Il castello di Trikala in Grecia: conoscenza, conservazione e strategie di valorizzazione

The Mediterranean fortified heritage, as is well known, represents an architectural testimony of considerable interest that has often been subject to destruction, reconstruction and abandonment over the centuries. Significant in the field of the conservation of this heritage was the ICOMOS Guidelines on fortifications and military heritage (2021), which attempted to establish basic principles for restoration work on these artefacts, with the objective of guaranteeing the authenticity and integrity of both morphological and functional works. Among the principles contained in the cited Guidelines is that of conservation through activities and research aimed at a preliminary knowledge of the constructive and material complexity of the heritage under investigation. The present paper, being part of this context and of a wider ongoing research focused on the analysis of the Balkan fortified heritage, proposes the knowledge of the Byzantine Fortress of Trikala in Greece through the discipline of restoration. The research intends to show the state of conservation of the analysed castle in order to propose possible enhancement strategies starting from an instrumental survey carried out using digital cameras and drones. The objective is to obtain an accurate preliminary knowledge of the place, making possible the subsequent elaboration of strategies aimed at the conservation and enhancement of an heritage with a high testimonial value that is little known and not adequately enhanced.