Landscape
The ABAP Superintendence for the provinces of Chieti and Pescara also deals with the complex system of landscape protection, in collaboration and harmony with the regional body and the municipalities, which are responsible for co-managing landscape constraints.
Landscape protection, following the adoption and subsequent ratification of the European Landscape Convention of 20 October 2000 by the competent ministers, is radically transformed with the introduction of the definition of landscape, specified in art. 1 of the Convention: “the landscape designates a specific part of the territory, as it is perceived by the populations, whose character derives from the action of natural and/or human factors and their interrelationships”. This definition, partly referred to by the Consolidated Law on cultural and environmental heritage (T.U. 490/1999) and fully implemented by the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (Legislative Decree 42/2004), has made substantial changes to the notion of landscape compared to the previous regulations regarding the protection of cultural and landscape assets (Law no. 778/1922 and Law no. 1497/1939). In fact, the evolution of landscape evaluation criteria from the aesthetic-naturalistic to the aesthetic-anthropological level has modified the value judgment and led to the interpretation of the landscape as an expression of national identity.
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The protected landscape, understood as territory subject to protection constraints, represents a significant percentage of the regional territory in Abruzzo. In the provinces of Chieti and Pescara, all coastal territories and lake areas within 300 meters from the shoreline, the river belts within 150 meters from the shores, the National and regional parks and reserves, wooded territories, the Apennine peaks above 1600 meters above sea level, lands for civic use and areas of archaeological interest, such as sheep herding areas. More interesting is the data regarding areas of notable public interest, understood as panoramic beauties; 34% of the municipalities in the province of Chieti and 43% of the municipalities in the province of Pescara are protected by 72 ministerial decrees which describe and delimit territories of strong landscape interest.
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In this small region, someone says that from the summit of Monte Amaro, the highest peak of the Maiella, in the municipality of Fara San Martino (CH), on the clearest days it is possible to see the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Whether it is true or not, in Abruzzo it is possible to move from the sea to the mountains in a few hours; the close proximity between the hills and the beaches makes this region a unique example of landscape richness, a territory so small but equally heterogeneous, a territory to know, discover and experience. Sandy beaches and rocky overhangs, from the Trabocchi coast, to the Theatine and Pescara hills rich in vineyards and olive groves that slope towards the sea, up to the Pescara valleys. Plateaus and soaring peaks. Small villages and larger urban centers rich in history. Marine reserves and natural parks. Abruzzo, with its multitude of natural and urban landscapes, presents itself as a small jewel of enormous identity value.
