Sagres’ second Heritage bid is in the works
The Algarve city of Sagres has a very rich history and lots of natural heritage. It has been dubbed as a ‘sacred promontory’ by ancient philosophers and is one of the globe’s major reference points in regards to prehistoric menhirs however, despite all of these fact its recognition as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO has not been granted.
This initial lack of success has not put off tourist boss Desiderio Silva, who has announced that the RTA tourism authority will be restarting its work to put the ancient town on the world map of cultural heritage.
In a statement he made to Sul Informacao he stressed the fact that this process will demand a lot of serious hard work alongside a huge dose of patience and persistence and a lot of work on the ground. The statement was made following the first exploratory meeting with the president of UNESCO who was in Lisbon recently.
This will be the second time that the Portuguese will be bidding to win heritage acclaim for Sagres. The RTA president in 2002, Paulo Neves, made the first bid but it then ended up on the back burner.
The region’s culture boss – Dalia Paulo – said that this time they’ll want to go for a very technically-consistent proposal that is very well worked out from a scientific point of view.
This means that the bid will be ‘more modest’ than the last but the RTA, the regional culture board and Vila do Bispo Camara – its promoters – are confident that it will be successful.
