Grant beneficiaries
- Community Development Fund (CDF)
- Centre for Sustainable Tourism Initiatives (CSTI) Montenegro
- National Tourism Organization (NTO) Montenegro
- Klina Municipality Kosovo
Total project budget in EUR: 404.235,73 €
Total grant awarded in EUR: 343.600,33 €
Project duration: 24 months
Expected results of the project:
- Cross-border tourist cluster formed with the aim to create a recognizable thematic tourist offer “TIME TRAVEL” which connect 5 key heritage sites in KOS to 5 heritage sites in MNE;
- Light visitor and access infrastructure arranged to support the development of key products (sign posting and heritage interpretation routes for tourism purposes);
- Built capacity of target groups regarding development and management of identified heritage assets and its potential to spill off and improve economic and social environment of CB area;
- Joint marketing campaign implemented.
Target groups: Regional, local and central authorities; Tourism Boards (TB)/departments and their employees; National Parks, Institutions for the management of natural and cultural heritage; Private operators in tourism; Rural households and unemployed persons; Cultural and folk associations and institutions and other civil society organizations working on heritage.
Project area:
Municipalities of National Park “Accursed Mountains”, Kosovo: Decan/Decan, Peje/Pec and Kline/Klina; Montenegro: Municipalities of National parks Skadar Lake, Biogradska Gora and Prokletije including Rožaje, Petnjica and Ulcinj.
Impact of the project:
Increase in the number of visitors to the cross-border area; Cultural tourism offer diversified with new & unique products and services promoted locally and internationally through various promotional activities; Project stakeholders capacitated through trainings provided by the project in the area of cultural heritage management and promotion.