Caminos de Pasión gathers its ten municipalities in Osuna to expand its reach

The annual assembly of the Asociación para el Desarrollo Turístico de la Ruta Caminos de Pasión has been held at the CREAR University Campus in Osuna, with the participation of political representatives and tourism technicians from the ten municipalities that make up the route, spread across the provinces of Sevilla, Córdoba and Jaén. At the meeting, the projects underway and the main lines of action for the coming years were addressed, aimed at strengthening institutional collaboration and expanding the tourist projection of the route. The municipal delegate for Tourism of the Ayuntamiento de Osuna, Jesús Heredia, has stated that Caminos de Pasión is a tool for territorial cohesion that allows the participating municipalities to jointly showcase their heritage and traditions. Heredia has stressed that Osuna contributes its Semana Santa and its monumental and artistic wealth, and has defended taking advantage of these resources to attract visitors throughout the year, beyond spring. He explained that the offer linked to Semana Santa also includes music, gastronomy and heritage, and cited works by José de Ribera and Juan de Mesa present in the town. In his view, cultural tourism in inland municipalities offers experiences in quieter settings than those of large cities.

The mayor of Utrera and president of Caminos de Pasión, Francisco de Paula Jiménez, has highlighted the value of the association as an example of collaboration between municipalities of different provinces and political sensibilities. Among the current challenges, he pointed to the need for greater institutional support for projects such as the route's walking paths, which already have the collaboration of the Diputación de Córdoba and the intention to add the Diputación de Sevilla. Jiménez has highlighted the European projection of the association, integrated into the Red Europea de Celebraciones de Semana Santa y Pascua, and the goal of moving towards its recognition as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. In this line, he announced the association's participation in an international congress to be held in Malta in 2027. He also valued collaboration with academic institutions, with recent conferences in Puente Genil on popular religiosity and Andalusian identity. Caminos de Pasión, constituted in 2002, is made up of Osuna, Carmona, Écija and Utrera, in Sevilla; Alcalá la Real, in Jaén; and Baena, Cabra, Lucena, Priego de Córdoba and Puente Genil, in Córdoba. The route offers throughout the year experiences related to Semana Santa, heritage, gastronomy, crafts, nature and popular traditions. After the assembly, those attending visited the Insigne Iglesia Colegial de Osuna.