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The Algarve is still an outlying region that is very dependent on tourism and will therefore have to be careful to make the right choices if it is to sustain its growth and remain competitive.
Algarve je namreč še vedno izrazito orientirana navzven in zelo odvisna od turizma, zato bo morala previdno sprejemati odločitve, če bo hotela vzdrževati raven rasti in konkurenčnosti.
Motorway interchange: the Algarve now benefits from a rapid link to Lisbon and Spain.
Avtocestna deteljica: Algarve ima novo hitro povezavo z Lizbono in Španijo.
Interreg is looking at the possibility of building a bridge between Alcoutim and Sanlucar, but no timetable has yet been set,’ regrets Carlos Brito, Alcoutim’s longstanding local MP and councillor who also runs the local monthly Jornal do Baixo Guadiana.
Gradnjo mostu med Alcoutimom in Sanlucarjem preučujejo v okviru Interrega, vendar časovni okvir še ni bil določen”, obžaluje Carlos Brito, ki je bil dolgo časa poslanec in občinski svetovalec v Alcoutimu, in odgovorni urednik lokalnega mesečnika Jornal do Baixo Guadiana.
‘As a way of drawing attention to the need for the two banks to have a land link, our cross-border association Alcoutim–Sanlucar organised a fête during which we formed our own ‘bridge’ by placing end to end all the boats from the two villages.’
„Da bi opozorili na interes obeh bregov, ki želita imeti zemeljsko povezavo, je naše čezmejno združenje letos poleti organiziralo veliko prireditev. Skupaj smo zvezali več čolnov iz obeh vasi in tako oblikovali neke vrste most.”
It is a dark night and just a few street lamps cast a pale light on the white facades of the houses of Sanlucar de Guadiana, on the opposite bank, on the Spanish side.
Noč je temna in le nekaj uličnih svetilk osvetljuje bele obrise hiš v mestecu Sanlucar de Guadiana, na španski strani brega.
‘Can you see these motorboats?
„Ali vidite te motorne čolne?
They are all moored for the night now.
Vsi so se privezali čez noč.
At this time, it is only the duty doctor who can still manage to cross the river,’ remarks Carlos Cruz, public relations manager for the Region of Algarve.
Ob tej uri lahko reko prečka le še dežurni zdravnik”, komentira Carlos Cruz, odgovorni za odnose z javnostjo v regiji Algarve.
We are on the Portuguese bank of the Guadiana, in Alcoutim (pop. 700), directly across from Sanlucar, in Spain.
Sva na portugalskem bregu Guadiane, v Alcoutimu (700 prebivalcev), nasproti španskega Sanlucarja.
The river is just 200 metres wide at this point, but no bridge has ever connected these two villages.
Bregova ločuje ju le dvesto metrov vode, a vasic ni nikoli povezoval most.
The nearest fixed link for vehicle crossings to Spain is 50 km to the north, just outside Paymogo, or 50 km to the south, at the Guadiana international bridge, completed in 1992.
Najbližja zemeljska povezava, ki omogoča vozilu prehod iz Španije, se nahaja 50 km proti severu, v okolici Paymogoa, ali 50 km proti jugu, na mednarodnem mostu čez Guadiano, ki so ga zgradili leta 1992.
Despite the fall of the two dictators on the Iberian peninsula and the entry of both countries to the European Union, the Guadiana at Alcoutim remains a
Kljub padcu dveh iberskih diktatorjev in kljub vstopu obeh držav v Evropsko unijo, je Guadiana še vedno meja, ki jo je težko prečkati.
The proposed bridge — with an estimated construction cost of EUR 15 million — would not be a luxury, especially in the light of a recent increase in contacts between the inhabitants of these two villages, with the
Most, ki naj bi stal 15 milijonov evrov, ne bi bil luksuzna investicija, še zlasti ne zaradi občutne krepitve izmenjav med prebivalstvom obeh vasi: Portugalci kupujejo hiše na španski strani in vse več Špancev uporablja storitve, ki jih nudijo na portugalski strani.
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Finally, the population is already beginning to stabilise as a result of the road, the rural exodus being off set by the recent arrival of newcomers from the towns of Villa Real or even Faro.
Transport, gonilna sila regionalnega razvoja deželja kompenzirali nedavni prihodi prebivalcev Vile Real, pa tudi Fara.
The modernisation of the IC27 is an excellent example of the synergies that operate between the three Algarve transport programmes: the ‘Accessibility and transport’ national operational programme (EUR 3.312 billion, with EUR 280 million for the Algarve), the PROAlgarve regional programme (EUR 108 million for transport) and Interreg IIIA Spain–Portugal for cross-border projects.
Posodobitev IC 27 je tudi vzoren primer sinergij med tremi programi, ki se izvajajo v Algarve na področju prometa: nacionalni operativni program „Dostopnost in promet” (3,312 milijarde evrov, od tega 280 milijonov za Algarve), regionalni program „PROAlgarve” (108 milijonov evrov za področje prometa) in Interreg IIIA Španija-Portugalska za projekte s čezmejno usmeritvijo.
In the case of the IC27, for example, the Monte Francis-co–Odeleite section (EUR 17.5 million) received funding from the ‘Accessibility and transport’ operational programme while the Odeleite–Alcoutim section (EUR 14.4 million) is an Interreg IIIA project for which the ERDF meets around 50 % of the costs.
Odsek Monte Francisco – Odeleite (17,5 milijona evrov) spada v operativni program „Dostopnost in promet”, medtem ko je odsek Odeleite - Alcoutim (14,4 milijona evrov) projekt Interreg IIIA. V obeh primerih pa s približno 50-odstotnim deležem sodeluje ESRR.
Portuguese buying houses on the Spanish side and more and more Spaniards using the services available across the river in Portugal.
Ladja za križarjenje pristaja v Alcoutimu.
In macroeconomic terms, the small agglomeration would also like to become an outlet for Andevalo, a nearby Spanish region that is even more isolated and for which the Government of Andalusia is currently implementing a major development plan.
bližnjega, a še bolj zaprtega španskega območja.
‘We would also start trading again, in livestock in particular.
Ta je predmet pomembnega razvojnega načrta, ki ga izvaja vlada Andaluzije.
There was a lively livestock trade between Spain and Portugal at this site in the 1930s,’ explains Carlos Brito.
„Tako bi obnovili številne trgovske povezave med Španijo in Portugalsko, zlasti trgovino z živino, ki je že obstajala v tridesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja”, opozarja Carlos Brito.
Road and river
Hitrost in križarjenja
More generally, over the past 10 to 15 years, European aid — the ERDF and Cohesion Fund in particular — has enabled a considerable improvement in the major regional and inter-regional road systems, the IC27 being the second north–south route linking the Algarve with the rest of Portugal.
Na splošno so evropski programi pomoči - še zlasti ESRR in Kohezijski sklad - v zadnjih desetih ali petnajstih let omogočili občutno izboljšanje velikih regionalnih in medregionalnih cestnih osi. IC 27 je tako druga pot sever - jug, ki povezuje Algarve z ostalo Portugalsko.
Roughly speaking, modernisation of the regional road network is centred on two axes, the one perpendicular to the other: the lengthening to the Algarve of the A2 motorway, which runs north–south across the country, and the construction, in an east–west direction along the very urbanised coastal strip, of the ‘Via do Infante’, a four-lane highway that now links Lagos with the Spanish border.
Posodobitev regionalnega cestnega omrežja se oblikuje okoli dveh pravokotnih osi: dokončanje avtoceste A2, ki prečka Portugalsko od severa do juga, vse do Algarve, in izgradnja povezave od vzhoda do zahoda, vzdolž obalnega in močno urbaniziranega predela, t.i. „Via do Infante”, hitre ceste s štirimi voznimi pasovi, ki bo povezovala Lagos s špansko mejo.
Rail links
Na železniških tirih
Protected by virtue of its isolation, the wild and natural environment of the Guadiana is now a major asset.
Nedotaknjena narava Guadiane, ki se je ohranila zaradi izolacije, je danes poligon za zanimiv poskus.
Since the spring of 2005, two cruise companies, one Portuguese and the other Belgo-French, call in at Alcoutim.
Od pomladi leta 2005 dve družbi za križarjenje, ena portugalska in druga belgijsko-francoska, pristajata in se oskrbujeta v Alcoutimu.
Departing from Portimão in the former case and from Seville in the latter, they bring several hundred visitors a week to the area and are proving a real boon for local commerce.
Nekateri pridejo iz Portimãoa, drugi iz Seville. V vasici, ki je postala paradiž za lokalne trgovce, se vsak teden izkrca na stotine obiskovalcev.
The railways have not been neglected either.
Železnica prav nič ne zaostaja.
Co-financed by the Cohesion Fund (over EUR 320 million out of a total of some EUR 400 million), the ‘Modernisation of the Algarve link’ is part of trans-Europe transport network (TEN-T) priority project No 8, the ‘Portugal–Spain–central Europe multimodal axis’, completed in 2004.
Posodobitev povezave z Algarve, ki jo sofinancira Kohezijski sklad (več kot 320 milijonov evrov od skupne vsote 400 milijonov evrov), poteka v okviru prednostnega projekta št. 8 „Multimodalna povezava Portugalska – Španija - Srednja Evropa” Transevropskih transportnih omrežij (RTE-T). Dela, ki so bila končana leta 2004, so potekala v štirih fazah.
The works were carried out in four phases corresponding to four sections totalling 339km and also including station renovation.
Ustrezala so štirim odsekom v skupni dolžini 339 km. Operacijo je spremljala tudi prenova železniških postaj.
Renovation of the track foundation, route correction at certain points, the erection or modification of bridges (including
Obnova železniških tirov, poravnava poteka proge na nekaterih mestih, izgradnja ali adaptacija umetniških del (vključno s slavnim mostom „25. april” v Lizboni), ukinitev prehodov čez progo, elektrifika- ka-
Also, and most importantly of all, there is the road.
Poleg tega je tu še cesta.
Completed in July 2005, the works to convert the existing IC (‘itinerary complementary’) 27 into a national highway of excellent quality make Alcoutim a safe 25-minute drive from Vila Real de Santo Antonio, ‘capital’ of the lower Guadiana on the coast.
Julija 2005 je bilo končano preoblikovanje lokalne ceste IC 27 vse do Alcoutima v državno cesto odlične kakovosti, varno in hitro. Alcoutim je zdaj le 25 minut oddaljen od mesta Vila Real de Santo Antonio, „prestolnice” spodnjega toka Guadiane.
The journey time is one quarter of what it had previously been.
Pot zdaj opravimo kar štirikrat hitreje kot prej.
Alcoutim now finds itself located on the major north–south road link that runs parallel to the Guadiana and that leads to Beja, in Alentejo.
Alcoutim se tako nahaja ob pomembni osi severjug, ki poteka vzporedno z Guadiano in vodi v Bejo, v Alentejo.
The modernisation of the IC27 brings the promise of regeneration for the whole of the Algarve interior, the Serra de Caldeirão.
S posodobitvijo IC 27 želimo oživiti Serro de Caldeirão, skrajni vzhod notranjosti Algarve.
‘It is very important to encourage accessibility, but an area must also possess an internal economic dynamic.
„Spodbujati dostopnost je zelo pomembno, vendar mora območje imeti tudi notranjo ekonomsko dinamiko, ki jo v našem primeru na srečo imamo”, rad poudari Carlos Brito.
Fortunately that is the case here,’ stresses Carlos Brito.
S cesto in križarjenji bo Alcoutim lahko razvil in popestril svojo turistično ponudbo in se, na primer, z lovskim turizmom, uvrstil še više na lestvici.
With the road and the river cruises, Alcoutim will be able to expand and diversify its tourist activities, opting for high-class tourism, such as hunting.
Še zlasti male lokalne sirarne bodo povečale svoje posle in občina Alcoutim, ki lahko od sedaj naprej realistično pričakuje prihod vlagateljev, se ukvarja s projektom območja aktivnosti.
Attention will also focus on making the most of local produce: the small cheese producers, for example, will be able to expand their mar-
Zahvaljujoč cesti lahko že opazujemo stabilizacijo števila prebivalstva, saj so beg s po-
Faro station, terminus of a modernised line.
Železniška postaja v mestu Faro, končna postaja posodobljene linije.
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Covered market in Olhão: the upgrading of fishing ports includes the restoration of old buildings where new activities are starting up.
Pokrita tržnica v mestu Olhao: obnovo ribiških pristanišč je spremljala prenova starih zgradb in zagon novih dejavnosti.
Yet despite this very important and very visible effort in terms of infrastructure — and the undoubted pride in the progress made — concerns remain.
Kljub vidnim naporom, pa tudi ponosu zaradi doseženega napredka, so vpleteni nekoliko zaskrbljeni.
‘We are at the crossroads and we must be sure to make the right choices,’ warns Antonio Mendes, director of Faro airport.
„Prišli smo do razpotja in morali se bomo pravilno odločiti”, opozarja Antonio Mendes, direktor letališča v Faru.
the famous 25 April bridge in Lisbon), the removal of level crossings, line electrification and the modernisation of signalling and telecommunication systems now permit a journey time between Faro and Lisbon of just three hours rather than the previous four and a half hours.
cija linije, posodobitev signalizacije in telekomunikacij, vse to je omogočilo, da zdaj pot Faro - Lizbona opravimo v treh namesto v štirih urah in pol.
Jorge Rodriguez, regional signalling manager with the REFER, the Portuguese railways, explains the benefits of this in-depth modernisation: ‘In addition to the time savings, there is also greater safety, reliability and punctuality.
Jorge Rodrigues, odgovorni na regionalni ravni za signalizacijo na REFER, portugalskem železniškem omrežju, našteva prednosti te temeljite posodobitve: „Poleg prihranka časa opažamo tudi večjo varnost, zanesljivost in točnost.
Our variance from the timetable is now three minutes compared with the 15 or 20 minutes previously.
Razlika med časom dejanskega odhoda oziroma prihoda vlaka v razmerju do voznega reda se je s 15 do 20 minut zmanjšala na 3 minute.
Comfort has also increased greatly as the new quieter carriages have come into service, not to mention the ecological benefits of electrifi cation.’
Občutno se je izboljšalo tudi udobje, predvsem zaradi novih, bolj tihih vagonov. Da ne govorimo o ekoloških prednostih elektrifi ka-cije.”
The result is a 30 % increase in passenger traffic, ‘but also a new, more dynamic image for the rail-ways,’ adds Jorge.
Rezultat: povečanje števila potnikov za približno 30%.
‘You see more and more people working on the train with their laptop computers.’
„Pa tudi sprememba javne podobe železnice, ki je sedaj bolj dinamična”, dodaja Jorge.
Built in 1965 and benefiting from European aid on several occasions to permit modernisation and expansion, today Faro is Portugal’s number two airport in terms of passenger traffic (4.7 million in 2004).
Letališče, ki je bilo zgrajeno leta 1965 in je že večkrat izkoristilo različne oblike evropske pomoči za posodobitev in razširitev.
As Antonio explains, ‘it is essentially an ‘incoming’ airport, an entry point for foreign tourists and people with a second home in the region.’
Je drugo največje letališče na Portugalskem po številu potnikov (4,7 milijona v letu 2004).
The property boom in the Algarve over recent years has made these second-home owners as numerous as the tourists.
Kot pojasnjuje njegov direktor „je to predvsem letališče za prihode, vhodna točka za tuje turiste in lastnike počitniških hišic”.
The airport’s clientele, in terms of airlines as well as passengers, is therefore changing.
Z nepremičninskim razmahom, ki ga je Algarve doživela v zadnjih nekaj letih, so slednji danes prav tako številni kot turisti.
Since 1999 there has been a marked decline in charter flights and an increase in the budget airlines.
Letališke stranke, tako potniki kot letalske družbe, se torej spreminjajo: od leta 1999 opažamo upadanje čarterskih poletov in naraščanje števila poceni letalskih družb. Skladno
Campos Correia, President of the Algarve Regional Development Coordination Committee (RDCC), sums up the regional strategy: ‘Our objective is to make the Algarve one of Portugal’s and Europe’s most competitive regions within the next 10 to 15 years.
Campos Correia, predsednik Komisije za koordinacijo regionalnega razvoja Algarve povzema regionalno strategijo: „Naš cilj je v 10 do 15 letih Algarve preoblikovati v eno najbolj konkurenčnih portugalskih in evropskih regij.
Improved transport systems are very much a part of our territorial action plan that has a number of aims. Firstly, to link the Algarve to the ‘backbone of Portugal’, which is effectively achieved with completion of the A2 motorway (to Setúbal, Lisbon, Porto) and modernisation of the Lisbon–Faro rail link.
Izboljšanje prometa se popolnoma ujema z našim načrtom ozemeljskih ukrepov: povezati Algarve s ‘portugalsko hrbtenico’, kar smo dosegli z dokončanjem avtoceste A2 (proti Setúbalu, Lizboni, Portu) in posodobitvijo železniške poti Lizbona - Faro; učinkovito povezati našo regijo s Španijo s pomočjo ceste Via do Infante in v končni fazi predvideti tudi železniško povezavo med Algarve in Andaluzijo.
Then we must eff ec-tively link our region to Spain, which we are doing thanks to the ‘Via do Infante’, and ultimately provide a rail link between the Algarve and Andalusia.
Razvijati želimo tudi lokalne prevoze, na primer, površinske metroje v notranjosti regionalnih zaselkov, ki jih oblikujejo Lagos – Portimão - Lagoa in Loulé – Faro - Olhão.
Finally, we must also develop local transport, such as surface metros within the regional conurbations of Lagos–Portimão–Lagoa and Loulé–Faro–Olhão, each of which has a population of between 100 000 and 200 000.’
Vsak ima med 100 000 in 200 000 prebivalcev.”
A traditional butcher’s in Monchique: the improved road network is opening up better markets for local produce.
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sure areas, signposted walks, etc.) and adapt infrastructure (dredging, replacement of the breakwater with other more effective forms of protection, new quays, landing stages, mooring areas and various equipment for fishermen and users of the pleasure port, restoration of the old covered market, etc.) for a total amount of nearly EUR 6 million, half of it financed by the ERDF.
V pristanišču Olhão, prvem ribiškem pristanišču v Algarve, so se lotili obsežnih posegov za ureditev dostopov (zelene površine, površine za preživljanje prostega časa, sprehajališča …) in prekvalifikacije infrastruktur (čiščenje dna, zamenjava pomola z bolj učinkovitimi varovali, nova nabrežja, dvižni mostovi, nova sidrišče in druga oprema, koristna za ribiče in jadralce, obnova stare pokrite tržnice …), kar bo stalo skoraj 6 milijonov evrov, od tega polovico prispeva ESRR.
The fishing port of Logoa is also being revitalised, in this case with the emphasis on ship repair.
Tudi ribiško pristanišče Lagoa doživlja revitalizacijo, s poudarkom na popravilih plovil.
With the boom in sailing, this is an activity that could grow considerably over the coming years.
To je dejavsnost, ki bi z razmahom plovbe v naslednjih letih še pridobila na pomembnosti.
‘The Algarve shipyards have an important comparative advantage,’ explains David Assoreira.
„Ladjedelnice v Algarve imajo pomembno primerjalno prednost”, razlaga David Assoreira.
‘They combine quality and speed, and have the advantage of a climate that allows work to continue in the open air throughout the year.’
„Združujejo namreč kakovost in hitrost in lahko celo leto delujejo na prostem.”
The recent developments at Faro airport in fact apply to the Algarve as a whole.
Nedavni razvoj letališča v Faru bi lahko veljal za celotno območje Algarve.
Everybody here agrees that tourism is and will remain for a long time to come the motor for the regional economy, but only on condition that it evolves to regain its competitiveness and establish its durability.
Vsi se namreč strinjajo, da turizem ostaja in bo še dolgo ostal gonilo regionalnega gospodarstva. A treba se je razvijati in pridobivati na konkurenčnosti in trajnosti.
And this despite the competition of international tourism, despite a coast that has been paved over too much for today’s taste and despite the forest fires that have disfigured some areas renowned for their natural beauty, such as the Serra de Monchique.
In to kljub močni mednarodni konkurenci na področju turizma, kljub, za sodobni okus malce preveč betonski obali, kljub požarom, ki so izmaličili nekatere predele, znane po naravnih lepotah, kot je, na primer, Serra de Monchique.
The Algarve is in search of a ‘second tourist revolution’.
Algarve si prizadeva za svojo drugo turistično revolucijo.
‘We must move up a notch, diversify our tourism with products with a high added value — as we have done with golf, which is a success — and make the tourism and leisure cluster a lever for other economic sectors based on knowledge and innovation,’ advises RDCC President Campos Correia, who cites, as an example, sailing and even top-level sports tourism, as off ered by a world class development in Villa Real de Santo António.
„Vzpeti se moramo po lestvici, postati znani po izdelkih z visoko dodano vrednostjo – kar smo dosegli z golfom, ki je popoln uspeh - ter iz turistične ponudbe in ponudbe za prosti čas oblikovati vzvod za druge gospodarske sektorje, ki temeljijo na znanju in inovacijah”, svetuje predsednik CCDR Campos Correia. Izpostavil je jadranje in športni turizem na visoki ravni, ki uporablja komplekse vrhunskega razreda v Vili Real de Santo António.
Portimão has much to offer with its picturesque port set amid a magnifi -cent landscape that is very popular with yachtsmen, plus no fewer than 16 golf courses. It also conjures up images of the major Portuguese expeditions that set sail from nearby Sagres and it is sometimes possible for visitors to spend a few days at a luxury hotel before continuing their cruise.
Portimão ima dejansko kar nekaj prednosti: slikovito pristanišče sredi čudovite pokrajine zelo cenijo jadralci; povezan je z mitom velikih portugalskih odprav, ki so odhajale iz bližnjega mesteca Sagres; pristanišče Portimão omogoča dostop do 16 igrišč za golf in omogoča tudi nekajdnevni oddih v bližnjem luksuznem hotelu.
A US cruise company in fact owns a major hotel complex in the area.
Nenazadnje je neka velika ameriška družba za križarjenja lastnica velikega hotelskega kompleksa.
Staying the course
Ohraniti smer
Co-financed by the European Union, the dredging of the port and building of a new quay (165 m so as to provide room for three vessels at any one time) are essential if large cruise liners are to dock.
Evropska unija sofinancira čiščenje dna pristanišča in izgradnjo novega obrežja (v dolžini 165 m, za hkraten sprejem 3 ladij), ki je neizogibno potrebno za pristanek velikih ladij.
The too frequent disembarkation at sea is not always practical, and 160 passengers in wheelchairs recently had to disembark from the liner Legend of the Seas in this way.
Izkrcanja na odprtem morju niso preveč praktična: z ladje Legend of the Seas je bilo treba na tak način izkrcati 160 oseb na invalidskih vozičkih.
As so often in Portugal, salvation could come from the sea. The ‘Instituto Portuario e dos Transportes Maritimos’ is the public body that manages the ports and maritime transport as well as inland navigable waterways — in the Algarve this is essentially the Arade and Guadiana rivers — for the whole of southern Portugal.
Kot se na Portugalskem pogosto dogaja, bi rešitev tudi tokrat lahko prišla z morja. ’Instituto Portuario e dos Transportes Maritimos’ je javna organizacija za upravljanje pomorskih pristanišč in prometa, pa tudi plovnih poti v notranjosti dežele (v Algarve sta to reki Arade in Guadiana) na celotnem jugu Portugalske.
Two main sectors of activity are involved: fishing and tourism.
Ribolov in turizem sta dva sektorja, ki sta še posebej zanimiva, vendar ju je treba posodobiti, prenoviti in celo preusmeriti.
If they are to develop, the port zones must be modernised, adapted or even given a new vocation.
Kakor pravi direktor inštituta David Assoreira: „Po tridesetih letih smo ugotovili, da se ni nič premaknilo.