Viagem do Elefante
Smart Cities
Bringing stories to Reality
From Lisbon to Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo. Inspired by the book “A Viagem do Elefante”, by Nobel Prize laureate José Saramago, this project consisted in developing a literary touristic route, simulating the path taken by elephant Salomão.
This new touristic product, promoted by Territórios do Côa, benefits from new digital tools, namely a smart platform which provides information on the natural and cultural heritage, gastronomy. The tailor made website also offers an integration of itineraries that can be defined by the user.
Furthermore, new digital content was created so the visitor can access additional informative content through an interactive experience using a mobile device due to ist responsive design.
Simultaneously, the new tools allow data collection about the visitor preferences providing intelligent monitoring to decision makers and operators.
