,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4317\/revisions\/4355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipogea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}