Finistère coordinated by Commune de Plomeur (France)
Challenge For several years, the La Torche site, located in Brittany (Finistère), has been under pressure from both climate change and human activity. The municipality of Plomeur, the Communauté de Communes du Pays Bigouden Sud, and the Conservatoire du Littoral have joined forces to address these challenges and rethink the site’s development. The aim is […]
French Basque Coastline coordinated by Communauté d’Agglomération Pays Basque (CAPB)
Challenge On the Basque Coast (8 municipalities and 30 beaches), there is significant pressure on specific sites, including beaches, town centres, and access infrastructure. The influx of day-trippers, who visit for only a few hours, adds to that of residents—often with different purposes—further amplifying tensions. It is necessary to address these peaks in visitor numbers […]
O Grove and Bueu coordinated by University of Vigo
Challenge O Grove and Bueu are relatively small municipalities, but they host some of the most visited coastal areas in Galicia, including nature reserves, Blue Flag beaches, and popular summer destinations. These territories face a range of structural and seasonal challenges that directly affect visitor mobility and local quality of life, such as seasonal population surges, […]
Algarve coordinated by Algarve Tourism Board (Portugal)
Challenge The Algarve, Portugal’s main tourist destination, faces a number of significant challenges. It is characterised by high seasonality, making it essential to understand visitor flow patterns in order to manage them more effectively and support evidence-based decision-making. Faro Beach is located within the Ria Formosa Natural Park, a barrier island featuring long beaches, dunes, and […]
Piélagos coordinated by Municipality of Piélagos and Cantabria Government (Spain)
Challenge The issue of high visitor influxes in coastal areas is widespread. The overcrowding of these areas by vehicles has a significant negative impact, making access control and capacity management essential. It is important to provide visitors with the necessary facilities to encourage the adoption of sustainable mobility alternatives. Furthermore, integrating technology to monitor the […]
Maharees coastline coordinated por Kerry County Council and Maharees Conservation Association (Ireland)
Challenge Maharees has a 300 year-round residents and over 12.000 visitor per day during warm-weather spells during peak summer season. There is a need to develop innovative digital tools to support the management of visitor flows in the area, and support thedevelopment of smart mobility alternatives for the benefit of nature and also for the quality of life of residents and visitors. Pilot action Pilot […]
Advanced Pilot Guidelines in Online Co-Design Workshop
The partners from the University of Vigo organised an online workshop on May 19, to collaboratively shape the development of its pilot guidelines Representatives of all the partners took part in the workshop, that was structured in two parts. In the first part, partners from the MTU and the UC shared key conclusions and expected […]
Launch of the European “SMART Coast” Project to Promote More Sustainable Coastal Tourism
Project partners gathered in Cantabria to launch a collaborative initiative aimed at fostering regenerative tourism and improving visitor-flow management in coastal areas. The region of Cantabria (Spain) has officially launched the “SMART Coast” project, funded by the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme, which aims to promote more sustainable and regenerative coastal tourism. The kick-off meeting, held […]