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7a Jornada del Cercle de Turisme | Vilafranca del Penedès | 30/10/2018
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El Cercle de Turisme es un entorn de treball cooperatiu públic-privat per a la promoció turística de la província de Barcelona. L'objectiu principal del Cercle de Turisme és impulsar la participació de les empreses del sector turístic en la promoció colectiva dels seus productes i les seves destinacions.
Per aconseguir aquest objectiu el Cercle de Turisme posa al servei, d'aquells que voluntariament decideixin formar part, un sistema de relació i gestió en el que tots els seus membres comparteixen informació d'interès pel sector, facilita la seva relació i la participació en la promoció turística de la província de Barcelona d'acord amb els objectius estratègics de la Gerència de Serveis de Turisme de la Diputació de Barcelona.
Aquest sistema permet a les empreses turístiques implicar-se d’una manera molt més activa; rebent per una banda, informació, i per l'altra, aportant o recollint idees i propostes d'accions de promoció, de manera que, els ens públics i privats que en formen part les puguin posar en pràctica.
El Cercle de Turisme es composa d'una plataforma comuna d'informació i promoció i de diferents taules de treball temàtiques o territorials. Podran participar en el Cercle de Turisme:
Les empreses, els ens turístics que gestionen espais o serveis turístics i els professionals turístics amb seu a la província de Barcelona o bé que el seu marc d'actuació estigui en aquesta destinació.
Els gremis, associacions i col·lectius professionals de turisme.
Els ens de promoció turística de la província de Barcelona.
El Cercle de Turisme s'orienta cap a la innovació i impulsa la participació, el coneixement i l’intercanvi. Es treballa especialment per a que les accions de promoció portades a terme siguin efectives. En podeu contactar a l'adreça: cercleturisme@diba.cat
Concurs de Castells, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
A castell is a human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres (group of people who do these towers) often succeed in building and dismantling a tower's structure. On November 16, 2010, castells were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The tradition of building castells originated in the Ball dels Valencians in Valls, near the city of Tarragona, first documented in 1712. Over the course of the 18th century, they spread to other towns and cities in the area, including Vilafranca del Penedès and Tarragona, though it wasn't until the last 50 years that the practice of building Castells began to spread to the rest of Catalonia. While in Catalonia, the Ball dels Valencians began to focus more on the acrobatic nature of building ever taller human towers; their more religious and allegorical origins remain in a similar tradition, the muixeranga, which is performed in the Valencian city of Algemesí.
In 2015 the coordinating body of the Castellers hosted 99 groups such as Castellers de les Gavarres, Castellers de Vilafranca, Jove de Barcelona, and Minyons de Terrassa who were able to construct the best human tower to date 4 de 10, 10 levels of people with four in each level. In Catalan, the word castell means castle. A castell is considered a success when stages of its assembling and disassembling, can be done in complete succession. The assembly is complete once all castellers have climbed into their designated places, and the enxaneta climbs into place at the top and raises one hand with four fingers erect, in a gesture said to symbolize the stripes of the Catalan flag. The enxaneta then climbs down the other side of the castell, after which the remaining levels of castellers descend in highest-to-lowest order until all have reached safety. Aside from the people who climb to form the upper parts of the tower, others are needed to form the pinya, or bottom base of the castell, to sustain its weight. Members of the pinya (most often men) also act as a 'safety net' if the tower structure collapses, cushioning the fall of people from the upper levels. It is not uncommon when not in competitions for other colles to assist in the pinya when a small colla is attempting a specially demanding structure in terms of people needed. The castell is built in two phases. First, the pinya the base of the tower is formed. People forming higher levels of the tower move to a position from which they can easily get to their place in the tower. This is done slowly and carefully, and as subsequent base levels are completed the castellers in the pinya determine if their base is solid enough for construction to continue. Then, when the signal to proceed is given, bands begin to play the traditional Toc de Castells music as a hush comes over spectators of the event. The upper layers of the tower are built as quickly as possible in order to put minimal strain on the lower castellers, who bear most of the weight of the castell. The disassembly of the castell, done amidst the cheering of the crowd, is often the most treacherous stage of the event. There is a form of the Castell, generally referred to as 'rising', in which each successive layer is added from the bottom by lifting the castell into the air, stage by stage. It is held that this form takes even more skill and strength and a great deal of practice. Typically castellers wear white trousers, a black sash, a bandana and a coloured shirt often bearing the team's emblem. A differently coloured shirt indicates which team a participant is in. For instance, Castellers de Barcelona team wear red shirts while Castellers de Vilafranca wear green shirts. The sash (faixa) is the most important part of their outfit, since it supports the lower back and is used by other castellers in the team as a foothold or handhold when climbing up the tower. This tasselled piece of cloth varies in length and width and depends on the casteller's position inside the tower and also on choice. The length of the sash ranges from 1.5 to 12 m, and usually is shorter for those higher up in the castell. Performing castellers usually go barefoot as to minimise injuries upon each other as they climb to their position and also for sensitivity when balancing and to have better feel and hold each other. Accidents are rare during the construction of a castell; however, as in every other crowded cultural event, ambulances are stationed nearby in case a person needs immediate attention. Fatal accidents do occur, such as on July 23, 2006, in Mataró a young casteller fell off the formation of a castell and died. Prior to this, the previous death of a participant was in 1983 in Torredembarra.
[Roadtrip 2 #18 - Spain] AP-7 to downtown Vilafranca del Penedès
Driving in Spain from AP-7 to downtown Vilafranca del Penedès.
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Catalonia, Spain Travel Guide: Must see the human towers (Castellers) Catalonia, Spain Travel
Barcelona, Spain Travel Guide: Must see the Human towers, know as (Castellers) If you travel to Barcelona anytime from June to November, here is something you cannot miss. Human towers, known as Castellers, is a tradition that was born in a town called Valls, near the city of Tarragona, in the southern part of Catalonia towards the end of the 18th century. The individual groups (colles) started to compete in sporting events. Thus, not only the building itself was invented, but also the competition.
A castell is considered a success when stages of its assembling and disassembling, can be done in complete succession. Traditionally, the castellers perform their tower building during the main parts of larger festivals. Usually, three colles come together and build their human edifices.
The Castellers de Barcelona kept on refining their technique and the towers became higher and higher. Castle building requires an ample supply of strong, healthy people of different ages and sizes.
The musical element of castle building is more than mere entertainment. When buried deep inside the pinya, it is almost impossible to know what is going on above. Therefore, the musicians, flautists) and percussionist, play at very specific stages and giving clues of the building process, and letting everyone know when the dismantling of the castle has commenced.
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