Topic: cultural tourism

based on data collected in the field that feed a Web GIS, the map is intended as a new management tool for rural track network

Interactive map accessible on the Morvan Regional Natural Park website

original text and images by BIBRACTE. As a preliminary action for the promotion of the area of Morvan, a methodology was developed and a pilot case in the village of Glux-en-Glenne was conducted to carry out the field work. This … Continue reading →

involving communities and other stakeholders for awareness-raising on the importance of active participation in natural and cultural heritage

Presenting INCULTUM in Environmental Volunteering Meeting

images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez. A conference entitled “Encuentro de Voluntariado Ambiental” was organized on 18-19 December in the Sierra de Huétor Natural Park, where the multiple possibilities and scenarios that this natural space offers for volunteering were highlighted … Continue reading →

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 →