As part of the RootRural / Raíces y Horizontes project, we held our first co-creation laboratory, focused on tourism, culture and leisure as challenges and opportunities for the territory.
A total of 28 people took part in the session, creating five working groups, each focused on different real challenges faced by rural areas. Based on these challenges, participants proposed a wide range of inspiring solutions: art festivals, the creation of joint brands, cooperatives between tourism companies, internationalisation strategies and even the possibility of working towards European heritage protection and recognition, such as a UNESCO World Heritage candidacy.
The aim of the laboratory was not just to generate ideas, but to move towards proposals with real potential. For this reason, at the end of the session, all participants voted for the most viable project to receive support and mentoring over the coming months.
And there was a surprise: two proposals received the same number of votes, so both will finally be mentored.
✨ Tourist all year round
✨ Forgotten land, found art
Two ideas born from collective work, citizen participation and a shared vision between local people and international participants.
Over the coming months, we will share more about their progress and how these proposals may move towards possible implementation.
Roots and Horizons: Cultivating a Culture of Opportunities in the Territory
Funded by: European Union through the Erasmus+ (2025-1-ES01-KA210-ADU-000353379), in collaboration with the Spanish National Agency SEPIE.
The “ROOT RURAL” project is co-funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors, Asociación Tierras Sorianas del Cid and Rural Move, and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE). Neither the European Union nor the SEPIE National Agency can be held responsible for them.
