| Project funding | EU |
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| Project website | N/A |
| Programme website | Serbia – North Macedonia |
| Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective | Mobilizing cultural and natural recourses for joint development of sustainable tourism products and destinations |
| Project start date | 01.04.2021 |
| Project end date | 30.09.2022 |
| Project total budget | EUR 236.444,50 |
| Project EU funding | EUR 173.810,35 |
| Description | Specific Objective: To facilitate partnership and collaboration of key public and private tourism actors in using smart and integrative approach through creation common integrated cultural and leisure touristic offer joint development and promotion of new green and outdoor tourism offer of specific natural sites the Vucjanka canyon and Stanecki waterfalls on Kozya river Overall Objective: To stimulate opportunities for improving quality and visibility of regional cross border tourist offers through capitalization and better utilization of natural, cultural and historical heritage in City of Leskovac, Jablanica district, Serbia and municipality of Kriva Palanka, North East Region, North Macedonia Activity 1.2.1: Mapping and analyzing common tourist potential Activity 1.2.2: Development of joint knowledge base Activity 2.1.1: SWG Initial workshop Activity 2.1.2: SWG Integrative planning workshop Activity 2.1.3: SWG Smart planning workshop Activity 2.1.4: SWG Sustainability workshop Activity 3.1.1: Small scale works in tourism infrastructure at site Vucjanka Canyon Activity 3.1.2: Small Scale works in tourism infrastructure at site the Stanecki waterfalls on Kozya river Activity 3.1.3: Organization of Green Weekend at site Vucjanka canyon Activity 3.1.4: Organization of Green Weekend at site Stanecki waterfalls on Kozya river Activity 3.2.1: Development of common tourist web platform Activity 3.2.2: Development of interactive interpretation system via QR codes and equipping tourist attractions with QR codes Activity 3.2.3: Development of common multilingual touristic guidebook Activity 3.2.4: Purchase of visibility material Activity 3.3.1: Collaborative workshop for tour operators/touristic agencies Activity 3.3.2: Exchange and dissemination workshop |
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| Expected results | R1: Established base for productive cooperation smart planning of sustainable tourism. R2: Participatory and collaborative path for smart and integrative development implemented. R3:Green and outdoor tourism offer developed and improved visibility of tourist offer targeted area |
| Expected outputs | • Number of new offers available in the market one year after project ends (1 common new green and outdoor offer + 1 common integrated cultural and leisure touristic offer) • Numer of visitors in cross border area: Jablanica district of Serbia and North East Region of North Macedonia (Increased for 5%) • Number of visitors/tourists using new offers(1 common new green and outdoor offer + 1 common integrated cultural and leisure touristic offer) • Number of users of digital platform (trilingual common tourist web platform for promotion touristic offers) |
| Lead partner | Institution name: City of Leskovac Country: Serbia Address: Panja Djukica 9-11, Leskovac Website: www.gradleskovac.org Legal status: Public |
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| Partner | Institution name: Municipality of Kriva Palanka Country: North Macedonia Address: Sv. Joakim Osogovski 175, Kriva Palanka Website: www.krivapalanka.gov.mk Legal status: Public |
| Partner | Institution name: The Centre for the development of Jablanica and Pcinja districs Country: Serbia Address: Pana Dukica 42, Leskovac Website:www.centarzarazvoj.org Legal status: Public |