First measures to implement the Daroca Tourism Sustainability Plan with the advice of TM

Daroca has launched the first measures to implement the Tourism Sustainability Plan with several strategic meetings and the formation of a technical and scientific advisory work team for the management of historical-artistic heritage. This team has been created thanks to an agreement with the association Territorio Mudéjar, which is in charge of leading this team and providing strategic support to the Sustainability Plan, and is made up of a scientific-technical advisor, two emerging professionals as project assistants and a training internship for recent graduates.

The Tourism Sustainability Plan, endowed with two million euros, seeks to improve the local projection with a commitment to tourism as a driver of local economic development, profitability for existing entrepreneurs and to promote job creation. It also aims to boost the existing tourist offer through various actions based on the historical, natural and cultural heritage available in the municipality.

Last Monday 18th, a strategic meeting was held with the participation of Miguel García, mayor of Daroca; Fernando Ara, secretary; Pascual Sánchez, councillor of Culture; Felipe Gonzalo, AEDL Daroca; Carolina Julián, tourism technician of the Daroca region and Victoria Trasobares, director of Territorio Mudéjar, together with part of her project team. Both these meetings and the formation of the working team will allow for the prompt implementation of the two central activities contemplated in the plan.

Territorio Mudéjar celebrates its fifth anniversary

On a day like today in 2018, after many months of work, the association Territorio Mudéjar was set up as a unified and collaborative management network for the use of the historical and artistic resources linked to the important Mudejar heritage and which would serve as a driving force for the development of our villages.

Five years later, we celebrate our anniversary as a solid entity of 47 partners, with a multidisciplinary team of professionals, researchers and students; with international projects, a rich calendar of activities and, above all, an experience in responsible and professional heritage management always in search of local development and impact on localities.

The birthday surprises us at work, as usual. After attending our partners in a personalised way, today we are participating in an event of the Digitour project, which promotes the digitalisation and innovation of SMEs in the tourism sector. In this session, Victoria Trasobares, director of Territorio Mudéjar, and Miguel Bielsa, from Estudio Mique, will participate virtually in a meeting held in Burgas, Bulgaria, where they will give details of the project led by Territorio Mudéjar. Our organisation is coordinating the design of a quality seal to distinguish local establishments that offer appropriate services for scientific tourism linked to heritage and cultural resources. Specifically, the pilot project phase has begun with the redesign of the brand of the Posada del Almudí in Daroca, a hotel opened in a historic building with an interesting rehabilitation, and an establishment in Romania, Pensiunea Septiembrie in the town of Elsenita immersed in the spectacular cultural landscape of the Danube River.

At the same time, we are working with the Andalusian Medinas Network to form a working team that we will soon be telling you about. This network is an instrument for the economic and social development of the territories participating in the tourist experience. It aims to enhance the value of the Andalusian medinas and what their tangible and intangible heritage represents as a contribution of the Andalusian civilisation, particularly in its diversity (ethnic, linguistic and religious), as well as its techniques, sciences and arts.

We are also making progress in personalised management with our partners, studying their needs and signing various special agreements with them to form work teams to provide technical and scientific advice on projects such as the Tourism Sustainability Plan for the destination of Daroca or the special ones for Fuentes de Ebro, Ricla and San Mateo de Gállego to carry out specific activities.

We are about to launch our Mudejar Territory Routes 2023-2024 through the villages.

We continue to participate in international events that position us as an example of management, such as Cultourfair in Seville, one of the most prestigious fairs in cultural tourism related to heritage. In addition, we have already closed some 70 meetings with organisations from all over the world.

Soon we will also inform you that the Territorio Mudéjar team led by Victoria Trasobares has been selected by the Ministry of Culture to carry out the preparatory work for the management plan of the “Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon” as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Our network of researchers continues to grow with the new call for Stays and Projects that we are about to resolve and with the great success of our call for artistic residencies.

Our team of students is also growing thanks to the Desafío-Unita programme, which trains new professionals in heritage management.

And we are also growing in membership, which is our essence. With the incorporation of Tarazona, Pozuel de Ariza, Herrera de los Navarros, Ariza, Cariñena and Muel we have reached 47 members plus one collaborating member.

Many thanks to all of you who make it possible for us to continue growing with the compass that the Mudejar heritage is an engine for the development of the villages and an element of identity for the maintenance of the communities that make up our territory.

Special agreement with the municipality of Daroca to form a technical and scientific advisory work team for the Tourism Sustainability Plan.

Territorio Mudéjar has signed a special agreement with the town council of Daroca to form a technical and scientific advisory work team for the local tourist destination sustainability plan.

The “Sustainability and Modernization Plan of the City Council of Daroca. Facilitating access to Heritage from accessibility” (PSTD) has included Territorio Mudéjar -an association of which Daroca has been a founding member since 2018- in its technical-scientific work table. The entity will collaborate in the project through advice, consultation, monitoring and scientific support in terms of historical-artistic heritage management for the development of the Plan.

We recall that this project was approved by the Secretary of State for Tourism of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and the Department of Industry, Competitiveness and Business Development of the Government of Aragon at the end of 2022. And it is focused on several actions:

  • The adequacy of the walled framework.
  • The adequacy of the area of the Castillo Mayor.
  • The adequacy of roads and trails that allow access and visit both castle, walls and other existing monuments (towers, La Mina, green areas, etc.).
  • The decoration of facades within the Lienzos de Historia project, also known as Muralea.
  • The adequacy and rehabilitation of streets with the burying of wiring.

A large part of the actions of this sustainability plan affect the Historic-Artistic Site of Cultural Interest of the city of Daroca, declared according to Decree 1450/1968 of June 6 and published in the BOE nº158 of July 2, 1968. And to assets of different nature included as the fortified enclosure of Daroca and “La Mina”, both declared BIC.

In this context, Territorio Mudéjar will create a specific work team to support the municipality of Daroca in the development of the PSTD. The team will have a group of experts coordinated by the management team. To form this team, Territorio Mudéjar will select:

A scientific-technical advisor expert in the management of the historical-artistic heritage of Daroca from the field of preventive conservation, intervention and the study of the use of heritage in the service of cultural and heritage tourism.

It will also have two emerging professionals as project assistants and will create a training internship position for recent graduates through an agreement signed with UNIVERSA – Employment Counseling Office of the University of Zaragoza-.

Finally, a PSTDoffice will be created for neighbors, businesses and those interested in the project in order to study the synergies arising from the Plan .

CONVOCATIONS:

  • Extraordinary professional call.

Selection of an assistant professional

Project Management

Advice, consultation, monitoring and scientific support in the management of historical-artistic heritage for the development of the Tourism Sustainability Plan for the city of Daroca.

Electronic address: https://www.territoriomudejar.es/convocatoria-plan-de-sostenibilidad-daroca/

Publication of terms and conditions: August 16 , 2023

Submission of bids: Until August 31 , 2023 at info@territoriomudejar.es.

  • Call for internships for recent graduates.

Selection of a “Training internship through projects” position.

Information: info@territoriomudejar.es

Applications: As of September 1 , 2023

If you have any doubts or would like to consult us about any particular issue regarding the project, you can call us at 876 634 125 or write an e-mail to info@territoriomudejar.es.

Territorio Mudéjar announces a new edition of its research stays to promote projects related to heritage in rural areas.

¿Te gustaría trabajar en el aula con materiales educativos en torno a la identidad mudéjar de los pueblos? ¿Entiendes el espacio patrimonial como un espacio de aprendizaje innovador?

En las próximas semanas dará comienzo la primera acción del proyecto “Circular por la escuela rural”, un curso de introducción al proyecto en el que Territorio Mudéjar ofrece a los interesados en vincular educación, patrimonio e innovación conocer el punto de partida y la metodología con la que se trabajará hasta mediados del 2022 junto a siete de los grupos de desarrollo local de la provincia de Zaragoza coordinados por el grupo ADRI Calatayud Aranda.

“Circular desde la Escuela Rural” es un proyecto de cooperación entre grupos de desarrollo rural coordinado por el grupo ADRI Calatayud-Aranda, junto a Cedemar, Adefo Cinco Villas, Asomo Moncayo, Adrae Comarca Ribera Alta del Ebro, Fedivalca y Adri Jiloca Gallocanta, y financiado por el Gobierno de Aragón, desde el programa Leader, y la Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza a través de la asociación Territorio Mudéjar, como entidad privada colaboradora que dirige la puesta en marcha y ejecución de la iniciativa.

El objetivo es desarrollar materiales educativos en torno a la identidad mudéjar de los pueblos poniendo como centro del proyecto a las escuelas rurales y a la comunidad educativa de los pueblos con una triple finalidad:

◾️Trabajar en la introducción de la identidad patrimonial mudéjar en los programas de trabajo de las escuelas más allá de las áreas artísticas o complementarias.

◾️Implicar a la comunidad educativa en la valoración del patrimonio mudéjar como parte de su historia personal lo cual favorece el conocimiento, la conservación y la difusión de la identidad de las localidades.

◾️Utilizar el trabajo realizado en las escuelas como material de difusión y uso turístico sobre el patrimonio mudéjar de los pueblos para un público familiar e infantil.

🔺 En el CURSO explicaremos la metodología de trabajo y los resultados del proyecto piloto que se llevó a cabo en el CRA Vicort Isuela en el curso 2018-2019 y que supone el punto de inicio para la implantación del proyecto en las escuelas de los pueblos de Territorio Mudéjar.

Los encargados de impartirlo serán Laura Castejón y Víctor Gumiel, maestros que llevaron a cabo el diseño y prueba del proyecto piloto, y Victoria E. Trasobares, directora de Territorio Mudéjar y con amplia experiencia en gestión e implantación de proyectos de gestión de patrimonio mudéjar en ámbito rural.

El Departamento de Educación lo ha incluido como curso homologado en su catálogo de actividades de formación permanente del profesorado y reconoce las horas de formación.

El curso se desarrollará telemáticamente a través de la plataforma digital de trabajo de la entidad que habilitaremos para la formación específica.

Información sobre el curso: https://mcusercontent.com/…/c70fb223…/CURSO_CIRCULAR.pdf

Solicitud de inscripción:

Opción 1: Si dispones de certificado o firma electrónica https://doceo.catedu.es/…/portadaInitConsultarActividad…

Opción 2: Si no dispones de certificado o firma electrónica escribe un mensaje a: info@territoriomudejar.es

Información sobre el proyecto: https://mcusercontent.com/…/9591a…/PROYECTO_CIRCULAR.pdf

 

Si tienes dudas o quieres consultarnos cualquier asunto particular puedes llamarnos al teléfono 876 634 125 o escribir un correo electrónico a info@territoriomudejar.es

 

Cultural Landscapes and Related Sites Alliance Technical Visit

Territorio Mudéjar continues weaving networks. This time we do it with the Alliance of Cultural Landscapes and Related Sites, with whom we have been working for some time and who are visiting us these days to learn about our heritage and work methodology, share experiences and move towards joint activities.

The technical visit began in Tobed, headquarters of Territorio Mudéjar. The director of the organization, Victoria Trasobares, guided our guests through the church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and through the town to learn about its heritage, urban and agricultural landscape. They also visited the headquarters of Territorio Mudéjar.

We have been accompanied by María Del Pozo, general secretary of the Landscape Alliance and director of the Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Foundation; and Miguel Vadell, insular director of Territory and Landscape of the Consell de Mallorca on behalf of the presidency of the Cultural Landscape Alliance, which holds the Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana.

The visit continued throughout the week:

Wednesday 7.

#Tobed. Visit to the Mudejar church World Heritage Site and continue to know the landscape of the town. Visit to the pottery pottery of Conchita Gimeno and breakfast with local products.

#Ricla. Visit partner village. Heritage, urban landscape and agricultural landscape as incipient lines of a strategic plan for the management of heritage resources.

#Borja. Visit to the locality and study of the cultural landscape of the Casa de la Estanca.

#Daroca. Walk and visit to the Posada del Almudi to learn about the project ” qualityseal for establishments oriented to scientific tourism “.

Thursday 8

#Daroca. Walk through the streets decorated for the Corpus Christi and monuments. Walk, dinner and lodging at the Posada del Almudi, a 16th and 17th century house recovered 25 years ago for lodging.

The Alliance of Cultural Landscapes and Related Sites is an initiative that aims to bring together different cultural landscapes and related sites, which illustrate the evolution of society and human settlements over the years, under the influence of the constraints and/or advantages presented by the natural environment, and internal and external social, economic and cultural forces to create a joint work of man and nature of exceptional universal value.

Open doors visit to the Torreón de la Lisalta in Cosuenda

This weekend we have been in Cosuenda, in the open doors visit to the Torreón de La Lisalta, an activity financed by the City Council and with technical management of Territorio Mudéjar.

During the tour of the tower and the castle we also enjoyed a concert by “Camerata Patrimonio Sonoro”.

During the visit we remembered that the oldest medieval remains of Cosuenda are those of the castle, built in the 14th century to protect the town. It is called the Lisalta tower and is located in the highest part of the village, from where we can see the whole village and the Sierra de Algairén.

Territorio Mudéjar takes part again in the Desafío programme

Territorio Mudéjar is once again participating in the sixth edition of the Desafío programme – known as rural Erasmus -, an internship programme funded by the Diputación de Zaragoza and managed by the University of Zaragoza.

Thanks to this initiative, students and recent graduates will have work experience in rural areas of Zaragoza.

In this edition, six students from different fields of knowledge – all of them linked to heritage – will live and train in our partner towns.

Students will have the opportunity to work in the 43 partner locations and live for several months in our working environment.

Tobed, Daroca, Castejón de Valdejasa, Torrellas, Fréscano or Ricla could be one of the destinations, which will be evaluated with the selected students.

We return to the Aragonese tourism fair: Aratur

The Aragonese Tourism Fair, Aratur 2023, opened its doors this Friday, 12th May, at the Zaragoza Conference Centre, to offer the potential and wealth of the region at more than 60 promotional points, where Territorio Mudéjar is present, throughout the weekend until the 14th.

Our stand presents the villages through two projects:

– didactic guide

– walks for families and children, the result of the circular project.

We have been visited by the President of the Government Delegate, Rosa Serrano; the Deputy Mayoress of Zaragoza, Sara Fernández; the Director General of Tourism of the Government of Aragon, Gloria Pérez; the President of the Zaragoza Chamber of Commerce, Jorge Villarroya; and the President of the Zaragoza Trade Fair, Manuel Teruel.

The University of Zaragoza lecturers Pilar Biel, Pedro Luis Hernando and Jorge Jiménez also visited the stand. Also two students of the master’s degree in advanced studies

Admission is free and the opening hours are Friday, 12 May, and Saturday, 13 May, from 11.00 to 14.30 and from 16.30 to 20.30; and on Sunday, 14 May, from 11.00 to 14.30 and from 16.30 to 19.00.

Territorio Mudéjar Easter special

We would like to share with you the festivals declared to be of tourist interest that are being celebrated these days in our partner towns.

Easter Week in ATECA is one of the 26 destinations in Aragon that have been declared a Festival of Tourist Interest in Aragon. The procession of the Holy Burial on Good Friday stands out with more than 300 people involved. The procession consists of 34 floats, including distinctive elements such as the skeleton of a woman symbolising Death. This is a human skeleton from the 17th century, about a metre and a half high, whose bones are strung together with wires, and which occupies the second place at the start of this central act.

Easter Week in TARAZONA is another of the celebrations recognised as a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest. The processions go through the intricate streets of this beautiful municipality. These days 12 processions will take place with more than a thousand brotherhoods and more than 50 official events.

CALATAYUD’s Holy Week, declared of Tourist Interest in Aragon, reaches its climax on Good Friday, when the very ancient procession of the Holy Burial, dating from the 15th century, sets off in the afternoon from the church of San Juan, el Real. Twenty-four processional floats made between the 17th and 20th centuries take part, carried by the 12 brotherhoods or penitential brotherhoods and more than 300 characters from the Old and New Testament. In the Plaza de España, the ancient Auto Sacramental del Entierro de Cristo is held.

Easter Week in TAUSTE has been declared a festival of tourist interest in Aragon and is impressive for the ceremonial richness of the rituals and the artistic excellence of the processions, some of which date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. During this week, processions such as the Encounter, the washing of the feet on Maundy Thursday, the procession of the Last Supper, the procession of the Proclamation or the Holy Burial take place.

???? Luis Manuel García Vicén.