Il Turismo come Conoscenza e Valorizzazione Intergenerazionale dei Beni: il Teatro dell’Unione di Viterbo.

After an excursus that synthesizes the history of the Generational Meetings Laboratory and A.R.I.P.T. Fo.R.P. in the design, implementation and monitoring of intergenerational tourism research/experimentations carried out on the national territory, this paper briefly reviews the theoretical references and the methodology used. Reference is therefore made to the results obtained in the research/experimentations in Viterbo, to which the most recent training projects of Alternanza Scuola Lavoro for high school students (today PCTO) have also contributed. Despite the specificity of each research/experimentation, a common model has been identified in the evolution of the relationships between the participants. This model of intergenerational communication develops according to the phases of "rapprochement", "knowledge" and "empathy" (Albanese, 2001). In Viterbo "City for Fraternity" the research results are characterized by a rich dimension of values: - "objectified" according to the Theory of Social Representations (Moscovici, 1961/1976) in an Intergenerational Values and Environmental Education Path; - highlighted by values evoked by the participants such as: altruism, friendship, sharing, brotherhood, integration, solidarity, union, family, etc. It exposes the PCTO carried out in 2018/2019 in Viterbo in accordance with a network agreement between A.R.I.P.T. Fo.R.P., ACLI, Caritas, Liceo delle Scienze Umane e Liceo Musicale “Santa Rosa da Viterbo” for the knowledge and intergenerational valorization of goods and environment. A particular focus is reserved to the stage of the Teatro dell'Unione, with its high symbolic value, as well as historical, artistic and cultural. The article highlights the specific objectives agreed with the School and illustrates the design and implementation of the training course in the various stages of implementation. The description of the activities carried out leaves room for the protagonists: the school as an essential part of a wider network made up of public and private bodies that have been supporting the projects in Viterbo since 2002. The evaluation of the work carried out in 2019 has inspired the creation of a small book including narratives and images on the memory of the City of Viterbo through the Teatro dell'Unione. Some hypotheses are formulated for the development of the project for the next school years, according to the slogan coined in 2019: "Grandparents and Grandchildren: the Union is the strength!