Seven facilities and services in Torroella de Montgrí and l'Estartit receive the Tourism for All seal in the Baix Empordà

Set equipaments i serveis de Torroella de Montgrí i l'Estartit reben el segell Turisme per a Tothom al Baix Empordà

Five public and three private facilities in Torroella de Montgrí and l'Estartit have received the Tourism for All seal in Baix Empordà awarded by the Regional Council. The event, which took place this Thursday at the Cork Museum of Catalonia - Palafrugell, is included in the Baix Empordà Tourist Accessibility Plan and has awarded 40 companies and tourist services in the region that promote inclusive tourism.

Five public and three private facilities in Torroella de Montgrí and l’Estartit have received the Tourism for All seal in Baix Empordà awarded by the Regional Council. The event, which took place this Thursday at the Cork Museum of Catalonia – Palafrugell, is included in the Baix Empordà Tourism Accessibility Plan and has awarded 40 companies and tourist services in the region that promote inclusive tourism. At the event, a diploma of recognition was awarded to each company and tourist service and a sticker referring to the type of disability for which they have adapted their offer. The badges refer to visual, auditory, cognitive disabilities, wheelchair users, reduced mobility and special needs for families. In the case of Torroella de Montgrí and l’Estartit, the following have received recognition: La Platja Gran de l’Estartit, the Museum of the Mediterranean, the Tourist Office, the Itinerary of the historic center of l’Estartit and La Pletera. Also the companies Hotel Les Illes, Hotel Can Miquel and Turisme Rural Mas del Llop Blanc.

 

Tourism for everyone in the Baix Empordà

During the event, the new publication “Tourism for everyone in Baix Empordà” was presented, which lists the companies and tourist services in the region that have passed the accessibility validation visit of their company or tourist service by a company specializing in accessible tourism. The publication brings together the 40 tourist proposals mentioned: a leisure company, 4 bars and restaurants, 7 hotels, a rural house, a monument, 5 museums, 10 tourist offices, 4 beaches, 4 itineraries through the region’s historic centers and 3 nature itineraries. The publication, published in Catalan, Spanish, English and French, is distributed through the tourist offices and town halls of the region, and is also available to the companies and services participating in the publication. The publication can also be found digitally on the regional tourism website www.visitemporda.com and is adapted so that blind people can also consult it.