#Tourist

The splendour of spring in Córdoba: water and flowers.

Participating in the festival. The Fiesta of the Patios, the unique result of thesymbiosis between community and nature, announces spring every May and recallsits values: hospitality, respect, equality, solidarity and sustainability.

Traditional decoration of a patio in Cordoba using different types of flowers.

Transmitting knowledge to future generations. From grandparents to grandchildren,almost like a game, any family occasion in the patios is perfect for transmittingthe essence and values of the Fiesta of the Patios.

Preparing for the festival. The cultural space where the Fiesta is celebrated and prepared - the Cordovan patios - is created from one day to the next, through inherited tradition and the creativity of individual residents.

The splendour of spring in Córdoba: water and flowers.

Different types of flowers on display in a patio.

Press conference in Zagreb at the Croatian Ministry of Culture in 2009, on the occasion of the inscription of seven intangible heritage elements on the ICH Representative List of UNESCO.

Child’s toy from the Zagorje region, Croatia.

Exhibition opening at the new Centre for Traditional Crafts in Ptuj, Slovenia.

Mr. Vilko Kukec, a trough maker from the village of Selnica Gornja, Croatia

Tourists learning to paint Patachitra at the POT Maya festival in village of the Patuas.

John Ole Tingoi facilitating the WIPO and ILO consultation with the community, Il Ngwesi.