FUNDACIÓN EL LEGADO ANDALUSÍ

The routes of the legacy of al-Andalus

TS4, Granada 6-7 May 2014 Doc 6F-TS-51

European Regional

Development Fund

Fundación El legado andalusí

The legado andalusí is a foundation belonging to the regional Government of Andalusia and with the participation of the Spanish Government. The

honorary president is the king of Spain.

The Foundation also has the backing of the UNESCO, the European Council and the Spanish Agency for

International Co-operation, among others.

The aim of the legacy is to valorise and spread the hispano-muslim cultural heritage concentrating on the

mutual influences of the Mediterranean area throughout the centuries.

Objectives

• Making the Hispano-Muslim civilisation, its art, its monuments, better Known. Acquainting people with its various cultural contributions.

• Spreading the role that Spain and Andalusia have played throughout history as the cultural bridge between the East and the West, along with the Mediterranean and Latin American countries.

• Promoting cultural and rural tourism, traditional arts and crafts and protecting our cultural heritage.

• Improving the perception both worlds have of each other and establish better relationships between them.

• Involving the other countries which play part in this legacy, adding our common past to our “cultural wealth”, in the certainty that this will benefit us all.

Exhibitions

• The foundation has organized more than 60 themed exhibitions that show the splendour of the culture of al-Andalus.

• The exhibitions have been backed by an exhaustive research work, generating a massive media coverage and creating solid cooperation links.

Publications

• The publications are distributed all over the most important points of sale in Spain. They have a relevant presence in the most famous Spanish and international book fairs.

• The Legado Andalusí carries out an important editorial work, having published more than 80 books on themed matters, tourism, monographs, brochures, exhibitions and periodicals, and they have been translated into numerous languages.

Cultural Itineraries • We seek to contribute to cultural

cohesion in the Mediterranean, starting from the concept of Cultural Itineraries.

• They are trans-national routes that disseminate a common heritage and history, and contribute to establish close links between the countries.

Cultural Itinerary of the Almoravids and the

Almohads

Cultural Itinerary of the Umayyads

Cultural Itinerary of Mudejar Art

Pavilion of al-Andalus and the Science

• It’s the final destination of all the Routes.

• It is located inside the Science Park of Granada.

• There are almost 4500 m² dedicated to the Arab scientific legacy and the different contributions made by Andalusi civilization.

• There are Thematic Weekends for the promotion of the more than 200 towns belonging to the Routes, as well as a permanent exhibitions and other activities.

Other Activities The Foundation intends to support all the festivities or events celebrated in the towns along the Routes having a linkage to culture. It can be done in different forms:

• seminars, conferences

• recuperation of old jobs through workshops (tiling, falconry, plasterwork, inlaid work, Arab calligraphy)

• Andalusi music concerts

• travelling exhibitions

• Travels: educational routes for children and circuits articulating Andalusia as the “Live your Legacy” or the “Know your province”

• Marketing throughout international tour-operators (TUI), travel agencies (El Corte Inglés), tourism fairs, and 7 collaboration agreements with companies related with tourism.

• Activities in the Pavilion al-Andalus and Science of Granada: “thematic weekends” for the promotion of the towns of the routes

The legado andalusí proposes to strengthen the inland tourism offer through the creation of a major itinerary in order to promote development in those areas far from regular tourist circuits. The routes give a major boost to cultural and rural tourism, traditional arts and the preservation and protection of monumental and artistic heritage.

It was Major Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe in 2004

Cultural Routes

• Route of the Caliphate • Route of Washington Irving • Route of the Nasrids • Route of Almoravids and Almohads

• Route of the Alpujarras • Route of Ibn al-Jatib • Route of al-Idrisi • Route of al-Mutamid

Route of the Caliphate

• This route connects Granada with Córdoba, the capital of the most important Muslim empire of al-Andalus.

• The caliphate of Cordoba (939-1031) was proclaimed by Abderraman III, who impulses the culture during his kingdom.

• The caliphate´s era was the period of maximum glory of al-Andalus in terms of politics, trade and culture.

• This route was used for commercial, artistic, and scientific exchanges.

Route of Washington Irving • This route goes from

Seville to Granade, through Malaga, reviewing the steps followed by the American writer, Washington Irving, in 1829.

• The most famous Irving novel, The Alhambra Tales, collects some hispano-muslim legends and the experiences of the writer during his trip and his stay in the Alhambra.

• In the late Middle Ages, this route communicated the Christian south of Spain and the Nasrid Kingdom of Granade. That’s why its border fortresses and castles stand out.

Route of the Nasrids • This route recalls the Nasrid Kingdom of

Granada (1238-1492), the last bastion of Muslim power in Spain.

• It begins in Navas de Tolosa, where the Christians (1212) beat the Muslims, whose power were divided into the Taifas Kingdoms, one of which, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granade, was created by a powerful local leader, Alhamar.

• Because these were border lands during the 13th and 14th centuries, plenty castles and watchtowers were built.

• This itinerary includes also ancient remains as the prehistoric caves of Píñar.

Route of Almoravids and Almohads

• This route is inspired in the Almoravids and Almohads, two dynasties of Berber origin (Sahara) who achieve to forge a huge empire reaching from the south of Spain to the north of Africa between the 11th and 12th centuries.

• It has two branches that join in Ronda and then go to Granada through the itinerary followed by the traveller of 14th c., Ibn Battuta, who made a long journey from Tanger to China.

Cádiz

Tarifa

Route of al-Idrisi

Almuñecar Salobreña

This route is inspired in the geographer of 12th c., al-Idrisi, who creates a famous world map and made plenty geographical descriptions of the al-Andalus of his century.

This itinerary goes from Malaga to Granade through the seaside towns and the Lecrin Valley.

The nature has a leading role in this route: there are forest of yew trees, almond trees and wetlands. But the most characteristic are the tropical fruits as avocado or sugar cane, that grow due to the subtropical weather.

Route of al-Mutamid It starts in Lisbon and goes to Seville through two branches; from there, it arrives to Granada by the Route of Washington Irving.

This itinerary holds the southwest of the Iberian peninsula: Portugal and Spain, two countries that in ancient times were part of the same territory governed by al-Mutamid, the king of the Taifa of Seville in the second half of 11th century.

The southern branch goes through Silves, where al-Mutamid, as a teenager, discovered love, poetry and music.

In this route we can perceived the historical continuity between the towns of Alentejo and Algarve and Western Andalusia.

Signposting & Information Points As a supporting infrastructure for the traveler, a complete signposting plan has been established along the roads. There are 133 information

points and many alternative ways indicated with different kinds of signals, as the following.

Dissemination All dissemination materials are produced by Foundation Legacy of al-Andalus.

The aim is to promote and disseminate the Routes for individual travelers, groups and professionals.

1. General leaflet of the Route

Massive dissemination material with basic information about the route.

2. Leaflet of the village or city

Massive dissemination material with basic information about the route.

Guidebook of the route

It is the main support and contains detailed information on it.

Guidebook of the route for mountain biking 5. Poster of the town

El Legado andalusí está diversificando sus actividades y tratando de

hacerse una Fundación más cercana y más útil. Para ello, uno de los

principales instrumentos con los que cuenta son los Fondos Europeos que

está recibiendo, que hacen posible abrir nuevas líneas de actuación.

La Fundación Legado Andalusí, ha conseguido en estos últimos años varios

proyectos de Fondos Estructurales y de Cooperación, que han hecho

posible que esta financiación venga a Andalucía y repercuta en beneficio de

esta región. Son nuestros municipios y los sectores implicados los

beneficiarios finales de estos proyectos que bien a través de la Cultura, o de

forma tangencial, tratan de favorecer el empleo y la formación.

El Consejo Mundial del Turismo estima que el 37% de los

viajes internacionales está motivado por aspectos culturales,

configurándose Europa como una potencia mundial dentro

de este sector. Igualmente en Andalucía, las cifras

demuestran que para los turistas que la visitan, los aspectos

culturales constituyen una importante motivación a la hora

de elegir destino

Esto nos da idea de la importancia de seguir trabajando en

el turismo Cultural en el sentido más amplio de la palabra

Cultura. Entendemos por Cultura no sólo el patrimonio, sino

también la gastronomía, el turismo etnológico, el turismo de

experiencias, etc.

La Fundación está llevando a cabo proyectos encaminados

a la formación y la búsqueda de empleo para colectivos

desfavorecidos, así como está trabajando en el apoyo a la

creación de redes de industrias culturales y está

implicada en la creación de estas industrias culturales con

actividades específicas en este campo, tanto a nivel regional

como a nivel transfronterizo con Marruecos.

La Fundación en su afán de buscar nuevas fuentes de

financiación que ayuden a cumplir los objetivos planteados,

no sólo está llevando a cabo proyectos puramente

culturales, en el sentido estricto de la palabra, sino que

también está trabajando en cooperación con otros países en

la recuperación de la artesanía, los oficios tradicionales, el

pequeño comercio, etc, contando para ello con socios de

estos sectores.

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PROYECTOS EUROPEOS 2012-2015

CITETUR: POCTEFEX

AYUDA: 249.856,47 € - CO-FINANCIACIÓN:48.685,00 €

SOCIOS: CECA, UNIVERSIDAD ABDELMALEK ESSÂDI Y

AYUNTAMIENTO DE TETUÁN

MATERIALIZACIÓN DE LA RUTA DE AL-MUTAMID: POCTECEP

AYUDA: 100.000,00 - CO-FINANCIACIÓN: 33.333,33 €

SOCIOS: CECA, DIRECC. REGIONAL DE CULTURA DEL ALGARVE

ASOCIACIÓN DE DEFENSA DEL PATRIMONIO HISTÓRICO Y

ARQUEOLÓGICO DE ALJEZUR, AYTO DE SILVES Y AYTO. DE

TAVIRA.

RED EUROPEA PARA LA MEJORA DEL EMPLEO FEMENINO EN EL TURISMO CULTURAL. EUROEMPLEO. COFINANCIADO POR EL SAE Y EL FSE AYUDA. 160.000,00 € SIN COFINANCIACIÓN SOCIOS: PORTUGAL, ESLOVENIA, GRECIA, ITALIA Y LUXEMBURGO SAY CHEESE. GRUNDTVIG AYUDA: 17.000,00 € LIDER: FONDAZIOME OPERA SACRA FAMIGLIA SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN LEGADO ANDALUSÍ E INSTITUCIONES DE SUECIA, FRANCIA Y CROACIA

AASHARA. POCTEFEX AYUDA: 232.250,00 € - COFINANCIACIÓN: 77.416,67 € LIDER: CONSEJO ANDALUZ DE CÁMARAS DE COMERCIO SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN LEGADO ANDALUSÍ, CÁMARA DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA ESPAÑOLA DE TÁNGER Y UNIVERSIDAD DE TETUÁN ZOCO ANDALUSÍ SIGLO XXI. POCTEFEX AYUDA: 300.000,00 € - COFINANCIACIÓN: 100.000,00 € SOCIOS: CECA, AYTO. DE TETUÁN, UNIVERSIDAD DE TETUÁN Y CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS E INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA GOBERNANZA

CULTURMIL 2013. POCTEFEX

AYUDA: 396.099,75 € - COFINANCIACIÓN: 132.033,25 €

LIDER: CONSORCIO DEL MILENIO DEL REINO DE

GRANADA

SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN LEGADO ANDALUSÍ Y CENTRO

CULTURAL AL-ANDALUS DE TÁNGER

PROYECTO UMAYYAD.

AYUDA: 694.600,00 € - COFINANCIACIÓN: 77.177,84 €

LIDER: FUNDACIÓN LEGADO ANDALUSÍ

SOCIOS:

Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce - Algarve

Tourism Board - Regional Direction of Culture of Algarve -

Medieval Castles and Boroughs Circuit Association - Chambre

Tuniso-Italienne de Commerce et d’Industrie - Association

Mediterranean Liaisons - Arab League Educational, Cultural and

Scientific Organization - Safadi Foundation - Lebanese American

University - Jbeil Municipality - Cultural Technologies for

Heritage and Conservation - Academy for International

Development - Middle East - Federation of Egyptian Chambers of

Commerce - “Alexandria Chamber” - European Association for

the Professional and Cultural Development “Maimonides”

REGIOCRAFT. INTERREG IVC AYUDA: 94.279,80 € - COFINANCIACIÓN: 31.426,60 €

LIDER: ZEMGALE PLANNING REGION

SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN EL LEGADO ANDALUSÍ, FOUNDATION

KULTURELEHAADSTÊD 2018 -REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES

“CENTRAL STARAPLANINA” - MUNICIPALITY OF PAGGAIO - CASCAIS TOWN

HALL

INNOCRAFT. INTERREG IVC AYUDA: 91.500,00 € - COFINANCIACIÓN: 30.500,00 € LIDER: AYUNTAMIENTO DE FLORENCIA (ITALIA)

SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN EL LEGADO ANDALUSÍ - NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES TUSCANY -

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS - BISTRITA

MUNICIPALITY - REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

MUNICIPALITIES “CENTRAL STARAPLANINA” - BURGAS

MUNICIPALITY - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF BARCELONA

- AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN - RIGA

CITY COUNCIL - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE

AND SPORTS - VILNIUS OLD TOWN RENEWAL AGENCY -

REIMS CITY COUNCIL - CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND -

BUDAPEST ENTERPRISE AGENCY - SLOVAK CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

THUSAURUS. GRUNDTVIG PRESUPUESTO TOTAL DEL PROYECTO: 20.000,00 € LIDER: Colegio profesional Tesalónica (Grecia)

SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN EL LEGADO ANDALUSÍ - CÁMARA DE

COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DE PROVINCIA DE ZALA (HUNGRÍA) -

DIPUTACIÓN DE TULCEA (RUMANIA) - AGENCIA DE

DESARROLLO DEL MAR NEGRO ORIENTAL (TURQUÍA) - ONG

ETHICAL LINKS (ESTONIA)

T-GUIDE. GRUNDTVIG AYUDA : 28.172€ - COFINANCIACIÓN: 9.391 € LIDER: CONSORZIO ASIS (CONSORCIO DE COOPERATIVAS SOCIALES)

SOCIOS: FUNDACIÓN EL LEGADO ANDALUSÍ - FEG

– FEDERACIÓN EUROPEA DE GUÍAS TURÍSTICOS -

ENAT - RED EUROPEA PARA TURISMO ACCESIBLE -

- LEBENSHILFE-GUV ORGANIZACIÓN PARA

PROMOVER LA INTEGRACIÓN DE PERSONAS CON

DISCAPACIDAD - ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT

(UNIVERSIDAD POLACA) - MINSTERDEVELOPMENT

CENTRE (CENTRO DE FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL) -

SPARS ORGANIZACIÓN PARA PROMOVER LA

INTEGRACIÓN DEPERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD -

IFI ENTIDAD ESPECIALIZADA EN EVALUACIÓN

IMPLEMENTACIÓN DEL ITINERARIO CULTURAL DEL MUDÉJAR

Y EL BARROCO

CAP DE LA AECID

DOS CONVOCATORIAS DE 30.000,00 €,

TOTAL CONCEDIDO 60.000,00 €

TALLER DE EMPLEO PARA FORMACIÓN EN EL SECTOR

TURÍSTICO GRANADINO

AYUDA: 268.052,76 €

PERMITE CONTRATAR 15 DESEMPLEADOS DURANTE UN AÑO

Fundación El Legado Andalusí

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Avda. de la Ciencia s/n. 18006 Granada

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