21 September 2017
Brussels, Belgium

GENIUS LOCI is a co-founded European project under the COSME Programme of the European Union. The project has the intent to put the heritage of SMEs and traditional crafts and industries in the light and to revalue and enhance its appreciation by tourists and the general public.

Partners are located in: Italy, Spain, Hungary, Malta, and Belgium.

The Genius Loci Project aims to foster the touristic market related to the following sectors:

1. Fermented drinks (beer, wine, cider, etc.), the distilling process, and their transformation in spirits

2. The heritage of clay processing industries (bricks, tiles, roof tiles (refractory bricks, pottery, drainage pipes, majolica, etc.)

3. Traditional textile crafts (weaving) and the production of traditional European textile fibres (as flax, hemp, etc.).

Please do find in attachment the invitation to attend the presentation of the results of the European ‘Genius Loci’ project, which aimed at the promotion of the heritage of small enterprises. The project has been co-financed by the European Commission under the COSME-programme.

The results will be presented at an international conference at the European Committee of the Regions on September 21st.
Participation is free, but participant’s registration is compulsory and should be done before the end of August. Here is the Registration Form.

For more information one can contact
– the E-FAITH secretariat (Belgium): secretariat@e-faith.org – T +32.496.377791
– the Genius Loci coordinator (Italy) : info@apiform.it – phone T. +69.75.9661930 – F. +39.75.9661931