{"id":27147,"date":"2025-04-02T07:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/certificacion-starlight\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:16:30","slug":"certificacion-starlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/es\/certificacion-starlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificaci\u00f3n Starlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27147\" class=\"elementor elementor-27147 elementor-960\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237b723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"237b723\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Tur\u00edstico Starlight, otorgada por la Fundaci\u00f3n Starlight. Esta certificaci\u00f3n internacional cuenta con el apoyo institucional de la UNESCO, ONU Turismo (anterior Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial del Turismo &#8211; OMT) y el Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Canarias, entidades de referencia mundial en los \u00e1mbitos de la ciencia, la cultura y el turismo sostenible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Actualmente, el territorio Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva integra municipios portugueses y espa\u00f1oles, consolid\u00e1ndose como el primer Destino Starlight Transfronterizo del mundo, reforzando simb\u00f3licamente que el cielo nocturno no entiende de fronteras administrativas.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p><h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es un Destino Tur\u00edstico Starlight?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">Un Destino Tur\u00edstico Starlight es una regi\u00f3n que presenta niveles extremadamente bajos de contaminaci\u00f3n lum\u00ednica, elevada calidad atmosf\u00e9rica y un compromiso activo con la protecci\u00f3n del cielo nocturno. Estos lugares ofrecen condiciones excepcionales para la observaci\u00f3n astron\u00f3mica y para el desarrollo del astroturismo sostenible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">En un contexto europeo en el que el creciente aumento de la contaminaci\u00f3n lum\u00ednica impide a millones de personas observar con claridad la V\u00eda L\u00e1ctea, Alqueva mantiene cielos de gran calidad, permitiendo la observaci\u00f3n de nuestra galaxia a simple vista durante gran parte del a\u00f1o.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p><h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Un territorio de excelencia ambiental y cultural<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">El \u00e1rea certificada abarca m\u00e1s de 10.000 km\u00b2 en torno al Gran Lago de Alqueva, incluyendo once municipios portugueses, Alandroal, Barrancos, Estremoz, Moura, Mour\u00e3o, Redondo, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portel, \u00c9vora, M\u00e9rtola y Serpa, as\u00ed como municipios espa\u00f1oles colindantes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Adem\u00e1s de la calidad de su cielo, el territorio destaca por su riqueza natural y patrimonial. Los vestigios megal\u00edticos milenarios testimonian la relaci\u00f3n ancestral entre las comunidades humanas y los ciclos celestes, estableciendo una continuidad simb\u00f3lica entre pasado y presente en la contemplaci\u00f3n del firmamento. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">La Red Oficial de Socios Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva integra alojamientos de turismo rural y operadores especializados que han adaptado sus servicios a las necesidades espec\u00edficas del astroturismo, ofreciendo:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Horarios flexibles compatibles con actividades nocturnas<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Cenas tard\u00edas o tentempi\u00e9s tras las sesiones<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Experiencias complementarias como observaci\u00f3n de aves, senderismo, rutas ecuestres, pirag\u00fcismo nocturno, vuelos en globo aerost\u00e1tico, yoga, actividades infantiles y experiencias gastron\u00f3micas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">El territorio ofrece as\u00ed una propuesta integrada que combina ciencia, naturaleza, cultura y bienestar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva est\u00e1 gestionado por la Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Dark Sky\u00ae. Las denominaciones Dark Sky\u00ae, Dark Sky Alqueva\u00ae y Dark Sky Patrol\u00ae son marcas registradas con protecci\u00f3n en la Uni\u00f3n Europea. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Se trata de un territorio donde la preservaci\u00f3n del cielo nocturno se entiende como un compromiso ambiental, cient\u00edfico y cultural, proporcionando a los visitantes una experiencia aut\u00e9ntica bajo uno de los cielos m\u00e1s oscuros de Europa.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p><h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Criterios t\u00e9cnicos de certificaci\u00f3n &#8211; Destino Tur\u00edstico Starlight<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">La certificaci\u00f3n Destino Tur\u00edstico Starlight exige el cumplimiento de rigurosos par\u00e1metros de calidad del cielo:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Noches despejadas (ausencia de nubes)<\/b>: superior al 50 % del a\u00f1o<br>Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva registra una media aproximada de <b>286 noches despejadas al a\u00f1o<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Brillo del cielo (oscuridad)<\/b>:&gt; 21 mag\/arcsec\u00b2<br>En determinados puntos se registran valores medios de <b>21,60 mag\/arcsec\u00b2<\/b>, compatibles con cielos de alta calidad.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Seeing<\/b>: \u2264 3 segundos de arco<br>Indicador de la estabilidad atmosf\u00e9rica y de la nitidez de las im\u00e1genes telesc\u00f3picas. Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva fue certificado conforme al criterio utilizado en 2011, que establec\u00eda un valor de \u2264 2 segundos de arco. <\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Transparencia (NELM)<\/b>: magnitud l\u00edmite visual cercana a 6<br>Permite la observaci\u00f3n de estrellas d\u00e9biles a simple vista en condiciones \u00f3ptimas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">Estos par\u00e1metros sit\u00faan a Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva entre las regiones europeas con mejor calidad de cielo nocturno.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/p><h3 class=\"p5\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>La Fundaci\u00f3n Starlight<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">La Fundaci\u00f3n Starlight fue creada tras la Iniciativa Starlight, lanzada en 2007 a propuesta del Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Canarias, con el apoyo de organizaciones internacionales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Su misi\u00f3n se centra en la defensa del derecho universal a la observaci\u00f3n de las estrellas y en la promoci\u00f3n del cielo nocturno como patrimonio cient\u00edfico, cultural, ambiental y tur\u00edstico. Entre sus principales objetivos destacan: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<li class=\"li2\">La promoci\u00f3n y difusi\u00f3n de la ciencia, en particular de la astrof\u00edsica<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">El desarrollo del astroturismo como herramienta de acercamiento entre la ciencia y la sociedad<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">La formaci\u00f3n de gu\u00edas y comunicadores cient\u00edficos<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">La cooperaci\u00f3n internacional en la protecci\u00f3n y defensa del cielo nocturno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">Fundaci\u00f3n Starlight: <a class=\"blink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionstarlight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fundacionstarlight.org\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certificaci\u00f3n Starlight Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva &#8211; Primer Destino Tur\u00edstico Starlight del Mundo Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva fue el primer lugar del mundo en recibir la certificaci\u00f3n oficial como Destino Tur\u00edstico Starlight, otorgada por la Fundaci\u00f3n Starlight. 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