Centro di Educazione Ambientale (CEA) di Porto Cesareo

Porto Cesareo’s environmental education centre connects the area’s coastal habitats with educational programmes and guided interpretation. Established in 2006 with municipal support, it works across the marine protected area and the Palude del Conte and Duna Costiera regional reserve.

Why it matters

Environmental education is among the stated purposes of the protected-area system. The centre’s work links the marine and dune environments, helping explain the ecological relationships that shape this coast.

What to notice

The centre’s programmes encompass the karst sinkholes known as the Spunnulate, the La Strea peninsula, coastal dunes and the marine environment. Its educational work spans land and sea settings and includes activities developed for schools.

Context and history

The centre began operating in 2006, the year the regional dune reserve was established. Its work developed alongside the area’s protected-landscape institutions. Torre Lapillo, a restored sixteenth-century coastal tower, is also associated with the area’s visitor interpretation.