Brief description | Development and promotion of rural tourism in the underdeveloped Romania-Serbia cross-border region. |
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Region | External EU borders |
Countries | Romania (RO) – Serbia (SRB) |
Location | SRB: Local Community Totovo Selo RO: Dumbrava Local Council |
Type of project partners | Municipalities |
Size (total budget including EU grants) | € 50,000 to € 200,000 |
Main themes | Tourism and cultural heritage |
Keywords (Types of Activities) | Study visits, exchanges and networking Education and training Publications, websites, databases Construction, repairs, cleaning up |
Keywords (Aspects of Good Practice) | Genuine cross-border impact Good sustainability |
Background and Objectives | The development of rural and cultural tourism is widely seen as an area offering substantial potential to the underdeveloped border region of north-eastern Serbia with Romania. The project provided a systematic approach to tourism development based on a wide partnership of several municipalities from both sides of the border with the establishment of a tourism information centre in Totovo Village acting as the focus for further development. |
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Main activities | To achieve the goal of promoting rural tourism in the microregions of Traian Vuia in Romania and Kanjiža in Serbia, the following main activities were undertaken:
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Main results | The following specific results were achieved:
Overall, the project contributed to developing and promoting rural tourism through the use of local resources. The professional skills of persons working or willing to work in the field of rural tourism were significantly upgraded through training and seminars. Involving young people in the promotion and development of rural tourism has the added benefit of reducing the need of migration to towns in order to find employment. |
Aspects of good practice |
The expansion of the rural tourism offer is expected to continue after the completion of the project. New projects are planned. Traditional events such as the Gastronomy Festival, Carnival, the Days of Roses, the Days of Maize, Needlepoint Exhibition, etc, will continue to be organised. Similarly, the information office envisages to continue organising training, to be announced as part of an annual programme and published in a booklet. This was an early example of a joint cross-border project supported through the EU’s CARDS financial instrument and demonstrated good sustainability having ensured that the tourism information office established through this action continues operating with funding from the budget of the municipality of Totovo Selo. |
Start and completion dates: |
Programme period 2006-08 – 18 months duration
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More information | N/A |
Partner | SRB: Local Community Totovo Selo |
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Partner | RO: Local Council of Dumbrava, Tel +40 256 322553 |