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Andalusia, Your Roots  Ibero-American roots Andalucía se mueve con Europa UNIÓN EUROPEA Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional Andalusia, your Roots Credits Edit: Junta de Andalucía. Consejería de Turismo, Regeneración, Justicia y Administración Local. Empresa Pública para la Gestión del Turismo y del Deporte de Andalucía, S.A. C/ Compañía, 40 - 29008 Málaga. www.andalucia.org Technical assistance: Descubre Comunicación SLU. Coordination: Rosa Llacer. Authors: Estefanía Fernández. Design, layout and cartography: Antonio Montilla, Irene Calvo, Piotr Stefaniak. Photos: images transferred by different suppliers; images used under Shutterstock.com license. Translation: Morote Traducciones. This publication is available for consultation and loan in the Centro de Documentación y Publicaciones de la Consejería de Turismo, Regeneración, Justicia y Administración Local de la Junta de Andalucía. There is also a web version available at http://www.andalucia.org and a digital version at http://regalos. andalucia.org (you need to register to download the pdf file). @Junta de Andalucía. Consejería de Turismo, Regeneración, Justicia y Administración Local. Empresa Pública para la Gestión del Turismo y del Deporte de Andalucía, S.A. Legal deposit: SE 1394-2019. Print: Gráficas Urania, S.A. This dossier was finished in December, 2018. Impacto Agotamiento de Huella de ambiental recursos fósiles carbono por producto impreso 0,25 kg petróleo eq 0,71 Kg CO2 eq por 100 g 0,05 kg petróleo eq de producto 0,15 Kg CO2 eq reg. n.º: 2015/91 % medio de un ciudadano 5,6 % 2,34 % europeo por día nro. registro: 0001-04 2 Andalusia, your Roots Table of Contents Andalusia, a tourism universe .............................................................................................4 Andalusia, your Roots. Back to the origin ............................................................................7 What is ’Andalusia, your Roots’? .........................................................................................8 Ibero-American roots ...................................................................................................... 10 Sephardic roots .............................................................................................................. 12 Al-Andalus roots ............................................................................................................ 14 Andalusia, your Roots. The Ibero-American legacy .............................................................. 17 Encountering the New World ............................................................................................ 18 Andalusia, your Roots. Ibero-American experiences ............................................................ 25 3 Andalusia, your Roots A tourism universe Andalusia, a tourism universe It is one of the most comprehensive tourism destinations in the world, as well as being considered one of the safest by visitors. ndalusia offers an entire scaled- its villages and deep-rooted traditions, A down tourism universe, the defining attract visitors to our region each year, feature of which, is diversity. A variety looking for a more rural form of tourism reflected to perfection in amazing where they can be in contact with landscapes with contrasts that will nature, in places such as the White enable tourists to enjoy warm valleys such Villages in Cadiz, the Serranía de Ronda as the Guadalquivir, the highest peaks of (Malaga), the troglodyte habitat of Bolonia beach, Tarifa (Cadiz). the Iberian Peninsula, fertile hill ranges, Guadix and Altiplano (Granada), the stretches of coasts barely touched by Alpujarras in Granada and Almeria, the The Andalusian coastline, stretching humans and volcanic rock formations mining landscape of the Sierra Morena for more than 900 km and bathed such as the Tabernas Desert, the only in Jaen and the Sierra de Aracena in by the waters of the Atlantic and the one of its kind in Europe. A wealth Huelva. Mediterranean, offers beaches for all of landscape and natural resources, Flamenco, horses and tastes, from vast sandy beaches and with protected areas of extraordinary Here, visitors can enjoy activities such bulls are symbols of small coves to those equipped with ecological importance located in the as trekking, climbing, paragliding, all the facilities and services required region of Andalusia, such as the national cycle-tourism, white water rafting or Andalusia that have to enjoy a perfect day out with all the parks of Sierra Nevada and Doñana, home skiing in the Sierra Nevada Ski and transcended borders family. Many of them receive the Blue of the Iberian lynx. Mountain Resort. Not to mention the Flag Award for Clean Beaches in Europe fact that Andalusia has the largest each year, making them the ideal place This valuable environmental heritage, selection of golf courses in the whole of to practice water sports such as surfing, together with the picturesque quality of Europe. windsurfing or sailing. 4 Andalusia, your Roots A tourism universe of Fine Arts in Seville, considered to be the second art gallery in Spain, the avant-garde Pompidou Centre and the Picasso Museum, both in Malaga. It is also the setting for highly renowned and prestigious cultural contests, that include all artistic fields and also festivals that reflect the open and cheerful nature of the Andalusian people, such as Easter Week (the central theme of the Route of Passion), the Cadiz Carnival or the April Fair in Seville. The historical, cultural and monumental Historic Centre of Cordoba, including Andalusian cuisine, based on wealth of Andalusia is in itself an the Mosque-Cathedral and the Jewish Mediterranean ingredients, has invitation to come and explore and Quarter; the Cathedral, Fortress and the gained international acclaim thanks it represents the identity of a land General Archive of the Indies in Seville; to the excellence of the products (with with a vast artistic legacy distributed the Archaeological Ensemble Dolmens numerous quality hallmarks) used by across the entire region. Archaeological of Antequera, the Caliphate City of It is one of the warmest Andalusian chefs recognised with the sites, a fabulous Hispanic-Moorish Madinat Al-Zahra and the Rock Art of regions in the whole of stars awarded by the Michelin Guide, architecture, castles and fortresses, the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian such as Ángel León and Dani García, in churches and monasteries, majestic Peninsula. Europe, with over 3,000 the creation of innovative and cutting- mansions and immense industrial hours of sunshine per edge dishes but inspired by tradition. architectural works, all together form It is the birthplace of great artists and The gastronomy is, therefore, extensive a hugely significant heritage, which writers such as Velázquez, Murillo, year and average annual and imaginative, and the best way to has been recognised by the UNESCO, Lorca, Alberti, Juan Ramón Jiménez temperature of 16 ºC discover it is by trying small portions of with the following being included on and Picasso, among many others, as its gastronomy via tapas, a gastronomic the World Heritage list: the Alhambra, well as being home to some of the best trend that is popular in the entire Generalife and Albaicín in Granada; the museums in Spain, such as the Museum region. 5 Andalusia, your roots Back to the origin The relationship between what is purely tourism-related and the values that appeal to the senses that take us back to our origin, are the focus of this proposal, with the main theme being the Al-Andalus, Sephardic and Ibero-American cultures. 7 Andalusia, your Roots What is ‘Andalusia, your Roots’? The tourism initiative is aimed at markets seeking Moorish, Sephardic and Ibero-American tourism. ndalusia, your Roots’ is a ‘Astrategic project developed by the Department of Tourism of the Regional Government of Andalusia, which goes beyond purely tourism aspects, by incorporating values and aspirations that Las Carabelas Dock in La Rábida. appeal to historical and family bonds, in short, to people’s origin. This innovative of Andalusia, to generate local project plans to develop and promote our initiative offers travellers the chance to employment and wealth, but also with products and tourism packages aimed at enjoy unique experiences related to their the aim of building bridges between It offers travellers the three strategic segments: tourism based ancestors, in a region like Andalusia, different communities and cultures opportunity to go back on Moorish heritage, Sephardic tourism which has always been an example of which, over the centuries, have left a and Ibero-American tourism. This is the coexistence and cultural pluralism. permanent mark on our region. to their origins, to their proposal that will be included in this ’roots’ Catalogue ‘Andalusia, your Roots’. This is an opportunity for development In order to attract tourists with created with a clear focus on historical, ancestral and deep-rooted The professional manual will offer over the business and tourism sector bonds with Andalusia, this pioneering one hundred experiences distributed 8 Andalusia, your Roots Arab tea. Madinat Al-Zahra. across the entire region of Andalusia, kosher-friendly restaurants and attend been promoted in fairs, trade missions which will enable visitors to the concerts in Ladino; or visit places and FAMtrips and presented to agents region in search of their ‘roots’ to not related to such relevant figures such as This is a fabulous specialising in Jewish and Sephardic only enjoy tourism experiences
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