Empordanet, new Creative Friendly Destination!

On Friday 24 March the Creative Tourism Network® has granted the Empordanet area (Catalonia) as a “Creative Friendly”.

Under the name “Visit Empordanet”, the municipalities of  la Bisbal d’Empordà, Forallac, Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l’Heura, Corçà i Ullastret and have created a program of creative tourism as part of their strategic plan for the local economic development, in order to make more visible the tourist offer linking tourism and crafts, within the international markets. And it is true that the Empordanet has all the ingredients to attract creative tourists from all over the world.

As underlined by un the director of the Creative Tourism Network®, Caroline Couret, “beyond its natural beauty, the  Empordanet area owns tangible and intangible cultural assets to become a creative tourism destination, as well as the voluntee  and vision  to clearly  position the destination in this growing segment worldwide. “

In fact, both the official presentation as well as the training that was held the day before, gathered a large number of artisans, artists, comercians, farmers and the general public interested in joining this project.

The closing ceremony was presided by the Director General of Tourism of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Mr. Octavi Bono, who congratulated the initiative that links creativity, tourism, and the desire to collaborate five municipalities. Bono concluded that they are “perfect three vertices of a triangle that can give all the momentum you are looking at this area for tourism.”

The presentation had fifty participants, including the head of the Consortium of Commerce Crafts, Crafts and Fashion of Catalonia, the Director of Tourism of Costa Brava, the director of the Public Service Employment in Catalonia, the mayors of La Bisbal and the surrounding municipalities, representatives of associations, organizations and companies related to tourism and handicrafts of the region.

The event ended with a decorative ceramic mural by the authorities and attendees, accompanied by students from the first grade vocational ceramic training  carried out at the premises of the School of Ceramics La Bisbal Emporda. In the coming days, a piece of the mural will be given to each of the governments participating in the project as a souvenir of the event.

News in the media

La Vanguardia. L'Empordanet se convierte en tercer destino de España de turismo creativo - 24/03/2017

Costa Brava TV. L'Empordanet rep l'acreditació de Turisme Creatiu - 24/03/2017

Ràdio Capital de l'Empordà. L'Empordanet rep l'acreditació de destinació de turisme creatiu - 26/03/2017

Hosteltur. L'Empordanet, nuevo destino de Turismo Creativo - 27/03/2017

Ràdio Capital de l'Empordà. Anna Pijuan "Volem créixer un 25% en visites Escapada Empordà" - 28/03/2017

Revista del Baix Empordà. Cinc municipis del Baix Empordà es converteixen en la segona destinació catalana a obtenir l'acreditació internacional de turisme creatiu - 29/03/2017

Creative Tourism Network. The Empordanet joins the network! - 29/03/2017

El Punt Avui. Microturisme creatiu - 15/04/2017