ETC - Europa Traditionae Consortium - Europe of Traditions

Solares   de Portugal and four other associations in the EU formed an AEG-EUROPA TRADITIONAE CONSORTIUM – www.europetraditions.com (in 1996), under the management of TURIHAB. The others ETC -consortium members are: Château Accueil, France; Wolsey Lodges, United Kingdom; Hidden Ireland, Ireland; and Erfgoed Logies, Holland; and in 2004 the Slovenian association Hises of Tradicijo became also member. ETC is a non-profit organization. The common objectives of its members are: to promote a unique product – quality accommodation in private homes; to promote tourism to Europe, particularly from Japan, America and Australia; to work towards the conservation and development of the culture and heritage of member countries and regions.

The objectives of the Consortium are supported by the European Parliament and a presentation of ETC to the Parliament was made in February 1998. In this year was developed a new project to enlarge the consortium towards east countries under the Ecos Overture Project. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the development of rural soft tourism in Slovenia, Western Hungary and Northern Bavaria, though the creation of regional/national networks of castles, farm and country houses, and offering private accommodation. www.europe-traditions.com.

Following the concept of Solares of Portugal, five new associations had been created in 2006 to be integrated in the Europe of Traditions. In Spain the association of Casas Grandes de Espania, in Italy, the association of Casa Della Tradizione, in Austria, the association of Tradition Österreich, in Slovenia, the association Hiše s Tradicijo and in Hungary, the association Magyar Vendégváró Ódon Házak Egyesület – Houses of Tradition. www.europetraditions.eu.

Theses associations provide special places to stay and help to preserve important patrimony and architectural heritage and to enrich the local economy.

As a result of this project the number of houses available through Europe of Traditions will increase to nearly 500.

The main task of the new members will be to work in harmony to promote the philosophy of Europe of Traditions that represents Centuries of European history and Culture.

Know the consortium of Europe of Traditions:

Founders – www.europetraditions.com

Growing to East – www.europe-traditions.com

New Associations – www.europetraditions.eu

Fazendas do Brasil – www.fasendasdobrasil.com