Manufatti ecosostenibili per le aree di sosta lungo i percorsi naturalistici. Eco-sustainable products for rest areas along natural courses

The growing interest in outdoor excursions, as well as the attention to the rediscovery of natural beauties, has generated a significant increase in tourist presences in mountain resorts in recent years. In fact, guided hikes, road and off-road cycling, country horse riding, etc ... are becoming more and more frequent; sporting activities often practiced along the ancient roads that structure the natural territories and which are often an integral part of the system of "tratturi" present in the central Apennines. This scenario, strongly connected to the conscious use of natural contexts, has encouraged public administrations as well as environmental associations to start an intense recovery activity of the system of nature trails in the area. This circumstance has highlighted the need to create, along these routes, an organic system of rest areas necessary to guarantee the refreshment and shelter of hikers. The aim is to protect the historical and environmental values in the various natural contexts that have their own peculiarities with respect to the geographical areas to which they belong. For these reasons, the inclusion of a structured system of rest areas to support the excursions practiced along the "tratturi", the "paths", the "cycle paths" or the "bridleways" present in the territory of internal Abruzzo, as an action also aimed at recovering local peculiarities with a view to protecting and enhancing these contexts.