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La Pila We are located in the municipality of Bettona, a low-urbanised hilly area facing Assisi, in an estate called La Pila in the Umbria Region. Assisi is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in the world, also nominated City of Peace and twin-city to Bethlehem. Not only is Umbria the land of St. Francis, St. Chiara, and St. Benedict of Norcia, but it has become a place of attraction for diverse religious and lay groups interested in inter-religious dialogue, meditation, prayer, spiritual practices and, foremost, Peace as an instrument for human coexistence.
The main structure: the Multi-purpose Centre Located on the south-west area of the La Pila estate, the building is highly efficient in terms of production and consumption of energy, mostly coming from renewable sources, and uses a system for the recycling and re-use of waste, and for sustainable water and sewage management. The total area of the Centre is about 650 square metres, distributed on two stories, plus a minus-one level of about 300 square metres. The two floors make up about 2000 cubic meters of volume, while the lower level is about 270 cubic metres. The Centre will offer lodging facilities (about 20 beds available), consisting of three mini-apartments and four rooms which will host people attending activities in the Officine. The annex: the Monastery
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But there's more: in the past thirty years, a vibrant cultural stage has developed in Umbria (such as Umbria Jazz Festival or the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto), also thanks to the growth of the scientific, cultural and social networks around the Università per Stranieri of Perugia that are crucial in nurturing the cultural and intellectual texture of any community. Umbria is a beautiful rural region that can add value to its identity involving the younger generations with innovative employment opportunities. We hence consider this region in the heart of Italy as a fertile ground for research and innovation.
Classified as “rural building of value”, located about 100 metres from the Multi-purpose Centre, on the north-east side of the property, the building is naturally linked to the activities of the Grow pole. It could also serve as a space for events associated with the Officine.
The same area includes about 56.445 m² of land (mainly for residential-tourist purposes), within which it will be possible to build another 4.400 m2 of residential structures.