The P.A.C.T.A. project—Promouvoir l’Action Culturelle en Territoire Alpin—aims to promote culture in the Alpine region. Nature’s ability to generate and attract culture is embodied in the screenings and events of the Gran Paradiso Film Festival, which are conceived and produced in close collaboration with the project.

P.A.C.T.A. is the result of a well-established cross-border partnership between the Gran Paradiso valleys in the Aosta Valley and the Aulps and Abondance valleys in Haute-Savoie. Through this partnership, the goal is to identify common needs and determine the strategies to be implemented.

These territories have a strong focus on tourism, featuring natural and cultural sites scattered throughout the region that experience highly seasonal tourist flows.

The common need that emerges is therefore to improve, expand, and diversify the tourism offering by promoting its seasonality, diversifying visitor flows, and building visitor loyalty through increased attractiveness and competitiveness of the region.

This need translates into the following objectives:

  • Raise awareness of the extraordinary heritage that surrounds us
  • Improve the offerings by revitalizing sites of natural and cultural interest
  • Increase the region’s appeal and accessibility for tourists and residents
  • Promote the integration of cultural, environmental, and tourism offerings
  • Enhance skills and strengthen synergies among local stakeholders

PROGRAM: Interreg Alcotra

DURATION: 2017–2020

TOTAL FUNDING: €1,700,000.00

FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THE GRAN PARADISO AREA: €893,022.75

LEAD PARTNER: Fondation Grand Paradis

PARTNERS: Communauté des Communes Haut-Chablais and Communauté des Communes Pays d’Evian – Vallée d’Abondance