Avalon

Population: 14
Year of foundation: 1995
Extension: 10 hectares

Project Features: Ecovillage

Avalon is another magical land populated by Elves. The landscape is quite different from the mountain valleys where their first settlements are located.

To describe this community, we are accompanied by the words of someone who has lived in Avalon for years, namely Giorgia Lattuca, facilitator and former co-president of RIVE: “The fireflies of May reflected in Mario’s eyes. Humanity in all its chromatic shades, between light and shadow, without veils. The forest that embraces the olive grove and the vegetable gardens, like a cradle. The boys and children born and raised in those woods, who know how to read reality with wise and curious eyes. The sense of home, a home for everyone. Dancing by the fire to music from everywhere. The wild herbs drying, the cherry tree, the bitter orange, the cats, the dogs, the chickens and the pig Zigo. The oven that comes to life, like sourdough, when there is a celebration. The story of a passerby, the memories of a time that continues to leave a mark: the mark of a multicolored people, without borders, united by the desire to shine in the infinite potential of wonder that each creature possesses.”