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Spanish Public Works Minister, José Blanco, inaugurated the Conference, and began by recalling that since 1993 the Spanish Government is working on the development of Greenways in order to obtain the maximum historical, social and environmental use of these former railway lines. Ever since, greenways are being enhanced as a tool for promoting a new leisure and sport culture and non-motorized mobility. He also stressed that “Greenways are a great source of wealth and job creation in the rural areas they cross. Creating and promoting a greenway contributes to the establishment of population in rural areas.”

During the opening ceremony, the director of “New Approach Industries, Tourism and CSR” of the DG of Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, Pedro Ortún, stressed that the aim of the Conference and the Greenways Programs fully fits the European model of sustainable tourism in its three dimensions: economic, social and environmental. President of ADIF, Antonio González, explained the role that ADIF has had all over the seventeen years since the establishment of the first greenway. Also, the regional representative for Europe of the World Tourism Organization, Eduardo Fayos, insisted on the fact that Greenways are a great bet for a new tourism model to be promoted in the coming years, for being linked to sustainable rural development.

Throughout the V European Greenways Conference, the participants reached a consensus on the Madrid Declaration, which reflects the intention of advancing the development of a “European Green Network” reserved for non-motorized users, comprising for the most part Greenways…the creation of specific funding lines for greenways in the different European Union bodies, its member states, regions and local authorities,…the creation of a platform for sharing technical knowledge, experiences and future projects around Greenways at a European level,… the biennial celebration of a European Greenways Conference and the call of a European Greenways Award, promoted by the European Greenways Association,…”

More information: www.europeangreenwaysconference.org

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Published: 03 December 2009

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Madrid – Barcelona – París – Bruxelles – Den Haag – Berlín – Copenhagen

A 10 days travel to the COP15 Conference by train and bike.

The bicicle: The individual vehicle with no emissions of CO2 .

The train: the collective transport which causes less impact on the invoironment.

On December the first, at noon, a group of bikemessengers will left from Madrid to Copenhanguen by bicycle, to the COP15 conference. The aim is to carry the messages on planet sostanibility from the thousands of participants in the campaign, www.cop15.es

During the route, in Barcelona, París, Brussels, den Haag and Berlín, the bikemessengers will met with the different goverment authorities, local bicycle activists, and so on.

Once the expedition has arrived to the United Nations Covention on Climate Change, the messages will be handled to a Government representative, with the aim to do a public exposition of the urgent need to change the global environmental polices, and in order that the press media can get the information about the campaign.

December the 10th.
Handle of messages to Government authorities.

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On October 2009 an international congress focused on the cycle tourism will take place in the COSTA BRAVA (Catalonia, Spain).

This event will be able to attend different conferences, workshops and speeches about cycle tourism around the European Union and several cycling activities. This will be a nice opportunity to know about this kind of tourism in Spain and also to share the large experience of different countries.

Furthermore, we will discover the landscape of this area by cycle. For sure you will enjoy the place, cycle and learning new things.

Hope to see you there!

COMPLETE INFORMATION
http://www.cycletourismcongress.org/en/

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Girona Greenways have become a main artery of communication through the landscape, from the mountain to the sea. Allow users to go from the enchanting Pyrenees down to the warm Costa Brava by bicycle or on a pleasant hike. The route takes you through five of the eight Girona counties: Baix Empordà, Gironès, La Selva, Garrotxa and Ripollès.

Running for 125 kilometres, the route is structured into four sections: the Iron and Coal Route, which goes from Ripoll to Ogassa via Sant Joan de les Abadesses; the Olot-Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route, which goes from Olot to Girona passing through the towns in the valleys of the rivers Ter, Brugent and Fluvià, the Girona-Sant Feliu de Guíxols Narrow-Gauge Railway Route, which starts out from Girona, traverses the eastern flank of the depression of La Selva as far as Llagostera, and from there follows the valley of the Riudaura to emerge on the Mediterranean coastline in the town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, and the “Little Train Route” between Palamós and Palafrugell.

Throughout the journey, our signposts – combining mountain green and sea blue- will guide you along the Greenways so that you can discover and enjoy the rich heritage of their surroundings

The guides “The Secrets of the Greenways” offers you the opportunity to travel by bicycle or on foot along routes immersed in secrets hidden away from prehistoric times to the present day. At each place, you will find signposts that will guide you through the past and present, giving historical explanations from a wide variety of different perspectives under four headings: Landmarks of Identity, Cultural Landscapes, Nature Trails, and History of the Land and its Literary Legacy.