The 3rd International Conference UNITWIN UNESCO Network “Culture, Tourism, Development” centred on Tourism and Gastronomy heritage: Foodscapes, Gastroregions and Gastronomy Tourism to be held from June 16-20, 2014 in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).
This meeting aims to present current research and tendencies in gastronomy heritage and tourism based on biodiversity and cultural diversity of our territories, most of them promoted as gastroregions and gastronomy tourism destinations.
UNESCO has contributed to reinforce the gastronomy heritage promoting universal value of cultural landscapes, more of them foodscapes, inscribed in the World Heritage List; including culinary and traditional food manifestations and expressions in the Immaterial Heritage List; or promoting gastronomy as category at the network of Creative Cities. European Cultural Routes promoted by Council of Europe also included initiatives related to foodscapes as the Olive Oil Route or Iter Vitis – the Ways of the Wine and includes culinary heritage as a transversal item.
This multidisciplinary conference is co-organized by the UNITWIN UNESCO Network "Culture, Tourism and Development" (coordinated by University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne), the Universitat de Barcelona and IBERTUR Network with the collaboration of several international and national public, private and third sector organizations.
Josep Pla, a Catalan writer said that “the cuisine of a land is its landscape inside a casserole”. The passion for seafood, mountain and agricultural products, and the richness and originality of the traditional cuisine are the reason why Catalan cuisine has become one of the most admired on the World. The first books written in Catalan about our cuisine are The Book of Sent Soví (1324), an anonymous manual with a hundred recipes, and the Llibre de coch (Book of the Cook) (1520), by Robert de Nola, both are authentic treasures for cuisine lovers. Now, we are preparing the candidature to inscribe the safeguarding Catalan culinary initiatives to the best practice register of the UNESCO Convention of Immaterial Heritage.
Catalonia is one of the European gastroregions and a unique gastronomy tourism destination. We invited you to share with us our culinary heritage and to enjoy with our gastronomy experiences visiting Barcelona and Catalonia during the conference and in the academic visits. To more info click here Catalonia Gastronomy.
This gastronomic heritage has contributed to consolidate Barcelona as an extraordinary food tourism destination, with a variety and quality offer. In addition, the Catalan capital has been located in a first plane with its international restaurants and the biggest names in its kitchens. In fact, Barcelona has 20 Michelin stars. To learn more visit Barcelona Tourism Gastronomy.
This meeting aims to present current research and tendencies in gastronomy heritage and tourism based on biodiversity and cultural diversity of our territories, most of them promoted as gastroregions and gastronomy tourism destinations.
UNESCO has contributed to reinforce the gastronomy heritage promoting universal value of cultural landscapes, more of them foodscapes, inscribed in the World Heritage List; including culinary and traditional food manifestations and expressions in the Immaterial Heritage List; or promoting gastronomy as category at the network of Creative Cities. European Cultural Routes promoted by Council of Europe also included initiatives related to foodscapes as the Olive Oil Route or Iter Vitis – the Ways of the Wine and includes culinary heritage as a transversal item.
This multidisciplinary conference is co-organized by the UNITWIN UNESCO Network "Culture, Tourism and Development" (coordinated by University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne), the Universitat de Barcelona and IBERTUR Network with the collaboration of several international and national public, private and third sector organizations.
Josep Pla, a Catalan writer said that “the cuisine of a land is its landscape inside a casserole”. The passion for seafood, mountain and agricultural products, and the richness and originality of the traditional cuisine are the reason why Catalan cuisine has become one of the most admired on the World. The first books written in Catalan about our cuisine are The Book of Sent Soví (1324), an anonymous manual with a hundred recipes, and the Llibre de coch (Book of the Cook) (1520), by Robert de Nola, both are authentic treasures for cuisine lovers. Now, we are preparing the candidature to inscribe the safeguarding Catalan culinary initiatives to the best practice register of the UNESCO Convention of Immaterial Heritage.
Catalonia is one of the European gastroregions and a unique gastronomy tourism destination. We invited you to share with us our culinary heritage and to enjoy with our gastronomy experiences visiting Barcelona and Catalonia during the conference and in the academic visits. To more info click here Catalonia Gastronomy.
This gastronomic heritage has contributed to consolidate Barcelona as an extraordinary food tourism destination, with a variety and quality offer. In addition, the Catalan capital has been located in a first plane with its international restaurants and the biggest names in its kitchens. In fact, Barcelona has 20 Michelin stars. To learn more visit Barcelona Tourism Gastronomy.