Accommodation for birdwatchers

The DCB Turisme i Desevolupament Local team is in contact with numerous professionals who lend us assistance with some of our projects. One of the tasks that we most enjoy is providing personalized advice to businesses in the tourism sector, which enables us to get to know a variety of different tourism professionals. One such […]

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Rice Grower Territories Network located in protected natural areas

This network, initiated by Montsià Actiu in 2012 with the collaboration of different social and economic actors from Delta de l’Ebre, is compounded by the main rice producers territories around Spain located in protected natural areas. These territories are Doñana in Andalusia, la Albufera in València and el Delta de l’Ebre in Catalunya Rice Grower Territories […]

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Nature Reserves and Tourism: Threat or Opportunity

There is a good article dedicated to the Natural Reserves under the title of “Fourteen nature treasures”, includes an interview with Juan Carlos del Olmo, WWF Spain general secretary, which was published last March 24th in the EL PAÍS SEMANAL “ESPAÑA EN POSITIVO” magazine. Here you will find the article “Fourteen nature treasures”. The article […]

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Respect the mountains

Mountains are an essential part of our planet. They  provide essential fresh water to billions of people worldwide, are home to wildlife, flora and fauna and offer a place for mountain lovers to be inspired, to play and to adventure. During the sky season many tourists visit the Alps every year, and the environmental damages […]

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Ecomobility in rural areas

One of most tourist destinations’ weaknesses is ecomobility. This is concept which isn’t used much, often due to the absence of any actions, and when these are executed, the lack of promotion and communication leaves them in the background. The “Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava – Girona”, represented by Josep Capellà as a member of […]

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Forum Pour l’Océan

The 37th edition of World Festival of Underwater Pictures  (http://www.underwater-festival.com), promoted by Daniel Mercier, was celebrated this year in the Palais du Pharo, in Marseille. Photographs, audiovisual material, films and books which have entered different competitions are all on exposition at the festival. Daniel, who has always approved the Medes Islands  Marine Reserve’s experience, gave […]

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El Parco Nazionale delle 5 Terre receives a delegation from the Alt Empodà

“Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre (www.parconazionale5terre.it), defined as an “antropic” park, was created in 1999 in an area which was suffering a deep social, economic and demographic recession, which was a consequence of the abandonment of agricultural activity for its lack of competitivity. The tourist development strategy is therefore recent, and it’s based on valorising […]

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Meeting among Volcanoes – an innovative project in Olot. La Garrotxa

  Meetings among Volcanoes http://reunionsentrevolcans.turismeolot.cat/html/english.html is a project set up by Olot City Council aimed at attracting congresses, conventions and other types of events to the city. Olot is the capital of the comarca of La Garrotxa www.turismegarrotxa.com and lies in the heart of the 40 volcanoes that are protected by the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone […]

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