Tag: sustainable tourism

Cultural & Creative Tourism as a Driver for Sustainable Development

Cultural Heritage has always been a net attractor for tourists from ancient times (Pausanias’ Description of Greece 2nd century AD) through to the medieval pilgrimages (Codex Calixtinus: Iter pro peregrinis ad Compostellam – Pilgrim’s Guide to Santiago de Compostela 12th … Continue reading


Paradata, Metadata, and Data in 3D Digital Documentation for Cultural Heritage: #DigitalTwins or #MemoryTwins

Since its adoption in 2006 as part of the London Charter for the Use of 3D Visualisation in the Research and Communication of Cultural Heritage, the concept of Paradata has played an essential role in ensuring transparency in the creation of scholarly 3D Cultural … Continue reading


3D Digitisation Guidelines by EUreka3D presented during SECreTOUR kick-off meeting

SECreTOUR is an Horizon Europe project about cultural tourism, to drive sustainable cultural tourism by empowering local communities, shaping a Fair, Creative, and Sustainable Tourism approach, and testing diverse European pilot cases to foster fair development, community engagement, and policy … Continue reading


IN SITU Summer School: Place-based creative solutions for cultivating caring and sustainable communities

  We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the IN SITU project Summer School “Place-based creative solutions for cultivating caring and sustainable communities”, to be held in the island of Zlarin, Croatia, on 20-24 September 2024. IN … Continue reading


INCULTUM Workshop at ERSA Congress: The role of participatory approaches in tourism and sustainable development

The proposal of the INCULTUM project was approved by the prestigious ERSA 2023 Congress that took place in Alicante from 28 October to 1 September 2023. A Special Session of the Congress was organised by INCULTUM to explore and debate … Continue reading


INCULTUM graveyard trails design launched in Waterford graveyard

A QR code based trail was launched on the 23rd July to celebrate the Pattern Day for St Declan in Ardmore, West Waterford, Ireland. A design process run through the INCULTUM Pilot resulted in an A7 sized brochure with 8 … Continue reading


INCULTUM presented at Be.CULTOUR webinar

The Be.CULTOUR project, focused on enhancing cultural heritage and landscape values for sustainable cultural tourism, is unfolding a series of webinars to boost peer learning among its Community of Interest and other followers. Given that Be.CULTOUR and INCULTUM established a cooperation … Continue reading


Be.CULTOUR webinar: Community-led and innovative entrepreneurship for circular cultural tourism

The Be.CULTOUR project, focused on enhancing cultural heritage and landscape values for sustainable cultural tourism, is launching a new series of webinars to boost peer learning among its Community of Interest and other followers. Given that Be.CULTOUR and INCULTUM established a cooperation … Continue reading


European Commission launches the European Capital and Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2024 competitions

On behalf of the European Commission, DG GROW, we are pleased to inform you about the launch of two competitions open to cities in the EU Member States, and non-EU countries participating in the current Single Market Programme: the European … Continue reading


rurAllure and INCULTUM establish collaboration

INCULTUM and rurAllure projects recently established a collaboration agreement due to common themes, aims and actions. While rurAllure is more specifically focused on historical pilgrimage routes and INCULTUM expands to other types of lesser-known tourism, the promotion of cultural heritage … Continue reading