{"id":11276,"date":"2025-11-14T16:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twissen.com\/?p=11276"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:43:06","slug":"archaeology-beyond-the-past-slow-tourism-social-value-and-the-faro-convention-by-fabio-carbone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twissen.com\/en\/trends-en\/archaeology-beyond-the-past-slow-tourism-social-value-and-the-faro-convention-by-fabio-carbone\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeology Beyond the Past: Slow Tourism, Social Value, and the Faro Convention by Fabio Carbone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone and Tobruk: Two Mediterranean Laboratories for Sustainable <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Development and Positive Peace<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">by Fabio Carbone<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Northampton (UON) \u2013 UK<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Director of the Research Centre for Global Economic and Social Development (GESD, UON)<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Consultant in Sustainable Tourism Management and Heritage-Led Development in post-conflict reconstruction <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">contexts<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">This article draws on reflections shared during my keynote address at the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">2nd International <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Conference on Archaeology and Tourism<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">hosted by the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">University of Tobruk<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in Libya, under <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the theme<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201c<em>Investment and Sustainable Development between Archaeology and Tourism:<\/em><\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><em>Prospects and Challenges<\/em>.\u201d <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">My presentation, entitled<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201c<em>Archaeology Beyond the Past: Slow Tourism, Social Value, and <\/em><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><em>the Faro Convention<\/em>,\u201d<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">placed two Mediterranean cities in dialogue \u2014<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tobruk<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Two coastal communities, both peripheral and central at once: ports of history and identity <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">now seeking to redefine their relationship with memory, development, and the future. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The central idea is that archaeology, when understood in the broad sense proposed by the <\/span><em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Faro Convention<\/span><\/em> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(Council of Europe, 2005), is not merely a science of the past. It is a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">practice <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of the present<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, capable of generating<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">social value<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, cohesion, and, ultimately, what Johan <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Galtung (1969) called<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cpositive peace\u201d<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014 not the absence of conflict, but the active <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">presence of justice, dialogue, and participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"Pagina 5\" data-page-number=\"5\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Living Archaeology: From Past to Future<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Traditionally, archaeology has been understood as a discipline of protection and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">conservation, a look backward rather than forward.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Yet, the<\/span> <em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Faro Convention<\/span><\/em> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">invites us to a radical shift in perspective: cultural heritage is not an <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">assemblage of objects, but a network of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">relationships<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Article 4 of the Convention states that \u201ceveryone, alone or collectively, has the right to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">benefit from the cultural heritage and to contribute towards its enrichment.\u201d <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Heritage, therefore, becomes a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">right of cultural citizenship<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In this view, archaeology becomes a language through which communities narrate and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">recognize themselves. In<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, ancient<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Kroton<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">still speaks, not only through the remains <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">preserved at the Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna, but through the collective <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">memory of a city struggling to reconcile its past glory with a sustainable future. In<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tobruk<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Greco-Roman vestiges coexist with the modern memory of twentieth-century conflicts and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the ongoing challenges of reconstruction. Here, archaeology is more than material legacy; it <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">can serve as an instrument of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">civic resilience<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, reconnecting present-day life to the long <\/span>history of the Mediterranean as a space of encounter and exchange.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"Pagina 6\" data-page-number=\"6\">\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone and Tobruk: Two Mediterranean Laboratories<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The comparison between<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone and Tobruk<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">emerges naturally: both cities stand at a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">threshold<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, poised between marginality and rebirth. They are historic ports, crossroads of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">civilizations, and custodians of extraordinary archaeological heritage, yet neither has fully <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">transformed that wealth into sustainable social and economic value. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, recent data show an encouraging yet fragile trend. Regional statistics for the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">first four months of 2025 report<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">464,240 overnight stays<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(+10.1% compared to 2024) and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">224,000 arrivals<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(+10.4%). The local airport welcomed<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">273,240 passengers in 2024<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, marking <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">20% increase<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">over 2023. Cruise tourism has also grown, with<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">26 ship calls and over 27,000 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">passengers in 2024<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">31 arrivals already scheduled for 2025<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">However, these numbers conceal a deeper paradox. The enthusiasm surrounding the return <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of cruise ships to Crotone has been widely celebrated as a symbol of revival. Yet, as I have <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">argued elsewhere,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">cruise companies are not humanitarian organizations;<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">they do not <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">operate<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the destination, but<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">through<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">it. Their economic footprint often bypasses the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">local community, while the environmental and infrastructural pressures they create remain.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">For emerging destinations such as Crotone, this kind of growth can quickly become a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Pyrrhic <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">victory<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">: impressive on paper, but hollow in substance. Real development, by contrast, lies in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">building a tourism model that strengthens the local economy, empowers residents, and<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sustains authenticity.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">From this perspective, Crotone remains in the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u201cexploration phase\u201d<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">identified by Butler <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(1980): a critical juncture in which the choices made today will determine whether it evolves <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">toward sustainable maturity or falls into dependency and imitation.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The challenge is clear \u2014 to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">grow without surrendering authenticity<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, to define a vision rooted <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in identity, knowledge, and community participation. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tobruk<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, in eastern Libya, faces a similar turning point in a more complex environment.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">After years of fragmentation and instability, the city is rediscovering its archaeological, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">natural, and human heritage as a resource for social reconstruction. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Unlike the already established World Heritage sites of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Cyrene, Leptis Magna, and Sabratha<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tobruk represents a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">living laboratory<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2014 a place where cultural tourism can be built from the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ground up, combining education, international cooperation, and local engagement.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In this sense, Tobruk can become a model of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">heritage-led recovery<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, where archaeological <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">enhancement goes hand in hand with civic education and peacebuilding.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\">\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"Pagina 6\" data-page-number=\"6\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Slow Tourism and the Faro Spirit<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In both Crotone and Tobruk, the answer cannot be mass tourism. What is needed instead is <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a measured, rooted, and participatory approach. The paradigm of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">slow tourism<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, developed <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in the early 2000s, provides an ideal framework to translate the principles of the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Faro <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Convention<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">into concrete practice. It is not merely about \u201cmoving more slowly,\u201d but about <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">reconnecting travel with meaning<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, people with place.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"Pagina 7\" data-page-number=\"7\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In Crotone, this means enhancing experiences rooted in authenticity \u2014 local markets, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">traditional crafts, vineyards, fishing, gastronomy, and walking routes inspired by Pythagoras <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and Magna Graecia.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Here, the visitor becomes a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">participant<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">rather than a spectator, engaging with daily life and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">human stories rather than consuming attractions.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">For Tobruk, the same logic applies. Cultural tourism could involve young people, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">universities, and local guides; it could merge archaeological visits with education, dialogue, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and intercultural exchange. Such a model does not only bring visitors \u2014 it<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">builds <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">connections<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. It fosters understanding, trust, and micro-economies that reinforce the social <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">fabric.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In this regard, event tourism would also be a path worth pursuing. Without going into <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">technical or theoretical details here, this form of tourism is useful in giving a destination a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">special and unique personality, and in promoting it nationally and in international markets in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a sustainable way. In the case of the two locations in question, sporting events would be the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">most suitable, with particular attention to water sports, but not only. Moreover, tourism <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and historical-archaeological heritage would once again come together, especially in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone, which is strongly connected to the ancient Olympics.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">As the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Faro Convention<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">reminds us, heritage is valuable not because of its monuments, but <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">because of the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">meanings people attach to it<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. In this sense, slow tourism is the living <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">embodiment of the Faro spirit: time, care, and reciprocity as tools for sustainable growth.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Positive Peace and the Social Value of Heritage<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The link between heritage and peace is often overlooked. Yet, as Johan Galtung (1969) <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">emphasized, peace is not the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">absence of war<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, but the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">presence of justice and cooperation<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In this regard,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">participatory heritage valorization<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">can become a concrete instrument of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">positive peace.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Tobruk<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, where memories of war remain vivid, archaeology can provide a neutral, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">symbolic ground for rebuilding trust and belonging. Young people, in particular, can find in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">cultural tourism a way to participate in their country\u2019s rebirth, becoming both custodians<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and narrators of their own history.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, the same idea applies in civic form: tourism as<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">education in citizenship<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, as a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">collective rediscovery of territory and pride. As I have often noted in public discussions and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">local media such as<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Il Crotonese<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">WeSud<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, \u201ctrue sustainable tourism begins with the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">principle that the first beneficiaries of heritage must be the residents themselves\u201d (an idea I <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">started with my<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Paideia Approach to tourism development,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in 2013). The value of heritage, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">therefore, is not measured by visitor numbers, but by<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">relationships<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">: by the social capital <\/span>(trust, cooperation, shared identity\u2026) that it generates.<\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-pdf_iframe__page\" aria-label=\"Pagina 8\" data-page-number=\"8\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Mediterranean as a Workshop for the Future<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Crotone and Tobruk stand as two shores of the same sea. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Both face the challenge of turning their histories \u2014 ancient and recent \u2014 into engines for <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the future. The Mediterranean today needs visions that unite<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">development and humanity<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">economy and culture<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">tourism and peace<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In this broader vision, archaeological heritage becomes a universal language \u2014 a shared <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">alphabet through which Mediterranean peoples can begin to speak to each other again. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The real goal is not simply to attract tourists, but to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">build meaning<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">; not to increase flows, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">but to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">regenerate communities<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Slow tourism, inspired by the principles of the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Faro Convention<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">, offers a concrete path <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">toward that goal: promoting a tourism that does not consume but enriches, that does not <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">simplify but educates, that does not separate but connects. Crotone and Tobruk, each in its<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">own way, remind us that the most important archaeology is not the one that digs into the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ground, but the one that digs<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">into people\u2019s hearts.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong>Please note that the opinions expressed in the article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Twissen.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A journey between Crotone and Tobruk to discover how archaeology, the spirit of the Lighthouse, and slow tourism can generate identity, sustainability, and peace in the 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