ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to analyse the new narratives of smuggling associated to paths that try to represent the old landscape of smuggling in the Spanish–Portuguese border. The smuggling routes is located for the tourist, and exposes a narration based on their links with other border resources and networks, but also smuggling in the specific municipality. Some borders and borderlands have become a tourist attraction and destination. Their crossing has even become a final destination and touristic experience. Cross-border paths and trails, institutionalized in several ways, are a common feature in European Union (EU) interstate borders. The trail starts at the museum, and follows the route of the old railway passing by the old Sao Domingos mining complex and the Chanca River, the final stage for the border crossing. The EU initiatives are a source of funding for border activities, in order to 'promote cross-border networks and regional identity', including a subprogram for tourism and cultural initiatives.
