The double dynamics of knowledge: reality and virtual reality in the enhancement project of Torre Maggiore of Villa Rufolo, Ravello

This paper aims to tell a crucial experience in the field of research and innovation for the communication of knowledge through advanced technologies, with the aid of new methodological forms contributing to a progressive cultural advancement of society, thanks to easier access to knowledge and understanding, assisted by historical research about territory, city, and architecture. Here we present the outcomes of an enhancement project of Torre Maggiore of Villa Rufolo in Ravello, with the purpose of an immersive-reconstructive journey, made through the construction of a steel staircase that can accommodate simultaneously the technological systems, the finds of the villa collection, and lead visitors to the panoramic terrace at the top of the monument.