We’re launching this crowdfunding campaign to secure a small piece of land in order to protect our beautiful medieval village from the threat of a 5G telecoms 25m mast. Some of you may know this has been a longstanding threat since 2019.
We currently have the opportunity to purchase and protect this land forever. The land we want to secure is more than just a forested terrace adjacent to our glamping campsite, which of course would have a massive impact on our fledgling business. For the last few years, we’ve been building an eco-camping retreat in these beautiful coastal mountains of Liguria in north west Italy. We wanted to build a sustainable space embedded in nature. A place of tranquility for guests to relax and escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, to rest and reset.
This piece of land also overlooks most of the village, and a 5G mast will threaten the undisturbed wildlife habitats, and damage the natural landscape of this pristine environment. By supporting us, you’ll not only be helping us protect our sustainable business, but you’ll also be playing a key role in preserving the natural beauty and tranquility of this place we all love. We have put everything we have into our eco-project here and have worked tirelessly for several years to achieve a fine balance of sustainability alongside nature. We need your help to prevent Trastanello becoming collateral damage in unchecked development. For the record, there are plenty of other places for the telecoms company to build, including land offered to them by our very own comune (and us). For free. But they want to build here because it's cheaper than extending power to a more environmentally appropriate site.
The land itself is fairly worthless to anyone else. It cannot be developed (unless you're a large corporation intent on unchecked growth). It’s our intention to preserve this woodland habitat, and hopefully repair the terrace walls and provide an access path for visitors to commune with the forest. The purchase cost is €20,000, and we have managed to save €15,000 of the costs so far. To complete this purchase within the few months, and prevent the telecoms company from buying the land from under us, we need to raise a further €5000. The generous and creative humans who live in our tiny village have managed to raise almost half of this amount already, so now we need to find the final £2500.
In return for your support, we have created a variety of amazing rewards for our supporters, from exclusive stays, including in our brand new woodland cabin launching in Spring 2025, to extraordinary local art generously donated by artists in our local community. We hope some of our previous guests may be thinking of a return visit to Campo Paradiso, or want to book a stay and visit for the first time. This is your opportunity to enjoy a highly discounted inclusive stay, dining experience or get your hands on a limited edition piece of local art. All reward purchases are made directly with us at Campo Paradiso.
Every contribution helps, no matter how small. If you simply want to throw something in the pot, you could get your name etched on a new community bench.
Don’t forget to share this post with your friends and family – the more support we get, the closer we are to protecting this land from unwarranted development! We want to build a sustainable future for Trastanello and help foster growth that embraces and protects the cultural, ecological and historical foundations of this magical place.
Together, we can make sure that our village stays a peaceful, green haven for future generations. And protect our fledgling business that we have worked so hard to create. Please help us achieve our goal!