EVENT AND ACTIVITIES

Domitian Coast Pro Loco was created in January 1997 and since that date has produced many initiatives to promote tourism in the territory of its competence, in Italy and abroad, as well as cultural events and publishing. Pro Loco also plays an effective social action to improve the environment and public infrastructure, to enable a better promotion action. Representatives of the Domitian Coast Pro Loco are members of the "Committee for environmental protection and the right to health" and of the coordination "All together for the Environment", that have grouped all major associations including Legambiente, WWF etc.. We want to highlight the multi-annual projects that we made with other entities:

  • Project "AdottaLiternum", in collaboration with local schools of Giugliano, lasted eight years and had a remarkable result creating a cultural and educational center and tourism in the area. Sponsored and supported by Regione Campania, Province of Naples, Municipality of Giugliano, Superintendency of the Studies of Naples, personally from the Chief of Police Mr. Antonio Manganelli. The Project has provided a model exported to other realities such as the Park of Vesuvius in collaboration with schools of countries around Vesuvius. Through the adoption of Liternum site, the Domitian Coast Pro Loco has played a vigorous promotion of cultural tourism in the territory as well as the numerous initiatives with schools of the district of Giugliano as the IV and VIII Schools of Giugliano the Don Salvatore Vitale School, ITIS Galvani of Giugliano and Don Minzoni of Giugliano, the Agricultural Institute of Licola Silvestri, the VIIIth School and Pergolesi School of Pozzuoli. Guided tours, outdoor lessons of history and environmental science and excursions to archaeological sites of Liternum and those of the Phlegrean-Domitian area, have enabled to thousands of children to know a piece of history of the territory where they live.
  • Educational Project "La città dei ragazzi" made in 2006\07 with other associations and social cooperative for disadvantaged children of school from Giugliano, supported by former law 328\2000 by the City of Giugliano.
  • Project "Liternum 2007" which organized the exhibition fair "Mozzarella cheese and surroundings ... 2007" at the archeological site of Liternum in Lago Patria, which was attended by small businesses, dairy, beekeepers, farmers, wineries, restaurants with a great participation. SAX_P Project to create a Public Center for Free Internet Access and Services provided by the Public Administration supported by Regione Campania - with University and Scientific Research and the Ministry for Technological Innovation. Ending in 2010, the project led to the implementation of an Internet Point in the area of Varcaturo with large turnout of young and elderly people who were able to approach the world of the web.
  • Project "NaturalMente" of environmental education and legality, made at the VIIIth School of Giugliano in 2008\09 and in school year 2009\10.
  • Domitian Coast Pro Loco participated in the project "Open Schools 2007\08" with VIII and IV School of Giugliano and I School of Qualiano (NA).
  • Thanks to the efforts of the Domitian Coast Pro Loco tourist flow has significantly increased throughout the territory and leading to the decision of the Province of Naples to improve the archeological site of Liternum with the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. The Municipality of Giugliano has created works of enlargement and in synergy with the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage of Naples creating the Archeological Park of Liternum. By decision of the Executive Council on 06\10\2009, the Domitian Coast Pro Loco was commissioned by the Municipality of Giugliano for care, management and promotion of the Archaeological Park of Liternum.
  • The tourist promotion of the territory and the Phlegrean-Domitian coast of Giugliano was and is conducted by the Pro Loco through the presence of representative volunteers at the annual International Tourism Exchange (BIT) in Milan, Prague and Berlin and Mediterranean Tourism Exchange (BMT) in Naples. Representatives of the Pro Loco participate in these events with the distribution of brochures and other artwork of the Domitian coast, integrating the promotion of tourist accommodation held by the Association of Hoteliers and those of Phlaegraen Fields.
  • In the context of various initiatives of the Domitian Coast Pro Loco, it is important the role of promoter held in favor of rural culture, crafts and typical products. In fact, the Pro Loco has achieved since 2001 several crafts and typical products fairs, particularly with the show "Mozzarella cheese and...surroundings" and with the constant presence at exhibitions and fairs in Giugliano promoted by Confersercenti.
  • Domitian Coast Pro Loco also plays for eleven years, an important role of media by distributing its own newspaper throughout the Phlaegraen-Domitian coast with a fixed number of 10,000 copies. The newspaper is totally self-financed and is written up for free by associated volunteers, residents all along the coast. The newspaper has become a valuable source of information for the populations of Domitian towns and has established an audience of over 70,000 readers per issue. The newspaper has since 2004 a fortnightly output on Saturdays and in November 2005 has improved graphics, format and paper while from 2006 the journal is also online at this web address.
  • Other annual events held by the Domitian Coast Pro Loco were those at Christmas included in the calendar of the City of Giugliano "Live Christmas". Particularly the event "Christmas Choirs" held in the churches of Licola and Varcaturo reached the 12th edition, the open competition "The most beautiful crib" that reached its sixth edition and the event "Concert for Epiphany " at the Church of St. Luca Evangelista in Varcaturo that reached the fifth edition.
  • Pro Loco for the sixth consecutive year participate in the project of the National Civil Service of UNPLI (National Union of Pro Loco of Italy), approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in accordance with the effects of Law No. 64\2001, which young civil service volunteers serve for one year at Pro Loco to carrying out projects and activities.
  • Domitian Coast Pro Loco has also actively participated in Partnership for the definition of PIT (Integrated Territorial Project) "Domitian Coast" financed with funds from the ROP 2000\2006 and submitted over 15 ideas.
  • Since 2004, the Domitian Coast Pro Loco established a help desk for the POR (Regional Operational Programme) Campania 2000\2006 intended to facilitate access of stakeholders to regional preferential financing, particularly for the tourism sector. The initiative was rewarded by a good turnout and has been taken by the Association of Phlaegraen-Domitian Coast Pro Loco to produce the opening of similar help desk at the the Pro Loco of Castelvolturno, Mondragone Falciano del Massico, Bacoli, Monte di Procida, Procida, Cellole and Sessa Aurunca. It was was reopened the help desk of POR (Regional Operational Programme) 2007\2013.
  • Domitian Coast Pro Loco as a tourist promotion agency (LR 07\05) and social (Act 383\2000) of territory, granted legal and moral aid to numerous events and initiatives taking place in the territory, such as the International Dog Exhibition held in 2003 at Magic World in Licola.
  • Domitian Coast Pro Loco is the only place in Campania where the apprenticeship for University Federico II of Naples students takes place.