Unused railways for a planning idea. A tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage

In Italy there are many disused, unfinished or simply closed railway tracks, which represent an extraordinary Intangible and Tangible Cultural Heritage. Their reuse could trigger a virtuous process of territorial regeneration, especially if it involves an environmental, cultural and touristic enhancement. Moreover, it can have effects on the territory crossed, on the places, on the historical settlements, thus activating a particular type of "experiential" tourism and other innovative forms of it.The paper aims to present a project idea on the transformation of two disused railways of Basilicata Region - the Lagonegro-Spezzano Albanese and the Matera-Montalbano Jonico, - which have a historical, cultural, environmental significant value. The experience of Vía Verde de la Sierra of Andalusia had been represented as an essential model of comparison.