The aid, which covers 100% of the drafting cost including VAT, comes from a Provincial Council call aimed at supporting municipalities in preparing youth or cultural projects to access European Union funding.
The LITORAL project, titled 'Echoes of the Coastline: Soundscapes, Memory, and Coastal Resilience', will be submitted to the next call for small-scale cooperation projects under the Creative Europe program. It will have a duration of 24 months and a budget of 100,000 euros, and will be coordinated by the Piles City Council along with the entities Les Ensembles 2.2 (France) and Binaural Nodar (Portugal).
The initiative stems from the identity of Piles, linked to agriculture, citrus fruits, and the beach, and seeks to preserve the oral memory of the elderly about farm work, traditional coastal uses, and family stories, which risk being lost.
To achieve this, 20 local residents will be trained in sound and testimony recording, conducting interviews, and cataloging material. The project includes 30 sound interventions in public spaces, the creation of four geolocated digital sound capsules, and two nighttime collective listening festivals on the beach and in other areas, all accessible in an open sound archive.
LITORAL aligns with the Piles Urban Agenda, the Strategic Tourism Plan, and the III Equality Plan, promoting a cultural offering beyond sun and beach and giving voice to women in the town's agricultural history, thereby strengthening intergenerational bonds.
