Starlight Tourist Destinations™

Starlight Tourist Destinations are locations with ideal conditions for observing the stars and where light pollution is controlled. This makes them logical destinations for tourism based on the appreciation of the sky as part of the natural world.

A Starlight Tourist Destination must not only prove the quality of its air, and the means to ensure its protection but they must also have appropriate tourism infrastructure (accommodation, means of observation available to visitors, trained staff for astronomical interpretation, etc.) and its integration into nocturnal nature. If the site does not have yet these facilities and activities, the Foundation evaluates the project to develop them in the future.

The Starlight Tourist Certification System was created with the aim of fostering, worldwide, the improvement of the quality of tourist experiences and the protection of the night skies in Starlight Destinations.

The award of Starlight Destination Certification follows a specific procedure established by the Foundation.

 

More Information

–   General:

 fundacionstarlight@fundacionstarlight.org

–   About the procedure: 

DESTINO application-pack-inglés-Ley datos

DESTINATION PROCEDURE (English)

– The conditions / parameters:

ParametrosDestinosStarlight (Español)

List of Destinations

-GÚDAR-JAVALAMBRE (Aragón) Diciembre 2o16

http://www.gudarjavalambre.es/

-MONFRAGÜE (Extremadura) Noviembre 2016

http://www.turismoextremadura.com/

-PARQUE NACIONAL DAS ILLAS ATLÁNTICAS DE GALICIA Enero 2016

http://www.parquenacionalillasatlanticas.com/index.php?lang=es

– TREVINCA (Galicia) Agosto 2015

www.aveiga.es

– PAMPA JOYA (Antofagasta- Chille) Diciembre 2014

http://www.sernatur.cl/noticias/difunden-beneficios-que-implica-la-postulacion-de-antofagasta-a-la-certificacion-starlight

– MANO DEL DESIERTO (Antofagasta- Chille) Diciembre 2014

http://www.sernatur.cl/noticias/difunden-beneficios-que-implica-la-postulacion-de-antofagasta-a-la-certificacion-starlight

– ALTO LOA (Antofagasta- Chille) Diciembre 2014

http://www.sernatur.cl/noticias/difunden-beneficios-que-implica-la-postulacion-de-antofagasta-a-la-certificacion-starlight

-ACADIAN SKIES& MI´KMAQ LANDS (Nueva Escocia- Canadá) Noviembre 2014

www.acadianskies.com

– La Comarca de la Sierra Sur | Marzo 2014

    http://www.adsur.es/astronomia

-La Sierra Morena Andaluza | Marzo 2014

    www.astronomia.sierramorena.com

– El Teide (Tenerife) | Octubre 2013

     www.webtenerife.com

– Gredos Norte | Julio 2013

    http://www.turismogredosnorte.com/

– El Montsec | Marzo 2013

    www.montsec.cat

– Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife) | Diciembre 2012

     http://www.granadilladeabona.org/

– Reserva de la Biosfera Valles de Leza, Jubera, Cidacos y Alhama (La Rioja) | Marzo 2012

      http://www.larioja.org/npRioja/default/defaultpage.jsp?idtab=432421

– Isla de La Palma | Abril 2012

      www.starsislandlapalma.com y www.visitlapalma.es

– Alqueva (Portugal) | Abril  2011

      http://www.turismoextremadura.com/viajar/turismo/es/ven-a-extremadura/Parque-Tematico-Natural-Alqueva-00001/