Holy Grail Route GRAIL

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1 Holy Grail Route GRAIL Start date: 1 st of September, duration: 18 months EU funding: 199, euros. Spiritual, Cultural Heritage and Mystic/ Mythic Route: Holy Grail s spiritual and cultural Route. General Objective: To plan, promote and spread Holy Grail s spiritual and cultural Route by identifying and selecting (in a first stage) both tangible (cathedrals, symbolic places, ) and intangible elements (history, culture, traditions, mysteries,...) such as emblematic places, describing characters, legends, historical figures, myths and other relevant aspects in the sacred goblet s journey from the Last Supper (Holy Land) to the present day, relating it to other European mystic tourist routes. This first project requests to describe and develop two main routes: (a) Arthurian Epic Holy Grail Route, from Great Britain (where de Holy Grail went firstly), across France till Spain (where the Holy Grail is now). (b) Spiritual, Mystic/Mythic and Religious Holy Grail Route, by the sea from Bulgaria across Crete (Greece) and Malta till Spain (where the Holy Grail is now). The double meaning of the route represents an integral transnational thematic product both the epic and mystery side with Arthur Legend as symbol and the spiritual, religious and mythic side with water as purification symbol and has synergies with other European cultural routes. All these aspects will be considered from the social, environmental and economic perspective, which is the sustainable paradigm approach, using a participatory/ interactive methodology of implementation. Specific Objectives: 1. To identify the tourist potential of the Holy Grail Route. It is a historical, cultural route full of myths where Jewish-Christian and European cultures are permanently updated by puzzles, mysteries, nature, symbolic stones Analysing and describing the main historic milestones, places, characters, enigmas, 2. To design an initial/ basic Tourism Atlas of the Holy Grail Route 3. To design a website in order to offer interactive access to different resources including the atlas, the route and other updated content in different languages. With both dimensions: intranet and extranet. 4. To design an identity symbol (BRAND NAME) for the route. 5. To edit a credential including all the emblematic places, figures, etc. 6. To organize networks to disseminate the knowledge within the local tourist providers. 7. To plan signposting the route according to international principles. 8. To create a ThinkTank about the Route based in the spanish Holy Grail Association among social networks, and touristic websites. 1

2 9. To promote gastronomy, beautiful landscapes, pilgrim routes, mountainbiking and hiking routes in all the places identified in first objective. 10. To get national, European and International accreditation on the Route. 11. To organise the III Holy Grail Pilgrimage and the 2nd International Conference to promote and to spread the knowledge about the Route. Lead partner/coordinator: University of Zaragoza (Spain). Partners: Comarca La Jacetania (Spain) Sargantana S.L. (Spain) TEI of Crete (Greece) Bournemouth University (Great Britain) NGO My World (Bulgaria) University of West London (Great Britain) 5-Senses (Republic of Malta) Government of Aragon (Spain) Contact: Map of the route / itinerary: In Spain: Catedral de Jaca, San Juan de la Peña, Cathedral Huesca, Cathedral Valencia where the Holy Grail is at this moment and it has a big importance in religious tourism, pilgrimage and cultural and mystic clients. Arth In Great Britain: Glastonbury Abbey, Stonehenge, Cathedral London, In France: Rennes-le-Château, Montségur, Foix, Poitiers (Eleanor of Aquitainte with all her trobadours court), Languedoc (with Catahrs). In Malta: There are a number of remains pertaining to the Jewish Community such as: -Inscription at the Ggantija Temple in Xaghra, Gozo -Jewish Catacombs in Rabat, Malta -Jews Sally Port, Valletta -Documents written by Jewish notaries -Inscribed Tombstone 2

3 Map 1: From Great Britain to Spain across France 3

4 Mapa 2: Main places in Great Britain Map3: From Bulgari to Spain by the sea Map 4: Spanish Holy Grail s Route 4

5 Map 5: Main places in the South of France Pictures of the Spanish Holy Grail s Route: Picture 1: Aljaferia s Palace, Zaragoza. Wellcome to the expedition from Jaca by horse 5

6 Picture 2: Along the Daroca s landscape Picture 3: Teruel s wellcome 6