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Conference on Intangible Heritage Tourism in the frame of Interreg Europe programme and Award of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Destination in Guimaraes
14 September 2016

The 9th international conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe took place in Guimaraes, Portugal on 23 – 24 September 2016, on the theme ‘Intangible Heritage: Incomparable Asset for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Development’. READ MORE

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Conference on Intangible Heritage Tourism

​in the frame of Interreg Europe programme and

​Award of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Destination in Guimaraes
 
The 9th international conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe took place in Guimaraes, Portugal on 23 – 24 September 2016, on the theme ‘Intangible Heritage: Incomparable Asset for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Development’.
The conference was held within the framework of Interreg Europe project CHRISTA (Culture and Heritage for Responsible, Innovative and Sustainable Tourism Actions), which started in April 2016 for 4 years, including Intangible Heritage as one of four priority themes.
 
This Conference on 23 September at the ‘Platform for Arts and Creativity’centre in Guimaraes, discussed the latest trends in the field of intangible heritage, including innovation, creativity, design, Research & Development and sustainable and responsible tourism product development.

Keynote speakers were: the Vice-Chair of the Commission for Natural Resources, Committee of the Regions, Mr. Anthony Buchanan who spoke about ‘Tourism as a Driving Force’; Council member of Europa Nostra, Prof. Konraad Van Balen who presented the study ‘Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe’; representative of the European Travel Commission Ms. Iulia Niculica, presented ‘The European Tourism Manifest for Growth & Jobs’; and the Chair of NECSTouR Working Group Cultural Tourism and Cultural Sustainability, Mr. Jose Luis Maestro Castineiras, who presented good practices in NECSTouR regions.
 
The conference was addressed by video messages from Claudia Tapardel, Member of the European Parliament, Co-chair of the Intergroup for European Tourism Development, European Parliament Committee on Transport & Tourism Member and Carlo Corazza, European Commission, DG Growth, Head of the Tourism, Emerging and Creative Industries Unit.
 
The Director of  European Institute of Cultural Routes/Council of Europe Dr. Stefano Dominioni made live intervention online. 
 
Through a ‘Call for Presenters’, 20 presentations have been selected in the programme coming from 11 countries. Presentations were made by 9 destinations, 12 universities and 3 consultancies.  They showcased relevant experience, shared best practices, methods and concepts of successful implementation and provided practical recommendations to preserving, deploying and promoting intangible heritage for responsible and sustainable tourism development. The Conference concluded with a debate on the potential of intangible heritage for innovative, sustainable and responsible tourism development.
During this Conference there was a ceremony of the ECTN Award prize for ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism 2016” on the theme ‘Intangible Heritage Tourism’. There were 23 candidates for the Award coming from 9 countries across Europe.
 
The conference programme was enriched with a Study Tour in Ave region on the next day 24 September, which included visits to Guimaraes “Oficina” (traditional Needlework and “Lovers Pottery”, the railway museum of Arco de Baúlhe and the Tamancos exhibition, to Casa da Lã - Bucos – Cabeceiras de Basto – project for the development of traditional wool craft and demonstrations of Luta do Pau - Bucos – Cabeceiras de Basto (traditional stick fight).

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Conference Programme

​Keynote Speakers

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​Ana-Claudia Tapardel
Member of the European Parliament
Co-chair of the Intergroup for European Tourism Development
​European Parliament Committee on Transport & Tourism (TRAN) Member
​(video message)
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​Carlo Corazza

European Commission
DG Growth, Head of the Tourism, Emerging and Creative Industries Unit
(video message)
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Anthony Buchanan
Committee of the Regions
​The Vice Chair of the Commission for Natural Resources (NAT)
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​Prof. Dr. Koenraad Van Balen
Council member of Europa Nostra
Director of the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation at KU Leuven, BE
Presentation of the outcomes & recommendations of the CHCFE project
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Iulia Niculica
​European Travel Commission
Administration Project Manager
Presentation of the initiative 'The European Tourism Manifesto for Growth & Jobs'
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​Jose Luis Maestro Castineiras
NECSTouR Working Group Cultural Tourism and Cultural Sustainability, Tourism of Galicia, Director of Competitiveness, ES
Intangible heritage in NECSTouR regions, strategy, good practices and results
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Stefano Dominioni
Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes
(video message in live)
Speech by Stefano Dominioni.pdf
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The CHRISTA project Interreg Europe
Ieva Treija, Communication Manager of CHRISTA project
CHRISTA project introduction.pdf
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Parallel Workshop A: Oral traditions & Communities

​Mount Khvamli - a Cultural-Mystical Product for the Development of Sustainable Tourism in Georgia
Maka Piranashvili / Lamara Kadagidze / Nodar Grdzelishvili, Grigol Robakidze University, Davit Agmashenebeli University of Georgia, GEORGIA​
mount_khvamli_georgia.pdf
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People, Places & Stories: the case of West Sweden digital museum of industrial heritage
Johan Lindblom, Västarvet, Region of Vastra Gotaland, SWEDEN
prisma_vg_christa_presentation_johan_lindblom_final.pdf
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​Cultural Routes development based on Intangible Heritage: Mythology, Poetry and Visual Arts
Manos Vougioukas, EuroTrans Consulting / 'Argonautica' Network, EL
vougioukas_council_of_europe_cultural_routes.ppt
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Interreg Europe project IMPACT: Innovative Models for Protected Areas: exChange and Transfer 
Cristina Lixandroiu, National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism (IMPACT project partner), RO
impact_project_presentation.pdf
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Parallel Workshop B: Social Practices, rituals & festive events

​Ritualization and patrimonialization in ways of pilgrimage. A comparative international study from the Strategic Partnership Cultour+
Martín Gómez-Ullate, Xerardo Pereiro Pérez, Pilar Barrios Manzano, Juana Gómez Pérez
University of Extremadura, UTAD, ES
cultour_guimaraes09092016.pdf
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​Encounter between religion, culture and tourism: the case of Santa Maria Adelaide
Jorge Coelho, Institute of Higher Studies of Fafe, PT
presentation_jorge_coelho_ectn_conference_guimarães_23-24_spt_2016.pdf
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Cascamorra's Festival, a 500 year old tradition now opened to the world
Pascual Rivas Palomo, Provincial Tourist Board of Granada (CHRISTA stakeholder), ES
cascamorras__1_.pdf
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Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Turaida Museum Reserve
Gunta Zakite, The Turaida Museum Reserve (CHRISTA stakeholder), LV
turaida_final_preservation_of_intangible_heritage.pdf
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Parallel Workshop C: Traditional craftsmanship

​Vila do Conde-harbor to the world
Ivone Pereira, County of Vila do Conde, PT
Making Hay and Profit. Traditional farming practices as a factor of tourism development in mountain areas of southern Poland
Michał Ryszard Koskowski, Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, PL
The Phytiotiko weaving Intangible Cultural Asset
Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, Pafos Regional Board of Tourism (CHRISTA partner), CY
Intangible cultural heritage: Fishing and knitting of fishing tackle - millennium craft in the Burgas Bay
Radovesta Stewart, Regional historical museum Burgas (CHRISTA stakeholder), BG
radovest_bg_prezentation-fishing_bm.pdf
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Parallel Workshop D: Gastronomy and Wine

​Med Diet Route: a cooperation strategy for the cultural and economic appreciation of the Mediterranean Diet, Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO)
Artur GREGORIO, Associação In loco, PT
mediterranean_diet_route.pdf
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Presentation in Prezi
Local products and traditional cuisine as a driving force for sustainable gastronomy tourism development: the case study of the Mediterranean coastal village of Tossa de Mar
Jordi Tresserras, Isaac Candelario, MªÀngels Pujals, Juan Carlos Matamala, 
​LABPATC - Lab of Heritage and Cultural Tourism - Universitat de Barcelona, Museu de la Cuina de la Costa Catalana, Ajuntament de Tossa de Mar, ES
jordi_tresserras_-_tossa_-_ectn_-_guimaraes.pdf
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Georgia's Traditional Winemaking Method and Enotourism Potential
Ekaterine Sukhishvili, Sukhishvili Teaching University, GE
sukhishvili-wine_tourism.pdf
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Parallel Workshop E: Performing arts

​Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art: Old Intersections-Make it New
Miltiadis Nikolaou, Region of Central Macedonia(CHRISTA partner), EL
rcm_presentation_new.pdf
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Musical territory in the Colombian Pacific Coast
Sigrid Yanara Palacios-Castillo, University of Valencia-Econcult, ES
musical_territory_in_the_colombian_pacific_coast.pdf
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Animate ASTRA National museum - a friendly way of living the valuable traditions
Marian Ovidiu Baron, ASTRA National Museum Complex, RO
christa_ovidiu_baron_animate_astra.pdf
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Parallel Workshop F: Knowledge and Practices

Commoditization of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Georgian Mountainous Regions: The Positive and Negative Effects
Maia Meladze, Caucasus International University, GE
meladze.pdf
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Intangible Cultural Heritage safeguarding policies and sustainable creative tourism development: a strategic cooperation model
Nikolai Vukov; Rossitza Ohridska-Olson, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Vizantia International EOOD
vukov_olson_ich_crt_1_b_ams_lr__1_.pdf
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Summary of Selected Papers and Presenters for the conference


​1. Mount Khvamli - a Cultural-Mystical Product for the Development of Sustainable Tourism in Georgia
Maka Piranashvili / Lamara Kadagidze / Nodar Grdzelishvili, Grigol Robakidze University, Davit Agmashenebeli University of Georgia, GEORGIA​

2. The Mediterranean Diet, UNESCO ICH, as a vehicle of sustainable and responsible tourism development: between identity awareness and economic benefit
Marco Romagnoli, University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, ITALY

3. Commoditization of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Georgian Mountainous Regions: The Positive and Negative Effects
Maia Meladze, Caucasus International University, GEORGIA

4. Med Diet Route: a cooperation strategy for the cultural and economic appreciation of the Mediterranean Diet, Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO)
Artur Gregorio, Associação In loco, PORTUGAL

5. Creativity: A driving force for urban regeneration and sustainable tourism development in the historical centre of Athens
Ioannis Spyropoulos / Anastasia Toufengopoulou / Sofia Avgerinou Kolonias, National Technical University of Athens - NTUA, GREECE

6. Intangible Heritage of the historic City – Paradigms, Perception and Cohesion. The Case of the Ancient City of Nessebar
Teodora Konach, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, POLAND

7. Recovering Malaga’s folklore and flavour: the case of Verdiales ritual dance and Sabor a Malaga
Antonio Carlos Ruiz Soria / Justyna Ewa Molendowska-Ruiz, Economia Creativa Consultancy, SPAIN

8. Interpreting Dissonance in Intangible Heritage-Based Tourism Products
Sabina Owsianowska, Faculty of Tourism and Leisure, University of Physical Education in Krakow, POLAND

9. Making Hay and Profit. Traditional farming practices as a factor of tourism development in mountain areas of southern Poland
Michał Ryszard Koskowski, Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, POLAND

10. Ritualization and patrimonialization in ways of pilgrimage. A comparative international study from the Strategic Partnership Cultour+
Martín Gómez-Ullate / Xerardo Pereiro Pérez / Pilar Barrios Manzano / Juana Gómez Pérez, University of Extremadura UTAD, SPAIN

11. People, Places & Stories: the case of West Sweden digital museum of industrial heritage
Johan Lindblom, Västarvet, Region of Vastra Gotaland, SWEDEN

12. Local products and traditional cuisine as a driving force for sustainable gastronomy tourism development: the case study of the Mediterranean coastal village of Tossa de Mar (Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain)
Jordi Tresserras / Isaac Candelario / MªÀngels Pujals / Juan Carlos Matamala; LABPATC - Lab of Heritage and Cultural Tourism - Universitat de Barcelona / Museu de la Cuina de la Costa Catalana / Ajuntament de Tossa de Mar, SPAIN

13. Cultural Routes development based on Intangible Heritage: Mythology, Poetry and Visual Arts
Manos Vougioukas, EuroTrans Consulting / 'Argonautica' Network, GREECE

14. Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art: Old Intersections-Make it New
Miltiadis Nikolaou, Region of Central Macedonia, GREECE

15. Archaeological Open-Air Museums: An Alternative, Sustainable, & Renewable Stage for Intangible Heritage Tourism
Paul Edward Montgomery, University of York, UNITED KINGDOM

16. Cascamorra's Festival, a 500 year old tradition now opened to the world
Pascual Rivas Palomo, Provincial Tourist Board of Granada, SPAIN

17. Encounter between religion, Culture and Tourism: the case of Santa Maria Adelaide in Portugal
Jorge Coelho, Instituto de Estudos Superiores de Fafe (Institute of Higher Studies of Fafe), PORTUGAL

18. Musical territory in the Colombian Pacific Coast 
Sigrid Yanara Palacios-Castillo, University of Valencia-Econcult, SPAIN

19. Vila do Conde-harbor to the world
Ivone Pereira, County of Vila do Conde, PORTUGAL

20. Georgia's Traditional Winemaking Method and Enotourism Potential
Ekaterine Sukhishvili, Sukhishvili Teaching University, GEORGIA

21. Intangible Cultural Heritage safeguarding policies and sustainable creative tourism development: a strategic cooperation model 
Nikolai Vukov / Rossitza Ohridska-Olson, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences / Vizantia International EOOD, BULGARIA




​Important dates !

Closing date for submission of Abstract: 15 July 2016
Submission approval: 15 August 2016
Presentation submission: 5 September 2016
The Conference: 23 - 24 September 2016


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Other information

  • There will be no fees for selected presenters attending the Conference.
  • Participants, including selected presenters will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. The ECTN cannot cover travel costs, but most meals will be provided.
  • Abstracts and presentations accepted by the Programme Committee of the Conference will be published online with author`s approval.
  • A post-conference study tour in the Ave region is being planned.
  • The award ceremony of the ECTN prize for ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism 2016’ on the theme of ‘Intangible Heritage Tourism’ will take place during the Conference.

​Contacts

​ECTN Coordinator, e-mail: [email protected]


Programme Committee
  • Manos Vougioukas, Policy Advisor, Greece (Chair)
  • Raitis Sijats, Vidzeme Tourism Association, Latvia
  • Paulo Costa-Pinto, Intermunicipal Community of Ave Region, Portugal
  • Nasos Hadjigeorgiou, Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, Cyprus
  • Jordi Tresserras, LABPATC, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Trinidad Manrique de Lara Vilchez, Provincial Council of Granada, Spain
  • Natasa Miric, City of Dubrovnik Development Agency, Croatia
  • Philip Long, University of Bournemouth, UK
  • Victor Timotin, General Director of NIRDT, Romania
  • Ivana Golob, University of Rijeka, Croatia
  • Kazimierz Waluch, Institute of Tourism Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Poland
  • Alex Deffner, University of Thessaly, Greece
  • Alfred Mullaraj, President of Regional Council Durres, Albania
  • Miroslav Ivanovic, expert of cultural tourism, Serbia
  • Bosse Lagerqvist, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Maia Meladze, Caucasus International University, Georgia​

PRACTICAL INFORMATION


Conference place and venue
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Guimarães is a northern Portugese city, one of the country's most important historical cities and the ‘cradle of the Portuguese nation’. Its historical center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, making it one of the largest tourist centers in the region. Guimarães was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. 
 
The Conference venue: PLATAFORMA DAS ARTES E DA CRIATIVIDADE, Avenida Conde de Margaride 175, 4810-535 Guimarães.
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