Alpine pearls
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Alpine Pearls is a cooperation which has been established in 2006 and formed of 27 tourism municipalities in six alpine countries
. The tourism
association’s objective is to support and promote Soft Mobility: that is offering the possibility for guests to arrive without a car at the holiday destination and to have easy access to public transportation on site as well as numerous offers of environmentally friendly
holiday programmes. The cooperation’s members fulfill strict quality criteria like town centers with reduced traffic
, transfer services, environmentally friendly leisure time facilities, the guarantee of mobility without car and ecological minimum standards. The individual member municipalities (referred to as Pearls) benefit from the exchange of experiences among each other.
offers which combine tourist sights
with Soft Mobility advantages; connecting the sights with ecological transportation. The achievements are used further and put into practice by the head organization
Alpine Pearls which operates in the entire Alps.
Alpine states
The term Alpine states or Alpine countries refers to the countries associated with the region of Alps. As defined by the Alpine Convention of 1991, the region of the Alps comprise the territory of 8 countries. This territory includes 83 NUTS 3-level local administrative regions and about 6,200...
. The tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
association’s objective is to support and promote Soft Mobility: that is offering the possibility for guests to arrive without a car at the holiday destination and to have easy access to public transportation on site as well as numerous offers of environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....
holiday programmes. The cooperation’s members fulfill strict quality criteria like town centers with reduced traffic
Traffic calming
Traffic calming is intended to slow or reduce motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve the living conditions for residents as well as to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Urban planners and traffic engineers have many strategies for traffic calming...
, transfer services, environmentally friendly leisure time facilities, the guarantee of mobility without car and ecological minimum standards. The individual member municipalities (referred to as Pearls) benefit from the exchange of experiences among each other.
Development of Alpine Pearls
Alpine Pearls is the result of two successive EU projects (Alps Mobility and Alps Mobility II – Alpine Pearls). The emphasis was put on creating innovative, sustainable tourismSustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism is tourism attempting to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate future employment for local people. The aim of sustainable tourism is to ensure that development brings a positive experience for local people, tourism companies and the...
offers which combine tourist sights
Tourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, or amusement opportunities....
with Soft Mobility advantages; connecting the sights with ecological transportation. The achievements are used further and put into practice by the head organization
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
Alpine Pearls which operates in the entire Alps.
Italy
- CogneCogneCogne is a town and comune in Aosta Valley, northern Italy with 1469 inhabitants, as of 2005.Cogne is located in the valley with the same name, leading to the Gran Paradiso massif Ibex, wild goat, marmots, royal eagles are easy to see...
- ChamoisChamois, ItalyChamois is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy....
- DeutschnofenDeutschnofenDeutschnofen is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 70 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 30 km southeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:As of 30 November 2010, it had a...
- Forni di SopraForni di SopraForni di Sopra is a town and comune in the province of Udine, in Dolomite Alps mountain range . It is located at the top of the Tagliamento river valley...
- KarneidKarneidKarneid is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 4 km east of the city of Bolzano .-Geography:...
- MoenaMoenaMoena is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km northeast of Trento...
- Moos in PasseierMoos in PasseierMoos in Passeier is a comune in the Passeier Valley, in South Tyrol in the Northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol...
- RatschingsRatschingsRatschings is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 90 km north of the city of Trento and about 45 km north of the city of Bolzano , on the border with Austria.-Geography:...
- SaurisSaurisSauris is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 120 km northwest of Trieste and about 60 km northwest of Udine...
- Tiers
- ValdidentroValdidentroValdidentro is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km northeast of Milan and about 50 km northeast of Sondrio, in the upper Valellina on the border with Switzerland....
- Villnöß
- Welschnofen
- PragelatoPragelatoPragelato is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name Pragelato, meaning ‘icy meadow’, has been derived from the harsh climate and the fact that the ground is covered with ice for long periods...
- Limone PiemonteLimone PiemonteLimone Piemonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 20 km south of Cuneo, on the border with France...
- Ceresole RealeCeresole RealeCeresole Reale is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley, on the border with France...