If you want to see a little more of the Valencian landscape, culture, history and gastronomy, and discuss how Nature-Based-Solutions could play a role in the sustainability of the land, then the pre- and post-conference tours are a good option for you.
The preliminary program of the Pre-conference:
6th July 2024. The wetlands of the Mediterranean. Visit to the “Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca”.
7:00 Departure from Valencia. Faculty of Geography and History. Blasco Ibáñez 28, 46010 Valencia.
8:00. Introduction to the urban and rural planning in the Mediterranean Coast.
9:00. Visit to the urban area of Orpesa. The development of the “Marina d’Or”. The urban areas in the Mediterranean coast as a environmental problema and economic resource.
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Visit to the Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca natural reserve. The formation of the lagoon. The Management of natural reserve in the Mediterranean coast.
14:00 Lunch.
16:00. Visit the Peniscola city. Tourism as a resource and a threat. Wetlands in the Mediterranean.
20:00. Dinner.
22:00. The geomorphology of the Peniscola tombolo.
7th July 2024. The islands of the Mediterranean. Planning, management and fate of the islands
7:00 Departure from Hotel.
8:00. Boat trip. Marine biology of the Mediterranean.
10:30. Coffee break
12:00. Visit to the Illa Grossa in Les Illes Columbretes.
14:00 Lunch.
16:00. Boat trip to Peniscola. The fate of the small islands in the Mediterranean. A unique reserve for humankind.
20:00. Bus return to Valencia.
22:00. Arrival to Valencia.
8-11 July 2024. TerraEnVision conference
Venue: University of Valencia Facultad de Geografía i Història Blasco Ibàñez, 28, 46010-Valencia, Spain
Preliminary program of the post-conference tour
12th July 2024. Management of Mediterranean rainfed and drip irrigation land
8:00. Departure from the Faculty of Geography and History. Blasco Ibánez 28, Valencia.
9:30. Visit to the drip irrigation land in the Montesa valley. The citrus production.
14:00. Lunch at the vineyards of Les Alcusses Valley
16:00. Visit to the vineyards and wineries.
20:00. Return to Valencia
13th July 2024. Management of Mediterranean rainfed and drip irrigation land
8:00. Departure from the Faculty of Geography and History. Blasco Ibánez 28, Valencia.
9:30. Visit to the drip irrigation land in the Vall d’Ebo fire affected land.
14:00. Lunch at the Vall d’Ebo.
16:00. Visit to the coastal land. The impact of changes in the coastal land. Tavernes de la Valldigna
20:00. Return to Valencia.