The knowledge to increase the value of the castle of Fasana

This paper shows the results of a preliminary cognitive investigation conducted on a singular building situated in a part of the municipality of Strongoli in the province of Crotone, commonly known with the name of Castle of Fasana. The purpose of the study was the definition for a comprehensive representation of the state of preservation of the building, through the elaboration of a diagnostic plan intended as a path of cognitive analysis, which is developed according to a series of fundamental steps necessary and intended to provide all information necessary for an adequate valorisation, conservation and / or a possible future restoration. In the first place the attention was given to the contextualization of the building from the perspective of environmental, territorial and urban context. Next, starting from an accurate historical-architectural investigation, were made all the analyzes needed to obtain the full clinical picture of the conditions in which is situated the artefact, especially was conducted an analysis of the current state of degradation and any materials used for the realization of the castle, made possible thanks to samples taken in situ and experimental analyzes in the laboratory using the scanning electron microscope (SEM) associated with the electronic microprobe (EDS).