La falesia dimenticata. Un luogo di tutti e per tutti

“We will never have happiness in a ‘civil form', that is, in a relational dimension, if we do not have places: spaces, however comfortable and efficient they may be, are not enough” (Stefano Zamagni, 2016). The “forgotten cliff” project is the outcome of a wider reflection on an area that hosts a “unique asset” which can be a driver of ideas for the restoration and rediscovery of a large territory that transcends physical spaces and also involves the social education, environmental and
community ambit. In order to regenerate living places, that is, civic spaces, it is necessary to engage the whole community. The underlying idea that led to the restoration of the “forgotten cliff” is the desire to give back to the community an asset of great value that, being private, had not been taken for public use, also because of the difficulty in ensuring its
safe use. The success of the crowd-funding campaign, meaning the shared purchase by many people of the land where the cliff stands, showed that not only is it possible to build a sense of community around a shared project, but also that the territory can be a driver towards a new vision for the management of common goods. The cliff that in the 1980s was a place very much loved by climbers, is now property of the association that took care of the renovation of the climbing site to make it available for use by the general public. The Dolomites will increasingly be a privileged place for the rehabilitation of values attacked by the system crisis that has affected modern democracies. Silence, quiet, the contact with the natural environment that imposes slow rhythms, unselfish socialisation: intangible assets that are traditionally seen as individual experiences, are now the reason for choosing a sport,cultural and emotional holiday destination.