Ristrutturazione e riuso di una masseria a Ragusa, Italia

The farmhouses, symbol of the landed property, are at the same time productive and residential settlements with the objective of controlling and organizing the landed estate. In Sicily, their appearance coincides with the colonization phenomenon of inland areas for agricultural purposes. These building structures, once at the center of productive, economic and social activity, are very often abandoned and degraded. Their recovery and reuse as tourist structures or for cultural and naturalistic purposes can contribute effectively to the preservation of the traditional rural heritage and the enhancement of the agricultural landscape. This article shows the results of a research aimed at recovering and re-using rural buildings. The project for the transformation of a farmhouse, chosen as a case study in the Ibleo plateau, in didactic farm is illustrated.