SLOW MOVEMENT

The movement "Slow" offers a more leisurely taking life, be selective in our actions and fully aware of how we invest our time.Within this moviminiento, but independently, is encompasses Citta Slow cities or slow. Within this moviminiento, but independently, is encompasses Citta Slow cities or slow. Eight are chosen, for now, as slow cities in Spain and have therefore become part of the international network of these. - Begur, Pals and Palafrugell Girona; Mungía and Lekeitio in Biscay Bigastro in Alicante, Pozo Alcon in Jaen and Rubielos de Mora in Teruel. These people already belong to the Slow Cities movement in Spain and the world.Dozens of other Spanish municipalities have expressed interest to join this initiative that indirectly originated in Italy. After nearly two years of paperwork and after passing the prerequisites for becoming part of the community Slow, Spain and is officially recognized member. The Slow Cities advocate a more leisurely pace of life, maintaining the traditions that identify people, but without sacrificing the technological advances. The slow cities have to meet certain requirements such as having more than 50,000 inhabitants, not being capital of any kind and also have legislation that respects the environment. Some measures put in slow city are the implementation of facilities for the use of renewable energy, recovery and protection of traditional garden as natural and as part of the landscape, controlling the emission of harmful gases to the environment .. . etc. The first city was preached by example Bra, Italy.In Bra Square clock is delayed 30 minutes and all the shops are closed on Thursdays and Sundays.The cars ienen cenrto denied access to in order to avoid stress and hundreds of snails (Slow motion command), are scattered through the streets of the city.