VOLTURMAC project: a bet of INTERREG V Spain-Portugal program for the development of volcano-tourism in the Macaronesia region
- 1Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN), 38320 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (jdoniz@ull.edu.es)
- 2Geoturvol-Departamento de Geografía e Historia, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
- 3Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), 38600 Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- 4Geoparque de El Hierro, Cabildo de El Hierro, 38900 Valverde, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain
- 5Consejería Insular del Área de Planificación del Territorio, Patrimonio Histórico y Turismo, Cabildo de Tenerife, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- 6Associação Regional de Turismo, Turismo dos Açores, 9700-144 Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal
- 7Cámara do Comercio e Industria da Madeira, 9000-044 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- 8Universidade de Cabo Verde (UniCV), 379C Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
- 9Laboratório de Engenharia Civil de Cabo Verde (LEC), 111A Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
Although volcanoes present a risk to society, they also represent an opportunity for the development and socio-economic sustainability of their territories. Its main benefits are associated with the diversity of resources offered by volcanic landscapes: geothermal energy, agriculture, building materials, tourism, etc. The volcanic nature of the Macaronesia region (Azores, Madeira, Canarias and Cape Verde archipelagos) constitutes an important geoturistic claim as a result of the great beauty and the landscape diversity of the volcanic territories, offering the possibility of experiencing closely the force of nature and the cultural and spiritual wealth of the population that lives in safe conditions thanks to the existence of programs aimed at reducing volcanic risk. The objective of the VOLTURMAC project (MAC2 / 4.6c / 298), funded by the INTERREG VA Spain-Portugal MAC 2014-2020 Territorial Cooperation Program, is to contribute to the strengthening of the conservation, protection, promotion and development of natural and cultural heritage associated with the volcanic phenomenon in Macaronesia through tourism volcano and contribute to the diversification of the tourist offer of the four Macaronesian archipelagos. To achieve the main objective of this project, nine different activities are proposed and grouped around three main axes: (1) analyze, evaluate and identify the potential of volcano-tourism in Macaronesia; (2) create geo-itineraries and touristic geo-routes that value the natural and cultural resources of the volcanic landscapes of Macaronesia by identifying, selecting, mapping and evaluating geosites, geomorphosites and sites of geotourist interest (SGIs) and (3) promoting and strengthening training on natural and cultural resources linked to the volcanic phenomenon in the tourism sector for all tourism actors, but with special relevance for those in the business field and tourist guides. (Volturmac-MAC2/4.6c/298).
How to cite: Dóniz-Paéz, J., Pérez, N. M., Hernández, P. A., Beltrán-Yanes, E., Pérez, Y., Padrón, N., Delgado, N., Reyes, J. C., Duarte, M., Paim, M., Correia, A., Viera, I., Alfama, V., Silva, S. V., Martins, C., Pereira, J. M., Vasconcelos, M., and Delgado, A.: VOLTURMAC project: a bet of INTERREG V Spain-Portugal program for the development of volcano-tourism in the Macaronesia region, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-4489, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-4489, 2023.
