Topic: cultural tourism

Tourism as a driver of rural development and inclusion is at the basis of the awarding criteria of the United Nations World Tourism Organization

A small apennine town in Marche region awarded as best tourism village in Italy

The Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization initiative was launched to advance the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, and their local values and activities, including local gastronomy. … Continue reading →

involving communities in the restoration and reconstruction of cultivation terraces once delimited by drystone walls

Fieldwork for INCULTUM Pilot 1 on Altiplano de Granada

One of the Pilots of project INCULTUM is set in the stunning landscape of the Altiplano de Granada. It is a flat semi-arid area with poor soils and an extreme climate due to its altitude, continental influence and the presence … Continue reading →

Two UNESCO Chairs offer a joint Winter School 2022 taking place on 13 - 19 February 2022

2022 Winter School on Digital Cultural Tourism and Diplomacy

Indigenous cultural heritage is the legacy of tangible physical objects combining the intangible aspects of a group of society. Objects, artefacts, buildings, places and monuments aside, intangible cultural heritage, also known as “living heritage” or “living culture”, refers to living … Continue reading →

in collaboration with WEAVE project, INCULTUM was part of an interactive session abour communities engagement with cultural heritage

INCULTUM presented at Europeana 2021

The Europeana conference is the annual flagship event in the sector of digital cultural heritage. The Europeana 2021: Recover, Rebuild, Grow took place online in November, with 70% of the programme – over 30 sessions – co-created with cultural heritage … Continue reading →

first steps in mapping the rural tracks network of Morvan (France) for their future protection, management and valorisation

Participatory inventory of the territory’s heritage of Morvan

original text BIBRACTE, images by Antoine Maillier courtesy of BIBRACTE. One of the proposed actions of Bibracte-Morvan: ancient paths into the future in the INCULTUM project aims at mapping the Grand Site de France Bibracte – Mont Beuvray rural tracks … Continue reading →

immersed in a beautiful landscape, remains of military buildings recall the wars that inflamed the area.

Discovering the historical landscape of the Upper Vjosa valley

text and images by Egla Serjani, CeRPHAAL A particular feature of the historical landscape of the Upper Vjosa valley are the military building remains, resulting from the militarization program of WWII, when the area was a battle front line during … Continue reading →

organized by Project Coordinator the University of Granada, a virtual meeting was held among partners with participation of the PO

INCULTUM project meeting showed first progress

On 28th October, at M6 of the INCULTUM project, a virtual gathering saw all the project’s partners meet and discuss the progress of the various activities, at project level and also at the level of Pilots’ individual work. The most … Continue reading →

a nice seminar was organized in Faro on 11 May 2021 by Pilot Coordinator the University of Algarve

INCULTUM in Portugal: launching the Pilot to promote Campina de Faro area

The University of Algarve’s research team started the INCULTUM Pilot in south Portugal by holding, in Faro on 11th May 2021, a Seminar on “Cultural Landscape, Hydraulic Heritage and Sustainable Development”. Aimed at engaging the academic community, other stakeholders, and … Continue reading →

educational, training and cultural activities are the three elements on which the touristic promotion strategy will unfold

INCULTUM: promotion and enhancement of the village of San Pellegrino in Alpe (Tuscany)

photo courtesy of University of Pisa. One of the Pilots of the INCULTUM project, aiming and empowering sustainable cultural tourism in peripheral areas with communities engagement, is coordinated by the University of Pisa and is set in the beautiful landscape … Continue reading →

discovering sites of natural, cultural and folkoristic interest in the north-west border of Greece

Interactive map of the Aoos valley developed in INCULTUM

In INCULTUM project, there is an example of cross-borders pilots which try to explore synergies to support sustainable tourism in peripheral areas. One of these areas is the shared valley between Greece and Albania, marked by a river named Aoos … Continue reading →