Tourism: Center, Alentejo and Spanish Extremadura together to promote together.
O Centro de Portugal, Alentejo and the Spanish Extremadura will intensify a joint promotion strategy of the tourist destinations of the three regions.
The agreement was established in Merida, a meeting of the Tourism Commission of the Euro-Region Alentejo, Central Portugal-Extremadura (EUROACE). at the meeting, They were singled out several paths to follow, in order to move forward with joint promotional formulas to attract more visitors.
The meeting, fruitful and enriching for the three parts, defined the strategic areas that will be the target of a common tourism promotion: Heritage Ranked UNESCO (together, Central Portugal, Alentejo and Spanish Extremadura have 19 UNESCO World Heritage sites) and other historical heritage; the beach and nature; religious tourism and food and wine.
It was agreed that the three regions will make a description of the common destiny, in two or three languages, highlighting the potential of EUROACE as a whole. It was also decided that the three regions will join efforts to that tourism is part of the next Iberian Summit between Spain and Portugal.
Together, It is to stress, the three regions is 4,2 millons of citizens. In 2016, received 5,5 million guests, Responsible for 9,5 million overnight stays, primarily the Center for Portugal.
The next meetings of EUROACE Tourism Commission will take place in the Alentejo and Central Portugal.
