The International Interdisciplinary Review of Tourism features a special issue on “The olive tree, heritage and tourism”. Several Greek, French and Portuguese researchers from the Olive4all project have contributed to this dossier, with articles following on from the symposium held in Portugal in autumn 2023.
To read the dossier online :
https://journals.openedition.org/viatourism/10843
The temporary exhibition “L’olivier notre arbre”, on show since May 2023 at the Musée de Salagon in Mane, enables visitors to to discover the many facets and challenges of the olive-growing heritage through five themed areas. The first room shows visitors the many representations of the olive tree (everyday objects, vacation memories, landscapes, smells…). The second shows the heritage of the olive tree, handed down from generation to generation and present at every moment of life. Before discovering the realities of olive-growing heritage in the contemporary world, visitors are invited to settle into a sensory space. Here, they can listen to an immersive sound work. The final room presents the olive tree as a living heritage, a source of innovation and development for the communities involved. Three documentaries are shown in another part of the site, evoking the olive-growing heritage as a means of promoting tourism in Portugal, but also how this heritage bears witness to everyday life in Provence.
In addition to an expert evaluation of the exhibition, carried out during the Rendez-vous aux jardins in June by a team of researchers from the “GIS Patrimoine en partage“, a public reception survey is being carried out until the end of July.
Continue reading Reception survey for the “The olive tree, our tree” exhibitionOn 1 and 2 June, a large part of the France Olive4ALL team gathered in Mane (in the Alpes de Haute-Provence département) for a programme of conferences and meetings around the olive tree, organised in collaboration with the Musée de Salagon as part of the project.
Despite the capricious weather, the highlights of the event lived up to their promise, with some very interesting exchanges between researchers and professionals, in front of a curious and interested audience.
Continue reading Conferences and tastings – “rendez-vous aux jardins”The French OLIVE4ALL team and the Musée de Salagon are looking forward to seeing you on 1 and 2 June in Mane, for the national “RDV aux Jardins” event. Several events are scheduled in connection with the temporary exhibition “The olive tree, our tree“:
Continue reading June 1 & 2 : events around the exhibition “L’olivier, notre arbre”The documentary “Liquid Gold” is focuses on olive tourism in Portugal and has been produced by the CITUR (Centre for Research, Innovation and Development in Tourism at the Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal), Mas part of the Olive4ALL project.
Continue reading Documentary “Liquid Gold”Events in France, Greece and Portugal
The OLIVE4ALL project teams are getting together to celebrate World Olive Day on 26 November.
The 2nd Symposium of the OLIVE4ALL project took place in Portugal from October 4th to October 7th 2023 and was completed with great success. The organisational helm was masterfully held by Professor Francisco Dias, member of CITUR and of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria Portugal, who was unwaveringly supported by the Portuguese Olive4ALL partners, namely, Fernanda Oliveira, João de Vasconcelos, Josefina Salvado, Bebiana Monteiro, Eunice Lopes, Nuno Rodrigues, Bruno Sousa and Victor Figueira.
The organisers held in store for the French and Greek partners a rich and intensive programme of invaluable scientific exchanges, in-situ field work and lifetime experiences. This four-day programme gradually developed during an amazing road-trip of no less than 1,200 kilometres (!) from the south, across the centre and to the north of Portugal.
Photo: Maria Kouri
Continue reading An amazing journey! The 2nd international Symposium of OLIVE4ALL, Portugal 4-7 October 2023While the aim of the series of short documentaries entitled “Getting away from the postcard” is to describe the day-to-day life of a tourist site through its atmosphere, here the olive tree is seen as an object of heritage. In episode 4 of this series, the practices and uses to which the olive tree gives rise change as the seasons progress. From the scorching summer to the snowy winter, from the olive festival that is the emblem of Provence to the different types of harvesting and pressing, the olive tree bears witness to daily life in Provence.
The olive tree is therefore a testament to the region’s heritage, as well as to tourism practices.
The exhibition “The olive tree, our tree” was inaugurated on Saturday 3 June at Salagon, Museum and Gardens, in the presence of Julie Deramond, leader of the OliveA4ll project (Avignon University), Antonin Chabert, Director of the Salagon Museum, Francisco Dias, Olive4all project coordinator for Portugal, and several other French and Portuguese members of the project.
The 2nd international symposium of the Olive4all project will take place from 4 to 7 October 2023 in Portugal (Tomar, Oliveira do Hospital, Lamego, Mirandela & Vila Nova de Foz Côa), and the call for papers has just begun. It is dedicated to Olive tourism and the development of innovative tourism product.
Continue reading Call for papers : Olive tourism and development of innovative tourism product
