The territory of the Peloritan GAL is morphologically divided into a series of narrow river valleys , that from the mountains reach the coast, once were a crossroads of the main links between the sea and the land. . Along these lines in the past has created and developed the local rural society, with its historical peculiarities, of culture, traditions, agricultural practices, etc.. The valleys, therefore, as a link between these two poles: da un lato la costa, richest and most developed for tourism, landing place for people and businesses since ancient times and is characterized by small coastal towns (originally ports and fishing villages); other inland rural villages, once strongholds of estates and large tracts of land, with sites of great historical interest which is often traced back to classical and in the Middle Ages they lived their heyday.
These are two very different souls, but coexist within the area of the Peloritan GAL and held together precisely by paths River valleys, real tourist-rural "drawn" directly from nature and history: a tourism product- Rural "spontaneous", can integrate the great heritage of local resources Costituto protected areas, the agricultural landscape and its quality products (and by producing farms), culture and traditions and production techniques of the past, etc..
The operational project, by title “The Valleys of Myths and Beauty ", It aims to enhance and improve the usability of the rural heritage of the territory of the Peloritan GAL (protected areas, to rural villages, food from local products, Traditional crafts, the ancient crafts, the operators of the agricultural sector etc companies.) with a view to promote tourism products and services.
THE AMBASSADORS OF THE TERRITORY
On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2015, during the final event of the Festival "7 Valleys 8 events", held in s. Teresa di Riva and organized by Peloritan GAL within the project "PELORITANI", many people have been photographed with the sign My #esperienzapeloritani. An initiative that testifies to the popular sharing by residents and tourists of the activities undertaken by the Peloritan GAL and that we report in this diary eBook. Personal membership underlines the basic idea: create a community that knows how to animate and promote the territory: real "ambassadors" peloritana area, aware and passionate. A beginning of activities, It is hoped, will continue to grow in the future.
