Networking of Landmark Mediterranean Mountains – Exchange of experiences and tourism development

The present co-operation project is thus being proposed to help fulfill this ambition and so as to share the experiences and forms of organization of other regions that are home to landmark Mediterranean mountains with strong tourist potential. 1/ Get to know one another and share experiences 2/ Determine common needs and problems 3. Initiate one or two experimental actions in common 4. Ideas for the future Design an action and exchange program for the 2014 – 2020 period Design a network of landmark Mediterranean mountains

Mt. Canigó is a sacred mountain in the western Pyrenees. Rising to 2784 meters like a beacon over the Mediterranean Sea, it is a symbol for the whole region. To protect and promote it, the towns and villages of its piedmont area have been joining together in a federation over the last few decades, in order to co-operate locally. Several years of in-depth work to develop and improve the quality of the tourism offer, as well as to manage tourist distribution out of environmental concern for this important natural site, have led to the recent awarding of the “Grand Site de France” label to the massif. Moreover, part of the massif lies within in the Pyrénées Catalanes regional nature park and “Land of Art and History” classification.

1. Get to know one another and share experiences - Analysing situations peculiar to the regions - Sharing experiences on sustainable management of tourist numbers - Sharing experiences on developing tourism in the region 2. Determine common needs and problems - Determining the needs the different partners have in common and identifying means of action in terms of: sustainable management of tourist numbers and tourism pressure (urban development, housing, real estate); tourism promotion,...) 3. Initiate one or two experimental actions in common 4. Ideas for the future - Design an action and exchange program for the 2014 – 2020 period - Design a network of landmark Mediterranean mountains

We are looking first and foremost for partners from the north and south coasts of the Mediterranean that have a landmark mountain or massif with strong tourism potential. Initial study has made it possible to form the following non-exhaustive list of potential areas (Corsica, Appenins, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Tramuntana, Olympus, Liban, Rif, Taurus, Troodos,...) Plus any other area with similar or comparable characteristics or issues.

Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Malta, Bulgaria, Spain, Cyprus, France

MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRY (NORTH & SOUTH)

Spanish, English, Italian, French

Nature/environment/land management, Tourism

29/11/2012