Routes and Trails

[Adriana]

Dear colleagues,

The Local Action Group Južna Istra ( http://www.lag-juznaistra.hr/) is a NGO situated in Istria-Croatia and was created as a result of EU initiatives aiming the development of local strategies and supporting stakeholder networking&partnership (composed from civil, public and private sectors in equal parts). The LAG South Istria network includes 10 local governments and can represent and include them in the project.

The LAG South Istria has already organized a series of initiatives, events and educations with the aim of ensuring the flow of information and knowledge transfer for progress in the sustainable development of the rural economy and local communities, to develop synergies and networking between all entities who are interested in contributing to the development of rural areas reaching cohesion and the standards of the EU.

Even if the territory is strongly touristic developed, there is a need to strengthen peripheral locations that have a rich cultural history but do not record so many visits, as well even though they have access to the sea does not use its coastline for tourism purposes.
In all locations is strongly present the heritage from Rome,Venice and Austro Hungarian Empire. In the territory are presents more fortresses, shipwrecks, medieval churches and castles and one of the biggest collection of religious art and relics; it registers a strong history of production of olive oil, a multitude of endemic species and good location for birth watching. As well we have a strong fisherman tradition. Despite all that, there is a need for valorization of heritage of the territory because tourists mostly visits “In” destinations since missing a tool that would easily present the richness of our territory.

We are also developing a project about Agriculture and tourism-innovative model for the development of rural Istria and sustainable management of natural resources. The project aims to contribute to the development of ecological livestock through the sustainable use of natural resources and put this activity to a higher level by enrich rural areas and give new life to the uncultivated Land owned by the State, Municipalities and also Private. This project would be through a co-operative, as a social network, contributing to regional development in practice through 8 integrated and multifunctional production and tourism working units.

We would like to participate in a MED project as partners, and if you choose us as a partner for the project, you will have a responsible and professional partner with whom you can achieve the common goals of sustainable economic development.

According to above mentioned, we invite you to consider the possibility of cooperation with us. In the case of interest, we kindly ask you to contact us in order to undertake the further steps related to our future and hopefully successful cooperation.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

Sincerely Adriana
lag.juzna.istra@gmail.com
http://www.lag-juznaistra.hr/

[Denisa]

CLAND, Digital and Audiovisual Cluster in Andalusia, Spain, would like to be a partner in a project related to the Priority Axis 1: INNOVATION: Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and
sustainable growth.
We are a business Cluster in the CCI in the southern region of Spain, Andalucía, and we have experience in EU and National funded projects.
We are made up of a group of companies. Our main objective is to foster cooperation between different entities in order to create innovative projects and develop new business models surrounding the digital contents industry sector.
Furthermore, we are in contact with many local authorities, businesses and public bodies.
Our mission and vision are clearly defined by the following ten principles:
Competitive Cooperation, for which our cluster will be the spokesperson in talks with institutions and other sectorial organisations, which may link up horizontally or vertically.
Knowledge Society: we strive to become cutting-edge and innovative.
Internationalisation of the industry search for new markets in which we can play an important role.
Lead, transform the sector in Andalusia in order to achieve further development of the digital and audiovisual sector with a comprehensive vision.
Empower Andalusian business projects, within our sector that have become a reference in the national market and progressively in the international market.
Boost competitiveness of our business network, our partners and the Cluster.
Promote cooperation within a sector that is not integrated in terms of strategies and not united under one umbrella.
Strengthen business alliance in the sector with other external businesses.
Use technological innovation, as a means to achieve our goal.
R+D+I, as an engine for future growth
As stated before, we are available for participating in Priority Axis 1: INNOVATION: Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and
sustainable growth.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Best Regards,
CLAND
Contact @ info@cland.es
denisa@cland.es

[Palmiro Denitto]

Dear Mr Phyrrus, we read with interesting your proposals and we are glad to communicate you that we are very interested in. We are on behalf of a network of Municipalities in the Apulia Region, and in particular the area regarding the Province of Brindisi. The Network is interested in common actions regarding all the Axis, focused on smart and innovative cities, renevable energy and development of sustenaible tourism too.
Don’t hesitate to contact us for any further informarmation,
Best Regards

[Margarita Domínguez Cordero. Diputación de Huelva]

Dear Mr./Ms.
I’m writing to you from Diputación de Huelva, the County Council of Huelva.

We consider that your project idea could be interesting for us. We would be grateful if you will send us some more information about actions and if It’s possible to take part on it.

“Diputación de Huelva” is the Local Government of the Province of Huelva (Andalusia, Spain). Our institution represents 79 municipalities. This is a Local Public Administration.
Our province is situated in the west part of Andalusia, just in the border with Portugal. We have several touristic routes throughout the province, using old train routes.

We have great experience in the implementation of projects funded by European programmes: SUDOE, MED, POCTEP, Spain-Portugal, POCTEFEX, Spain-Morocco…etc.
In case you consider we can collaborate or you need to ask for more information about us, here below you can find my contact data:

Margarita Domínguez Cordero
Europe Direct Huelva.European Information Center
Diputación de Huelva. Local Development Area

Ctra. N. 431, km. 630
21007 Huelva. Spain
Tfno: 0034 959 49 47 79 // 46 00 Ext. 10380
Fax: 0034 959 49 47 90
Mail: europadirecto@diphuelva.org
Web: http://www.diphuelva.es/europadirecto
Twitter: @EDHuelva

[Andrea Sanna]

Dear Pyrrhus,

my name is Andrea Sanna and I’m an associate professor at the Computer Science Department of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Indeed, your idea is very interesting and we could provide you a valuable support in the design and implementation of ICT solutions (e.g. mobile apps, virtual and augmented reality solutions, and so on) devote to promote the tourist sector.

If you are interested in this kind of support, don’t hesitate to contact me. Moreover, I could present you other local partners interested in fostering this kind of initiatives.

Best regards,
Andrea

[Fernanda Olival]

Dear Phyrrus,
On behalf of CIDEHUS, a Portuguese research centre, we are really interested in your idea.
We have experience on European projects and also in natural and historical tourist routes. We are located in a historical city classified as World Heritage of Humanity (Évora, in the South of Portugal).
Please let us know if you are looking for more one partner.
Thanks,
Fernanda Olival – mfo@uevora.pt

[Outdoor Albania AssociationParticipant]

Dear Phyrrus,

I write to present the interest of the Outdoor Albania Association to be part of your initiative.
Outdoor Albania Association is a small NGO working to promote outdoor activities in Albania. We have some experience and ideas very close to the ones that spring from your rationale.
We have worked to create paths leading to attractive destinations in Tirana and Peshkopia (Northeast Albania) and think our work has been successful.
We have no experience with EU funds as an organisation, although some of us as professionals do.

Please take us in consideration as possible partner.
Best regards
Ilir
ilirhysa@yahoo.com

[Qualitividade]

Dear Pyrrhus Mercouris,

We have informed you that we have identified portuguese municipalities that would like to be part of this project.
We would like to know if the project partners network is still open and if you are counting with a portuguese partner.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you are looking for a Portuguese partner to engage in your project.

Mário Aguilar
E-mail to: qualitividade.mta@gmail.com

[Julia Sáiz-Pardo]

Dear Mr. Pyrrhus Mercouris,

We find very interesting your project proposal.

Please, find below a general information about our institution:

The Legacy of al-Andalus Andalusian Public Foundation is run by the Regional Government of Andalusia (Spain). Our actions are developed in all Andalusia region. Our main activities are cultural and tourist and we have experience in different European projects (as leaders and partners).

Our Routes, the Routes of El legado andalusí, represents the biggest cultural tourism offer existing today in southern Spain; through an extensive itinerary that includes more than 200 towns, they connect the main capital cities of Andalusia.

The Routes of El legado andalusí were designated in 2004 as Major Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe; From our headquarters at the Pavilion of al-Andalus and Science (Granada, Spain) (4,477m2), the Foundation carries out a good number of didactic activities and workshops to raise awareness on the Foundation’s labour and to promote its Cultural Itineraries and Tourist Routes.

Concerning European Projects, the Foundation has participated as leader or partner in different programs INTERREG IVC, POCTEP, POCTEFEX, GRUNDVIGT, LEONARDO and ENPI-CROSS BORDER COOPERATION. All of them focused on education, culture, tourism and social integration. Nowadays, we are leader of Umayyad project (ENPI-CROSS BORDER COOPERATION):

At Mediterranean level, tourism has often led many countries and regions to develop the industry in a competitive way rather than in a cooperative manner. For obvious climatic reasons but also due the role played by tour operators, Mediterranean tourism destinations have based their growth essentially on a “sun and sea” vision and developed strategies aimed at maximizing short term profits instead of addressing the needs and expectations of customers and residents. In this sense, there is a real need to adopt and introduce new consumer models translated into environmentally friendly tourism products, respecting natural resources and diversifying the seasonal nature of tourism demand. The UMAYYAD project contributes to this objective by promoting sustainable tourism based on the synergies derived from the design of a cross-border itinerary between 6 countries sharing common history and cultural background.

Our main skills are:

-Management and coordination of European projects experience.
-Mobility (Grundtvig) activities and experience.
-Organization of cultural activities experience.
-Organization of Educational activities experience.
-Organization of tourist activities and experience. (Routes of The Legacy of al-Andalus).
-Planification and materialization of tourist Routes.
-Experience in organization of activities with stakeholders, companies and entrepreneurs.
-Experience in organization of activities related with traditional and contemporary arts and crafts.
More than 60 themed exhibitions organized, more than 3,200,000 people have visited these exhibitions, which have implied the biggest movement of museum pieces ever carried out in Spain. Editorial work, having published more than 80 books in several collections on themed matters.

For more information:
legadoandalusi.es
rutaslegadoandalusi.es
alandalusylaciencia.es

Please, we would like to receive more information about your project proposal and, please, be so kind to consider us as partner in your project proposal.

With our best regards,

Julia Sáiz-Pardo
Communication department
jsp@legadoandalusi.es
Lola Luque
European projects department
lola@legadoandalusi.es

[DodoniParticipant]

Dear Phyrrus,
I represent Municipality of Dodoni in Greece, which is situated in the region of Epirus-Greece and hosts the Ancient Theatre of Dodoni, one of the most important archaeological heritage in Greece and worldwide.
We are really interested in your project idea and would be very glad to discuss more details and our potential role in your project idea.

With best regards,

Vassiliki Brachou
—————–
Municipality of Dodoni
Agia Kiriaki Theriakisiou
455 00 Ioannina
Greece
+30 26543 60124
E-mail: vbrahou@gmail.com
http://www.dodoni.gr/

[ismini_chParticipant]

Αγαπητέ κε Μερκούρη,

ονομάζομαι Χατζηλάμπρου Ισμήνη και επικοινωνώ μαζί σας εκ μέρους της Περιφέρειας Θεσσαλίας.

Η Περιφέρεια έχει μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον για συμμετοχή στην πρόταση έργου σας. Όπως γνωρίζετε η Περιφέρεια έχει αυξημένο τουρισμό αν και κυρίως εποχιακό, είτε κατά μήκος της ηπειρωτικής ακτής ή στα νησιά των Σποράδων. Η Περιφέρεια έχει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στο να ενισχύσει οποιεσδήποτε δυνατότητες τουρισμού στην περιοχή, όπως αυτή της ανάδειξης διαδρομών και μονοπατιών φυσικού(όπως αυτά στον Όλυμπο και τον Κίσσαβο), ιστορικού, αλλά και θρησκευτικού κάλλους.

Θα ήθελα να σας διαβεβαιώσω ότι υπάρχει αρκετά μεγάλη εμπειρία στα Ευρωπαϊκά Έργα για να υποστηρίξει τη συμμετοχή μας.

Είμαι στη διάθεσή σας για περαιτέρω πληροφορίες!

Με εκτίμηση,
Ισμήνη

[José António Falcão]

Dear Mr. Mercouris:
We would like to indicate our interest to study the possibility of becoming a Portuguese partner of your consortium.Sustainable tourism, heritage and biodiversity are some of our priorities.
Established 1984, the “Departamento do Património Histórico e Artístico da Diocese de Beja” [DPHA] (Department of Historical and Artistic heritage, Catholic Diocesis of Beja) is a pioneer ONG, operating with national, regional and local authorities, in safeguarding the religious heritage. In particular, it is in charge of the cultural heritage of the Beja region, in the South of Portugal, between the Atlantic ocean and the Spanish border. The Diocese of Beja keeps over 200.000 inventoried works of art in churches, monasteries, convents and museums and over 500 buildings.
Among the many areas of work of his team, 12 professional and 214 volunteers, are: inventory of religious cultural goods; ensuring equity for communities and social inclusion; creation of a core of technical advice; churches restoration and re-opening; support for cultural itineraries.
The experience of Beja is particularly relevant in inventories, conservation, publications and development of local communities. The DPHA chose to enlarge its range of activities on heritage and biodiversity in order to involve a wider public. In addition, organizes since 2003 the Festival Terras sem Sombra (FTSS), which aims to become accessible the monuments of Alentejo. This is due to a partnership between the DPHA as well the “dynamic forces” of Alentejo.
The FTSS has an itinerant character and focuses its action on the developing of new audiences and the connection to local communities. Its high international level of the programme is composed by, beyond concerts, master classes, conferences, guides tours and some pedagogic artistic actions. The dialog between the past and the contemporary creation, as well as the opening to young composers and interpreters, the order for works, the intersections among the arts, the rescue of the musicological heritage, are, together, structural elements of the project.
This is the background in which the FTSS shows the relevance of the environmental and cultural value of this territory, presenting one of the best index of preservation in Europe. Each concert is accompanied by a volunteering pilot-action in order to save its biodiversity. The principles of inclusion and sustainability are an integral part of the rules of the FTSS. The concerts and other activities provide open access within the constraints imposed by the preservation of the monuments and the place visited as well.
The “Festival Terras sem Sombra” desires to persuade the whole community to join efforts to obtain a well-balanced and sustained development for Southern Europe.
The International Prize “Terras sem Sombra”, created by the Festival in 2011, is awarded annually to three personalities or institutions that stood out, globally, in the areas of music, cultural heritage and biodiversity preservation.
Best regards,

José António Falcão
Department of Historical and Artistic Heritage, Diocesis of Beja
L. dos Prazeres, 4
PT 7800-420 Beja
Phone: + 00351 284 320 918
dphadb@sapo.pt
http://www.festivalterrassemsombra.pt

[Francesca Visintin]

Dear Pyrrhus
I’m Francesca Visintin from eFrame Ltd.
The company is composed by 3 researchers and some external collaborators with experience in the field of energy and environment.
We took part as partners and external experts to several projects in the field of energy planning.
Today we are also focusing on blue economy supplying LCA (life cycle analysis).
If you think that our competencies would be useful for you, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Best
Francesca

[Primorje-Gorski Kotar CountyParticipant]

Dear Pyrrhus,

I’m writing on behalf of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Department for Culture, Sport and Technical culture. We are regional government, situated in Rijeka, Croatia. PGK County is located at the meeting point of the northern Adriatic and the mountainous south-west of Croatia where forest-covered Gorski kotar borders with Kvarner-bay. On this territory thousand of years have left the memorable marks of the great Mediterranean and Central European cultures, great historical changes and harmonious integration with the surrounding environments.

If you are searching partners from Croatia, we are very interested in joining your proposal. Currently, we are working on a very similar topic, so we might join efforts on a common goal.
We have the experience in creating and implementing different projects in the domain of cultural and historical heritage:
HERA – Sustainable tourism management of Adriatic Heritage. Financed from IPA Adriatic CBC;
CLAUSTRA – Stone frontiers of roman Empire, sustainable management of natural resources. Financed from IPA SLovenija – Hrvatska.

In the case that you think we are fitting in the partnership, please let us know in order to have more information and contribute to the proposal preparation.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Marijana Filipeti
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Assistant
kultura@pgz.hr

[Tiago]

Dear Sir,

we have a Chamber of commerce from Portugal with a high level of Expertise in this theme. Please give me your contact details for me to send you all the info and their experiences in this.

Tiago N.
tfnascimento@euiesa.eu

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