PROMORIVER
Sports & Tourism
Olo River, 18 January 2014
For two days, the Mountain Activities Association of Vila Real organised an activity which consisted of a tour around the Olo River, in the Natural Park of the Serra de Alvão. The river starts in the Alvão Natural Park, a place known for "Fisgas" (fissures) and flows for 35.9 kilometres down the river Tamega (an affluent of the Douro River). Following the trail we learnt about the biodiversity and the geomorphology near the river. The area is very nice and has good conditions for the creation of tourist trails, using them as a different way to get to know a rural area. This is because the river flows through villages, old water mills, bridges and other points of interest.
Finding the Lizandro River, 29 March 2014
ASPEA joined the Hiking Path Group "Novos Trilhos" in order to discover and meet new paths that run along the Lizandro River.
The trail was about 32 km lenght, and the group sometimes passed by existing paths and other times had to pass trails that were not defined yet, thus leading the group to learn how to create a path along a river, although due to the geomorphology of the area that was not always easy.
Canoe and Kayak in Meric River 17 April 2014
On the behalf of the tourism week activities which are held between 17th and 22nd of April in Turkey every year, , on April 17, 2014, an activity was organized by the Promotion and Tourism Association of Edirne'' ETTDER and Edirne Outdoor Sports Club Association -EDOSK in Meric (Maritza) River ,Edirne City.
Edirne is very close to Turkish-Bulgarian-Greek borders.In addition to its historical and cultural features, it has very important position as the junction point of three rivers Tundja, Maritza and Arda rivers. These three rivers running in one as Meriç River, is known with their floods. The aim of this activity was to draw attention to sports and tourism on rivers. A seven kilometer tour was organized with 7 canoes and 14 participants. This successful activity attracted a lot of interest of the people and the country's media.
