The presentations of the closing conference in Monção  and some pictures of the event are now available here! The final conference “Greenways4ALL: Accessible Tourism on European Greenways” An opportunity for local and sustainable tourism development and product creation” has been held on Tuesday, November 14. It was organized by the European Greenways Association with the cooperation of the Spanish Railways Foundation, and the support of the Câmara Municipal de Monção and CIM Alto Minho. Its purpose was: To provide an overview of the results of the Greenways4All project and valorization strategy. To present examples of accessible greenway best practices and tourism products that can be replicated in other European territories. To encourage interested parties to continue to develop accessible greenways and build accessible tourism products at greenways in Europe To promote exchange and networking among greenway stakeholders, both public and private, in order to foster mutual collaboration to promote accessible greenways and develop tourism products. The conference was addressed at tourism promotion and greenway management authorities, public authorities and private organizations wishing to promote accessible greenways as tourism destinations in their territories, and local service and equipment providers (SMEs) in the vicinity of greenways. Press and media. See the Program here   and […]

The Greenways4ALL catalogue includes currently 10 products of Accessible Tourism around Greenways from Spain and Portugal.

This project is already advancing towards the creation of accessible tourism products based on greenways. With the knowledge of the real offer of accessible tourism in the two pilot territories on which this project is focused – Vía Verde de la Sierra. Cadiz-Seville and Ecopista do Dao Viseu Dao Lafoes region. Portugal –, after the initial few months the project is already in the creation phase of an accessible tourist product based on greenways.   Some data. For the Vía Verde de la Sierra greenway, 134 resources were analysed by telephone, 69 of them being eligible for auditing in terms of accessibility by complying with the minimum criteria. Once all of them were analysed, 43 of them were found to be accessible or usable. This means that 31% of the resources and tourist companies of the municipalities which this greenway passes through are potential candidates for accessible greenway-based products. See the accessible offer in Vía Verde de la Sierra>> In the case of the Ecopista do Dao greenway (Portugal), 29 resources and companies were found to be accessible or usable (25%). See accessible offer in Ecopista do Dao>>   Visiting the companies and the accessible tourist resources The 3 SMEs taking part in this project, Accessible Madrid, Turismo Vivencial and AstroAndalus, together with […]

Local Accessibility Agreements were signed by EGWA members La Sierra Greenway and Ecopista Do Dão as part of the Greenways4All project In the month of October representatives from PREDIF (Representative State Platform for Physically Disabled Persons) and the Spanish Railway Foundation met managers from two Greenways4ALL project members, La Sierra Greenway (Cadiz-Seville) and Ecopista do Dão (Viseu, Portugal), at two events whose purpose was to train the technical staff of each area in matters of accessibility. At the close of each event a “Local Accessibility Agreement” was signed by the host greenway. The “Local Accessibility Agreement” for La Sierra Greenway (Cadiz-Seville) was reached during the event held on October 19 and 20 at Olvera station. Representatives from PREDIF and the Spanish Railway Foundation (FFE), in collaboration with the La Sierra Greenway Foundation, organized a training workshop for greenway managers and owners of tourism establishments. This event included a technical visit to and an accessibility assessment of a stretch of the greenway and of a number of different types of establishments such as accommodation, restaurants and an interpretation centre. The schedule also included a presentation and a short dissemination session on accessible tourism and greenways. In the framework of this event […]