The project intends to promote action aiming to improve the strategies of 6 cities featured in the UNESCO World Heritage list - Porto, Evora, Angra do Heroísmo, Guimarães, Santiago de Compostela and Lugo - whilst taking into account their specific cultural features. Various pilot actions will be developed in each of the cities taking part: - In Porto: creation of a virtual tourist office, - In Evora: creation of a Cultural Heritage Interpretation Centre, - In Angra do Heroísmo: pilot plan on accessibility and traffic in the historic centre, - In Guimaraes: pilot fire prevention plan - In Santiago de Compostela: pilot plan concerning street furniture and signposting, - In Lugo: pilot plan to eliminate architectonic barriers. The project aims to stimulate these cities from an economic and social point of view in order to maintain traditional business and trades activities in the city centres, as well as existing jobs. The project has several innovative features, such as the creation of a new urban culture, of a network of cities and key models in urban management, and of a good practice manual for the management of heritage and historic city-centre districts. Achievements: TERRITORIAL BALANCE ✔ Creation and dissemination of the pilot fire prevention plan and implementation of security measures in the historic centre in Guimarães (PT) (1,000 copies) ✔ Publication of the results of implementing the 1984 study conducted by Câmara Municipal de Guimarães ✔ Creation of a detailed study of the six cities, with several additions to improve the development of the historic Centres of the cities ✔ A study of the positive and negative impacts of tourism in the historic centres of the cities DYNAMIQUE SOCIO-ECONOMIQUE ✔ An economic and financial study to facilitate the creation of markets for traditional and craft products (online) in the six cities involved in the project ✔ A study to analyse the management of the historic centres of the cities MODERNISATION ✔ Creation of a website to promote networked services, including an observatory for their competitiveness and quality ✔ Creation and dissemination of a pilot accessibility and access plan for the historic centres of the cities ✔ Creation of a guide including six brochures for the six cities involved ✔ Creation of a good practice manual to enhance the potential of the historic centres ✔ Creation and dissemination of a study of the integrated airport system of the ATLANTE cities ✔ Dissemination: website www.cidadesatlante.org, seminars "promoçao turistica conjunta" 16/17-09-05 in Lugo-SP (participants: 80), 1100 videos, 400 DVDs, presentation of the project during the 9th "Encontro Nacional de Municípios Portugueses com Centros Historicos" on 21-23/11/04 in Mértola