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The
Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and
Luxembourg and the Tourist Office of Spain in Belgium
and Luxembourg organized last October 19th the Journée de
l’Espagne at the Place d’Armes of Luxembourg
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Through this unprecedented day in Luxembourg, Spain was
presented as a tourist destination, along with the gastronomic, cultural
and business offer that surrounds it.
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The Journée de l’Espagne counted on a wide range of
activities, such as the Flat BMX exhibitions by the six-times world
champion Viki Gómez, musical shows and live painting by the urban artist
Belin.
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 More than 8,000 attendees enjoyed the Journée de l’Espagne.
The Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, Bernardo de Sicart Escoda, and
the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, among other public
figures, visited the Place d’Armes to take part in the event.
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TOURISM
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 In the stand
of LuxairTours, attendees were able to get information about the
travel offers of the company in Spain and its flight connections from
Luxembourg. Moreover, they organized several activities, such as face
painting for kids or a golf-corner to test the attendees’ swing abilities. Luxi,
their mascot, also attended the event. The Luxembourgish tour operator was
the main sponsor of the Journée de l’Espagne.
Multiple
Autonomous Communities were present at the Place d’Armes with the objective
of showing the diverse tourist offer of Spain. Representatives from Gran
Canaria, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, La Rioja, Galicia, Ibiza, Extremadura and
Andalucía showed the Luxembourgish audience their cultural and tourist
offer, by providing detailed information of their different travel options.
PortAventura, the Spanish leisure complex located
in the province of Tarragona and the most visited in Spain, was also
represented at the event.
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SPORTS
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Spanish
sports, one of the best ambassadors of our country, were represented by the
stands of LaLiga, the Davis Cup and Baqueira Beret.
On the one side, LaLiga gave the opportunity to the
attendees to take pictures next to the cup and the players of their
favorite football team through their photosharing. On the other side, the Davis
Cup also took to Luxembourg the cup of the tournament so that the participants
of the Journée de l’Espagne would be able to take pictures with it. Baqueira
Beret, provided information about the ski resort of the Arán Valley.
 
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GASTRONOMY
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The Spanish gastronomy was the great protagonist of the Journée
de l’Espagne. The attendees were able to enjoy a day in which the
Spanish culinary richness that the participating companies took to Luxembourg
was felt, tasted and explored through several traditional dishes, for
instance, patatas bravas, churros with hot chocolate, Iberian ham, sangría,
Spanish omelette, Padrón peppers… Churros Valyser, Bodega Salferso, The
Cortador Academy and Bistro Podenco were the suppliers for the exquisite
food and drinks of the day.
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STUDYING IN SPAIN
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REAL ESTATE
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There was also a corner for those interested in studying and
learning Spanish in Spain. EF and Fundación de la Lengua Española
informed attendees about the possibilities to travel to Spain to learn
Spanish, one of the most spoken languages in the world. Moreover, IE
University showed the wide range of degrees and masters that they
have available in Spain.
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Zapinvest and Second Residence, in the real estate corner, presented
their offer of apartments for sale in the main Spanish coasts, such as Costa
Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Cálida, Mallorca or Tenerife.
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ACTIVITIES
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The day was completed with an ongoing cultural schedule.
The artist Carolina Tafalla made reflect on the
perception of friendship through the situational happening “Amigo”. Along
with several volunteers, she went across the city center of Luxembourg to
establish a friendship with pedestrians.
At the same time, the reknown urban artist Miguel Ángel
Belinchón, Belin, hipnotized with his postneocubist live painting
that he finished at the end of the day. This time, he painted the Spanish
actress Inma Cuesta.
The six-times Flat BMX world champion, brand ambassador and
influencer Viki Gómez carried out two exhibitions and a BMX workshop
for kids.
During the day, several shows and concerts took place at the
Place d’Armes. Vicky Villalba and her flamenco team started the day
off with a sevillanas exhibition. Next, La Negra Albina
impressed the audience with their Cumbia Psychotropic-Funk style. In
the afternoon, Baïkonour, pleased spectators with their trip-hop,
rock and electro concert.
The day ended with the shows of the DJs Alex Torres and
James Go. Bothed created a more relaxed environment and cheered up
the audience at the illuminated Place d’Armes.
 
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Workshop and networking dinner
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On
Friday 18th, within the Journée de l’Espagne framework, the
Tourist Office of Spain in Belgium and Luxembourg organized a workshop at
the Meliá Hotel in Luxembourg in which the participating Autonomous
Comunities and companies of the tourist sector met with Luxembourgish tour
operators with the objective of presenting the Spanish tourist offer.
Afterwards, the Chamber organized a networking dinner.
 
The Chamber and the Spanish Tourist Office thank the Embassy
of Spain in Luxembourg, the Ville de Luxembourg and all
the participating companies their collaboration for the great end result of
this event.
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EVENT SPONSORED BY:
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Contact:
Official
Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg
4,
Bld. Emmanuel Servais, 2535 Luxembourg
luxemburgo@e-camara.com
www.e-camara.com
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