Author Archives: Camilla.Unesco

European Maritime Day

The European Maritime Day is celebrated annually on the 20th of May. The purpose of this date is to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges that the sea brings in the areas of innovation, research and cooperation. On the other hand, it is intended to highlight the importance of environmental preservation and the biodiversity […]

Around the Mediterranean Diet

Readings with the Senses: A Local Approach In Portugal, the basic school 2,3 Dr. Guilherme Correia de Carvalho, in Seia, located in the province of Beira Alta, in the Center region and sub-region of Serra da Estrela, carried out, with the support of the Municipality of Seia, through the Municipal Library and the Municipal Market, […]

Viticultural Collection in Pitve on island Hvar

The Viticultural Collection, founded in 1989, was re-established in the renovated building of the former elementary school in Pitve, and the new permanent exhibition was opened on 28/02/2023. This new museum space was designed with the desire to combine the story of traditional viticulture on the island of Hvar with the organoleptic properties of contemporary […]

Symposium Anatomy of islands

Island at the table: Mediterranean Diet between global processes and Island knowledge Jelsa, island of Hvar, Municipal Hall,28 – 30 September, 2023. After five years of meeting on Vis and another five on Lastovo, we invite you to Hvar, to the town of Jelsa, where the 11th Anatomy of Islands symposium will take place at […]

Cachopo Open Days

March, 18th, 19th – The Municipality of Tavira promotes, between March and June, the program “Cachopo Open Days”, which consists of carrying out scientific research and dissemination activities aimed at the general public. Tours, workshops, cooking and conversations will take place in the parish of Cachopo. “Cachopo Open Days” addresses topics such as biodiversity, landscape, geodiversity, […]

The Recovery and Resilience Plan – PRR

It defines a set of investments and reforms that should contribute to the following dimensions: resilience, climate transition and digital transition. In Portugal, and following the approval of the Innovation Agenda for Agriculture 2020-2030, the call N.º 12/ C05-i03/2021 Sustainable Food, which is aimed at applications to the Emblematic Initiative 1 – Sustainable Food, aims […]

Opening of The Viticulture Collection in Pitve

Island Hvar, Tuesday 28th February 2023 – The Viticulture Collection, founded in 1989, has been re-established in the renovated building of the former elementary school in the village of Pitve. This new museum space was designed with the desire to intervene the story of traditional viticulture on the island of Hvar with the organoleptic properties […]

12th Intergovernmental Meeting of 7 States

12th Intergovernmental Meeting of the Representatives of the seven UNESCO Emblematic Communities of the Mediterranean Diet Agros (Cyprus), Brač and Hvar (Croatia), Soria (Spain), Koroni (Greece), Pollica (Italy), Chefchaouen (Morocco), Tavira (Portugal). Online 21st December 2022 National delegations: Croatia: Mirna Bojić and Mladen Kuhar (Ministry of Culture and Media) and Jelena Ivanišević (Institute of Ethnology […]

TerritorialMED Project – Lisbon and “Tejo” River Valley Region

Traditional Algarve nativity scene can be seen at the Old School of Santa Rita

The Seminar “Challenges for Safeguarding and Enhancement of the Mediterranean Diet in the Territories”, held on May 31, 2022, aimed to present the results of the TerritorialMED Project – Safeguarding and Enhancement of the Mediterranean Diet in the regions, funded by the National Rural Network / PDR2020, and to give visibility to the important work started to […]

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