MAESTREX FLYER

Maestrex Experience:
Here, we are again!!! I am the fresh and new Maestrex flyer ready to travel all over the Europe to promote Maestrazgo, Labyrinth of Silence and more ( London, Birmingham, París, Marsella, Lyon, Dublin, Stockholm, Copenhaguen, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Brusels, Gent, Antwerpen, Milan, Viena……..)
My designer has been the great dj JOSÉ LUIS LIZANO.

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From Sweden (Penguin Travel)

Gertrud and Malin came from Penguin Travel. They were walking these days -October 2009- in Maestrazgo region (Labyrinth of Silence). Very friendly people and I don’t know why but their smile sounds me like Beach Boys  song “God only knows”. For me one of the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard.

God only knows

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Op Weg magazine and De Drie Koninkrijken

Belgian journalist specialized in walking holidays was this week  with Maestrex.

Gilbert Bastiaensen from Op Weg, a Belgian magazine, had the opportunity to walked during 6 days The Three Kingdom (De Drie Koninkrijken). The hotel to hotel trekking programme is the new one of Maestrex. He could enjoy the friendly accommodation, amazing sceneries and the weather of this Mediterranean region. The walking tour started out from La Cañada de Verich (Bajo Aragón) and ended in Morella (Castellón province). Bajo Aragón, Matarranya and La Tinença de Benifassa -The three kingdom- give the name to the programme. The target of the press trip is to promote the region among Belgian people and the Mr. Bastiaensen’s article will be published at the beginning of 2010.

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LEONARD COHEN

People MAESTREX: you must go to the concert wherever you can! Leonard Cohen, one of the best poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter all over the world and the most important: committed one. (75 five years old!!!)

Over there, among his band there is a committed man wearing a black Armani suit. What a gentleman!!!. Sometimes the concert looks like a club, a soul, jazz, poets club inside wonderful atmosphere. It includes such songs as “Suzanne,” “Sisters of Mercy,” “So Long, Marianne” and “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye,” Songs of Love and Hate, “I’m Your Man”, “Hallelujah”, “First we take Manhatam” and…..and all the best Cohen songs. Please, look for your nearest concert place and enjoy it.

Ignacio

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Travel Diary: Greetings from California

Apologize for taking so long to thank you both for the wonderful walk we enjoyed in the Maestrazgo. It was indeed a labyrinth of silence (and of beauty). A self-guided walk provides just enough support to make a walk like this possible yet leaves so much of the discovery to the individual. We have shared some of the highlights (getting lost, the friendly villagers, the feeling of being back in time) with many friends.

Again many thanks,

Nancy and Tom Felling (California)

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Fire in Maestrazgo area

It’s a hot summer night and  forest fires have been stoped here. This one -Maestrazgo- has already burnt out 6.000 hectares of a Mediterranean forest. Two hundred firefighters and volunteers have been fighting the flames for nearly 3 days. Thanks to their efforts, the fire has been brought under control. It’s Aragón’s worst year for wildfire since 1994, when 30,000 hectares of land were destroyed in the Maestrazgo area.

In the space of just three days, I managed to speak to every colleague, hostess, and friends and everybody in Labyrinth of Sailence is fine. Actually the most damaged area was from Collado Frio to the south although Montoro Valley was not burnt out.

That means we can enjoy the programme as usual. Now is time to recover the spirit of the illusion, time to be happy. If you prefer to forget the black sun picture, look at this:

Cheers; Groetjes; A+

Ignacio Terés (Piet)

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Maestrazgo: Labyrinth of Silince Spirit (Travel Diary-Reisgenoten)

Good morning  Ignatio, 

Hope all is well with you.  Well, we found our way back home without having to phone you, and in one piece, except of course for a few blisters! 

We would like to thank you very much Ignatio for your kindness and patience and for helping us when we were in trouble.  You are such a lovely person and it is a pleasure to know you. 

We had a wonderful adventure on our trek, everyone we met was so kind and the accommodation and food were excellent.  We find it difficult to put into words the way we felt when we looked over the beautiful scenery and felt that we were the only two people on earth.  We took lots of photos and are keeping an album to remind us of our journey. 

Please keep in touch Ignatio, as we would love to hear how you are doing. 

I forgot to thank you for your lovely gift.  We have clipped a photo of both of us in it as a wonderful reminder.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards 

Margaret and Nick

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NEW EXPERIENCE HOLIDAYS

 

 

 

 

Hi Ignacio,

 

yesterday (June 5, 2009) we came back to Germany but our minds are still full with impressions from Maestrazgo. 

 

I have just had a look at my pictures which I took on our Maestrazgo tour from Molinos to Mirambel and I thought to smell the odour of the herbes again.  It was a wonderful holiday! Optimal weather, excellent accomodation, friendly peolpe, beautiful landscape and the silence: Everything was perfect.  We will come back for sure.

 

Thank you again for your excellent support and organization.

 

All the best to you. 

 

See you

 

Antonia & Heinz

 

TERRAVIVA

Fotografías Veladas (Antón Castro)

 Magnífico, otra publicación del auténtico padre del Laberinto    de Silencio. Habrá que comprarla. Estaremos allí el martes 9 en  la librería Cálamo (Zaragoza) ansiosos, primero por abrir el  libro, después  por oler profundamente su interior y finalmente y  en algo más de tiempo, disfrutar con su lectura.

 Qué no sabes quien es y que hay de su nueva publicación?  Detente pues un ratito en su blog.

    Ignacio Terés

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Multiservicio La Vega: Un caso de éxito

Desde lo más profundo del Maestrazgo surge en La Cañada de Benatanduz este caso de servicio turístico ejemplo de éxito. Multiservicio La Vega es un ejemplo de calidad, esfuerzo y confianza en esos valores. María, Manuel y Paula forman una gran familia que ha sabido ganarse la consideración de sus clientes. Estos -no sólo alguno de los 20 habitantes de La Cañada sino también de países europeos- han sabido reconocer y agradecer sus argumentos. Laberinto de Silencio encuentra en ellos y en La Cañada de Benatanduz, una de sus excelencias.

Leer más en:  MultiServicio Rural: el remedio contra la despoblación

Le Géoturisme

Le géotourisme est un concept émergeant tant dans le milieu
géoscientifique que touristique. A cheval entre l’écotourisme et le tourisme culturel
(Pralong 2006 : 30), le géotourisme vise une clientèle particulière.

4.2.1. Que signifie ce terme ?

Pour comprendre ce que signifie le terme « géotourisme », précisons qu’il
s’agit, au sens large, d’une forme de tourisme didactique. C’est un ensemble de
pratiques, d’infrastructures et de produits visant à promouvoir et à valoriser les
géosciences auprés de touristes en tout genre. Ce genre de tourisme repose sur
le fait d’utiliser des sites naturels, comportant un intérêt pour les sciences de la
Terre, de maniére didactique, à des fins touristiques et/ou de loisirs (Pralong 2004 :
226). Reynard précise (2006 : 69) que « le géotourisme constitue une forme
d’écotourisme mettant au centre des ses activités la valorisation du patrimoine
géologique et géomorphologique d’une région. » Mais cette définition n’est peut-
être pas assez exhaustive. C’est pourquoi il faut préciser certains points de vue.

Prenons celui de Hose (1996 : 211) qui définit la géotourisme de la maniére
suivante : « The provision of interpretative and service facilities to enable tourists to
acquire knowledge and understanding of the geology and geomorphology of a site
(including its contribution to the development of the Earth sciences) beyond the
level of mere aesthetic appreciation. » Puis, Hose (2000, cité par Pralong 2004 :
22) complète cette définition en résumant les enjeux principaux du géotourisme :
« the provision of interpretative facilities and services to promote the value and
social benefits of geologic and geomorphologic sites and their materials and to
ensure their conservation, for the use of students, tourists and other casual
recreationalists ».
Nous pouvons donc définir cette forme de tourisme selon deux axes
essentiels : la valorisation et la préservation d’un site juge d’intérêt pour les
sciences de la Terre ainsi que pour le patrimoine naturel qu’il représente. Le
premier axe permettant une (re)découverte des géosciences à travers la
valorisation touristique d’un lieu par différents moyens constitue l’étape principale et
préliminaire à toute forme d’actions de conservation. Le second axe du géotourisme
se rèvéle dans le fait d’utiliser un site naturel et de le valoriser pour faire naître une
conscience, celle de la responsabilité de la protection du patrimoine naturel. Ainsi,
la préservation de ce patrimoine pourrait être envisagée avec plus de considération
à l’avenir.

Le Géotourisme

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