touristes créatifs barcelone

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Creative tourism:

Tourism which offers visitors the opportunity todevelop their creative potential and get closer tolocal people through active participation ininteractive workshops and learning experienceswhich are characteristic of the holiday destinationwhere they are undertaken.

Greg Richards

“Creative tourism" is a further

development of tourism towards

more experiential forms of

consumption, which emphasizes

personal development.

Crispin Raymond & Greg Richards

Barcelona Creative Tourismprogram proposes to « humanize »the relationships between visitors and inhabitants, by using creativity, a universal attribute, as the motive of collaborationsbetween travellers and locals.

“A good way to learn about a city’s historicalbackground is bydrawing it”.

Leah, Broker from NYC.

She didn’t want just to visit Barcelona.

She registered a drawing class.

“A human castlle

is like a family and

also reflects the

society”

Jürgen, a German translator that comes every

summer to be part of the human castles within

the Catalan traditional festivals.

“It is very enriching to learn from local artists.

For first time I’ll bring back more than a

“souvenir”, … my own creations!!

Alysson (Nevada) and Sarah, (Saudi Arabia) have both come to

Barcelona to study the catalan tradition of painting with a local artist.

“ I devote myself

professionally to music, in

France.

In Barcelona, where I

regularly stay for long

periods of time, I enjoy

the music as a source of

entertainment and

learning opportunities.”

Marc, a French musician, discovering

new music styles with local musicians.

“out of the seven days that

I’m here, I’m spending five of

those in ceramic classes. (...)

Doing an activity of this kind

in a foreign country gives you

the privilege of getting to

know the inhabitants

Sussana (The Bahamas), devoted her first stay

in Barcelona to make a pottery course.

Modernist building

inspire us, although

we are fully aware

that once back in

Sweden, our glass

pieces won’t shine in

the same way as,

unfortunately, it lacks

Mediterranean light!!

Jimmy (Sweden), come to discover

the art glass “Modernism” tradition.

“Gaudi and swing

dancing were two

powerful reasons

to visit Barcelona!”

Olga (Russia), mathematics teacher, she came

to Barcelona to follow a lindy workshop.

“We spend part of our stay sightseeing,

as other tourists do, but we also make

part of cultural programming of the

city, and that’s very exciting! ”

It’s amazing to perform in monuments you already know through postal cards.

Chinese choir

“ it’s a cosy gallery with balks that remind Siberian

house villages. My work feel at home here!”

Sebastian, siberian priest, came

to Barcelona to exhibit his work

and be inspired by Barcelona

creative atmosphere.

• Barcelona urban “it was also a good opportunity

to discover Barcelona.

It’s a city that has stood out for

its great street art artists (…)

and urban culture remains

very alive.

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For creative visitors eager to ...

... perform

in a great venue,

with a great audience

...

... meet local artists

...

... Join a cooking,

painting or

dance class,

etc.

in Barcelona

Take part in

traditionnal

festivals

Exhibit in

Barcelona

Taylor-made tours,

activities and projects.

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