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Battle of flowers

The Festival of the Crosses is the local most important and symbolic traditional festivity of the year. It mixes perfectly the profound religious spirit, common of the these people, with…

Wine and vines experiences

Wine is one of the local major productions, Barcelos is located in the heart of the Vinho Verde demarcated region. To visit our local wineries is to discover the true…

Traditional music and dances experiences

To experience local folklore is to go far beyond music and dance, it means to meet local history, traditions and culture. It is a very enriching experience for all participants…

Ceramic and crafts workshop

Barcelos is undoubtedly a land of ceramists. All year round we welcome you to discover the art of working on the potters wheel, create your own clay crockery or imagery.…

Paint the “Barcelo’s Rooster”

The Imagery is incomparable to any other artisanal production in Barcelos due to its unique features. It is a production of excellence, of which the most common pieces are related…

Tango and creative tourism in Montevideo

The Creative Tourism Network® (CTN) had the honor and pleasure of celebrating World Tourism Day on September 27th, in such a paradigmatic city as Montevideo is, for all that concerns…

Creative Tourism in Croatia

Last September 24th, the director of the Creative Tourism Network®, Caroline Couret, gave a keynote on creative tourism within the Conference on 365 Tourism, organized in Zagreb under the patron…

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli inaugurates Le Vivoir

The official opening of Le Vivoir is scheduled for June 2019. Located in the heart of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, LE VIVOIR promises an unparalleled place entirely dedicated to the arts and crafts…

The Îles de la Madeleine: a model of creative tourism

Since their nomination as a CreativeFriendlyDestination in 2018, the Îles de la Madeleine (Magdalen Islands) have cemented themselves as a model for creative tourism destinations worldwide. Caroline Couret, director of…

Let’s stop talking about tourism.

What if we stopped talking about tourism? What if, instead, we started talking about curiosity, empathy, artistic passion, transformative experiences – in other words, going back to the very essence…