A journey through the sights and flavors of Spain at FITUR
The richness and variety Spanish cuisine and the extensive possibilities offered by the binomial tourism-gastronomy is exposed from today until January 24 in IFEMA Madrid. The institutional stand of the Ministry of Spanish Agriculture (MAGRAMA) exhibits the broad potential of Food Spain, National Parks, Biosphere Reserves and Natural Paths, under the message “Travel through landscapes and flavors of Spain”.
Protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI) in order to raise awareness of the richness and variety Spanish cuisine, various outreach activities and information about the quality of protected figures will be made. Spain has more than 300 protected quality foods, which constitute the system used in the European Union for recognition of differentiated quality resulting from own and unique characteristics, due to the geographical environment in which the raw materials are produced, processed products, and the influence of the human factor involved in them.
Additionally, more than 25 representatives of regulatory advice will publicize their products and tastings guided tours and tastings and activities aimed at groups of interest, as bloggers and students of tourism and catering.
In this same scenario, the Ministry has scheduled a thematic presentation on Wednesday 20 at 17 h, which will be opened by the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos Cabanas, and with the participation of journalist Roberto Brasero and cook Michelangelo from the cross. In it, under the title “Travel through landscapes and flavors of Spain”, these two experts will guide the public for a “natural way” to “taste” our landscapes.
The Autonomous National Parks Agency (OAPN) will be present at the show presenting its 100-year history as a century ago the first National Parks Act was passed on December 8, 1916, becoming the first National Parks Act world.
There will also be presentations of the Cabañeros National Park and visit 4×4; Aigüestortes National Park and the path of the shelters “Chariots of Fire”; Maritime Terrestrial National Park of Atlantic Islands of Galicia with its tourist companies and the world of sustainable preserves and Garajonay National Park with its proposal why your next trip must be to La Gomera? A joint tourism between the managers of these spaces and entrepreneurs in their environments, examples of sustainable tourism and provide quality. The public can enjoy tastings, demonstrations, lectures and publications.
In this area, the director of the National Parks Agency (OAPN), Basilio Rada, will present the book The Sierra de Guadarrama, National Park, with its author, Eduardo Martinez de Pison, Wednesday 20 January at 16.30 hours . A publication that has been published by Planeta in collaboration with the OAPN.
From the information desk stand information and brochures about the National Parks and Biosphere Reserves, with 47 declared will be offered, they have made Spain last year in the country with more biosphere reserves in the world, with US .
Thus it is committed to bring these citizens protected by ecotourism activity spaces. A commitment to awareness of nature conservation in tune with your enjoyment.
Natural trail in Guadiana
During the fair a selection of the most representative routes Natural Paths Network, which currently has more than 9,200 kilometers and more than a hundred roads built since its launch in 1993 by the Ministry will be displayed.
Presentations on the new routes recently put into service will be held, along with those who are running or planning. Dissemination activities that the Ministry carried out to publicize the network of nature trails and thereby enhance their use will be presented.
Also, on Thursday 21 at 12.00 the general director of Rural Development and Forestry Policy, Begoña Grandson sign a conveniocon the Autonomous National Parks in order to enhance awareness among the population of the Network of Natural roads, Network of National Parks and the Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Information on the work and objectives of the Natural Paths, whose network will reach this year to reach a size of 10,000 km will also be offered, 20 and 22 at 12.00.
The execution of these pathways contributes to the socioeconomic development of rural areas, reusing old or obsolete infrastructure opening up new paths. With them, users are offered new possibilities for tourism and leisure respectful of the environment, environmental education and interpretation of nature, helping to further integration and better knowledge of the environment.
During the fair, at the stand of MAGRAMA, they will be held presentations, workshops, tastings, to publicize the different landscapes and flavors of Spain.
Further information in the program of these activities
Source: MAGRAMA
