Proyecto: «Compartiendo la riqueza del patrimonio cultural europeo»
03 Mayo 2019
«En el marco del programa Europa para los ciudadanos de la Agencia ejecutiva en los ámbitos educativo, audiovisual y cultural (EACEA en sus siglas en inglés) , el ayuntamiento de A Estrada organizó un proyecto de hermandad con cinco países de la UE: Eslovaquia, Portugal, Hungría, Bulgaria e Italia. El proyecto tuvo lugar entre el 11 y 17 del pasado mes de marzo con la finalidad de fomentar la cooperación entre los participantes en distintas áreas comercial y cultural.
Al final de las actividades, los representantes de los países participantes firmaron un pacto de cooperación con el compromiso de desarrollar futuras actuaciones conjuntas.»
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Participation: The town twinning project «Compartiendo la riqueza del Patrimonio Cultural Europeo» has allowed the meeting of 40 citizens, of which 5 came from the Comune di Vimercarte (Italy), 7 from the Camara Municipal de Ponte de Lima (Portugal), 6 from Municipality of Gorna Oryahovitsa (Bulgaria), 5 from Municipality of Dolinka (Slovakia), 6 from the Municipality of Cserháthaláp Önkormányzat (Hungary), and 11 citizens from A Estrada (Spain).
Place / Dates: the meeting took place in A Estrada (A Estrada, Spain) from 11/03/2019 to 17/03/2019.
Succinct description:
Day 1 – 11/03/2019. Dedicated to the arrival of foreign delegations, accommodation of the participants and welcome.
Arrival of some foreign delegations at Santiago de Compostela and accommodation of the participants.
Welcome dinner.
Day 2 – 12/03/2019. Dedicated to introduction of the municipalities, interactive workshop, brief tour of A Estrada.
Morning: Delegations official welcoming by mayor of A Estrada José Carlos López Campos and members of local government
Introduction of the municipalities, the project and the program ‘Europe For Citizens’.
Interactive Workshop: History and Common Values.
Lunch.
Afternoon: Brief tour of cultural and historical site of A Estrada: Pazo de Oca.
Dinner and accommodation.
Day 3 – 13/03/2019. Dedicated to a visit to Parliament of Galicia, debate and meeting with MP. Visit to Santiago de Compostela.
Morning: Guided visit to Parliament of Galicia.
Meeting with MP and a conference-debate around «Importance of Cultual heritage and St. James Way to build and strenghten the european identity»
Lunch.
Afternoon: Guided visit to Santiago de Compostela, Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO.
Dinner and accommodation.
Day 4 – 14/03/2019. Dedicated to round table and visit to cider brewing facilities, debate, signature of the Twinning Pact.
Morning: Debate «Job opportunities in rural areas».
Field trip to experimental apple orchard
Visit of Cider brewing facilities to exchange practices
Lunch.
Afternoon: Signature of the town twinning pact between the municipalities, in the presence of local organizations, social agents and citizens. Exchange of typical gifts among the delegations
Round Table: Strengthing links between European people and opportunities for future common projects.
Intercultural dinner with folk music and dance.
Day 5 – 15/03/2019. Dedicated to brainstorming, cultural visit and team building.
Morning: Brainstorming: Ideas for future projects involving citizens from partners countries. Web connection for future initiatives.
Lunch.
Afternoon: Cultural visit to natural sites of Galicia.
Team building: «The values attributed to Cultural Heritage».
Dinner and accommodation.
Day 6– 16/03/2019. Dedicated to round table and Way of Saint James.
Morning: Round Table: «Cultural heritage in our economy» – with the participation of citizens, mayors of neighboring areas
Lunch.
Accomplishment of a section of the Way of Saint James.
Dinner.
Day 7- 17/03/2019. Dedicated to reflect on the project and experience. Farewell and participants transfer to the airport.
Reflection and summary of the project.
Transfer of international participants to the airport.