Beja: Signed protocol for protection and enhancement of the "Villa Romana Pisões".
The Municipality of Beja (CMB), the University of Évora (I) and the Regional Directorate of Culture Alentejo (DRCA), They signed on the morning of Thursday, a cooperation agreement for the protection and management of the "Villa Romana Pisões", an infrastructure that is located about 10 kilometers south of the city Alentejo.
Pisões, is an archaeological site rated ate Public Interest and that for many years "living in illegality, without knowing the true owner, having in February 2016, been delivered to the University of Évora.
In the seventies, an archaeologist makes some excavations that allowed to know an urban part, a stately residence, with 48 divisions, a thermal and building a collection that contains elements of the first century A.D.. Até à age visigótica, never properly published. a pipeline has also been identified 250 meters from the northern fence of the villa and also a dam, with a well-preserved wall.
After ownership, the EU has developed a plan of action for the Villa de Pisões, given that this "has enormous scientific potential that was never properly worked and exploited" and that the archaeological site and the property "have, a great tourist and heritage potential that it is urgent to value and enhance ".
With the document signed today, the three entities undertake to develop in the coming years a program with three lines of action which aims to "research and development, asset appreciation and dissemination and training ".
John Rocha, president of the city council of Beja, He said that "this protocol should have been signed long ago", justifying the mayor that "heritage is a tourist wealth that we will continue to support", finished.
Turn, Ana Paula Amendoeira, director of the Alentejo Culture, He explained that this "has been a very troubled process", adding from there 20 years "were signed protocols that are obsolete. The odometer is now azero ", shooting that it is a work to three "for many decades for culture and heritage", held.
To finish, the Rector of the University of Évora, Ana Costa Freitas, He said that "we care for and treat Pisões. We want to make Villa a place to enjoy the local community and visitors ", concluded.
For the beginning of priority intervention work and operation of the Archaeological Site, passing through the restoration of site of the state of degradation in which it is, and create a route first visit to allow the opening of the same to the public, to what has been presented a bid that was approved, and others are in motion to be presented.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
Photo: José Filipe Murteira
