Starlight Tiurana Astronomical Festival 2024

The Starlight Tiurana Astronomical Festival arises to take advantage of an outstanding tourist resource: its excellent night sky!

Since 2013, the municipality has had the Starlight Tourist Destination certification within the territorial scope of the Starlight Montsec certification from the Starlight Foundation, renewed in 2017. This makes Tiurana an attractive place to enjoy its dark sky and develop activities. tourism related to this natural resource, improving the quality of visitors' tourist experiences. The objective is to guarantee the enjoyment of sky observation and discover the natural, landscape and cultural values of the territory. Thus, for the first time, a certification that values science and tourism together is united.

Furthermore, since 2020, Tiurana has been part of the area of influence of the reference point of the Montsec Astronomical Observatory, established by Resolution of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia.

In this way, Tiurana expands its tourist offer with the creation of the Starlight Tiurana Astronomical Festival, where for several days you can carry out activities related to astronomy, such as astronomical observations, guided tours, workshops, night hiking, talks... all under the tourist brand 'Tiurana Place of Emotions'.

It is also worth mentioning the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda promoted by the United Nations, to promote among Festival participants their health and well-being, the acquisition of knowledge, gender equality, communion between population and tourism, awareness and improvement of the environment, building an increasingly sustainable town and conserving and increasing the biodiversity of the municipality.

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