@secretourprojecteu.bsky.social
Horizon EU funded project running from Mar. 2024 to Feb. 2027. Eight pilots and eleven partners researching sustainable heritage tourism.
Any communication reflects only the views of the project
Any communication reflects only the views of the project
Next steps: strengthening local capacities, scaling successful practices, producing policy recommendations, and dev of a European network of heritage communities. The goal is monitoring social, economic and cultural impacts to inform more inclusive development strategies. #EuropeanCooperation /fin
May 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Next steps: strengthening local capacities, scaling successful practices, producing policy recommendations, and dev of a European network of heritage communities. The goal is monitoring social, economic and cultural impacts to inform more inclusive development strategies. #EuropeanCooperation /fin
Heritage commons thrive in marginal rural areas that have preserved landscape resources and collective memory. eg. Albania's transhumance routes, France's rural path networks, former mining regions in Slovakia and Slovenia-where neglected industrial heritage become assets. #RuralResilience /5
May 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Heritage commons thrive in marginal rural areas that have preserved landscape resources and collective memory. eg. Albania's transhumance routes, France's rural path networks, former mining regions in Slovakia and Slovenia-where neglected industrial heritage become assets. #RuralResilience /5
The "commons approach" favors hospitality because it implies active welcoming by locals and benefits a wide range of people beyond tourists. This model can extend the impact of public policies in marginal rural areas by mobilizing local stakeholders. #RuralDevelopment /4
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The "commons approach" favors hospitality because it implies active welcoming by locals and benefits a wide range of people beyond tourists. This model can extend the impact of public policies in marginal rural areas by mobilizing local stakeholders. #RuralDevelopment /4
SECreTour views tourism as a tool serving territories and inhabitants. Heritage communities ensure tourism offers are authentic, locally-rooted and respectful. This approach supports alternative economic models based on cooperation rather than extraction. #SustainableTourism /3
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SECreTour views tourism as a tool serving territories and inhabitants. Heritage communities ensure tourism offers are authentic, locally-rooted and respectful. This approach supports alternative economic models based on cooperation rather than extraction. #SustainableTourism /3
A heritage community is defined as "a group of people who value and collectively care for cultural heritage." What's crucial is not just shared attachment but active involvement in management and transmission. #CulturalCommons /2
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A heritage community is defined as "a group of people who value and collectively care for cultural heritage." What's crucial is not just shared attachment but active involvement in management and transmission. #CulturalCommons /2
Despite threats from agric industrialisation + climate change, the team remains optimistic. These 1000-year-old systems demo sustainable practices we can learn from today. They represent alternatives for areas facing global changes and offer integrated solutions for the future. #RuralFutures /fin
May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Despite threats from agric industrialisation + climate change, the team remains optimistic. These 1000-year-old systems demo sustainable practices we can learn from today. They represent alternatives for areas facing global changes and offer integrated solutions for the future. #RuralFutures /fin
A standout activity has been the restoration of irrigation channels through participatory approaches with volunteers. These social interventions serve as "provocations" to spark debate about cultural, agricultural and environmental policies affecting these landscapes. #CommunityAction /5
May 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A standout activity has been the restoration of irrigation channels through participatory approaches with volunteers. These social interventions serve as "provocations" to spark debate about cultural, agricultural and environmental policies affecting these landscapes. #CommunityAction /5
The project is developing payment mechanisms for ecosystem services to ensure farmers receive fair compensation for their env work. This includes promoting consumption of local products grown in traditional irrigation systems and creating cultural routes along channels. #FairTourism /4
May 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The project is developing payment mechanisms for ecosystem services to ensure farmers receive fair compensation for their env work. This includes promoting consumption of local products grown in traditional irrigation systems and creating cultural routes along channels. #FairTourism /4
Cultural tourism offers a new perspective on these landscapes. Rather than just visiting monuments, tourists experience living agricultural heritage. Yet ironically, farmers who maintain these landscapes rarely benefit from tourism despite providing the main attraction. #RuralDevelopment /3
May 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Cultural tourism offers a new perspective on these landscapes. Rather than just visiting monuments, tourists experience living agricultural heritage. Yet ironically, farmers who maintain these landscapes rarely benefit from tourism despite providing the main attraction. #RuralDevelopment /3
These historical irrigation systems have created remarkable cultural landscapes in an arid env't; oases with rich biodiversity. What's extraordinary is their sustainability and resilience over a millennium, managed communally by farmers who own the land with water rights. #SustainableHeritage /2
May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
These historical irrigation systems have created remarkable cultural landscapes in an arid env't; oases with rich biodiversity. What's extraordinary is their sustainability and resilience over a millennium, managed communally by farmers who own the land with water rights. #SustainableHeritage /2
Looking beyond the project, there's an ambitious vision to have the Barbara Route recognized as an official European Cultural Route. The university has signed a memorandum with the Barbara Route Association and plans ongoing student volunteering to maintain this heritage path. #CulturalRoutes /fin
May 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking beyond the project, there's an ambitious vision to have the Barbara Route recognized as an official European Cultural Route. The university has signed a memorandum with the Barbara Route Association and plans ongoing student volunteering to maintain this heritage path. #CulturalRoutes /fin
A key initiative: organizing a hackathon for young people under 30 to develop new products, services, and applications related to mining heritage. The goal is fostering social inclusion and sustainable tourism while respecting local communities and heritage protection. #Innovation /5
May 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A key initiative: organizing a hackathon for young people under 30 to develop new products, services, and applications related to mining heritage. The goal is fostering social inclusion and sustainable tourism while respecting local communities and heritage protection. #Innovation /5
The SECreTour pilot brings together a broad heritage community: the Barbara Route Association, local gov's, entrepreneurs, tourism organizations, the church, mining societies, museums, schools, and local residents - all working to preserve this unique cultural landscape. #CommunityEngagement /4
May 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The SECreTour pilot brings together a broad heritage community: the Barbara Route Association, local gov's, entrepreneurs, tourism organizations, the church, mining societies, museums, schools, and local residents - all working to preserve this unique cultural landscape. #CommunityEngagement /4
At the project's core is the Barbara Route - a 192km cultural pilgrimage path connecting significant mining sites that showcase the region's gold, silver, and copper mining heritage. The route serves as a perfect channel for highlighting both tangible and intangible heritage. #IndustrialHeritage
May 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
At the project's core is the Barbara Route - a 192km cultural pilgrimage path connecting significant mining sites that showcase the region's gold, silver, and copper mining heritage. The route serves as a perfect channel for highlighting both tangible and intangible heritage. #IndustrialHeritage
The region spans diverse geography with 4 national parks and 520+ municipalities. Despite its natural beauty, it struggles with uneven development, depopulation of smaller villages, and underutilized tourism potential. The area's identity remains connected to its mining past. #RegionalDevelopment
May 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The region spans diverse geography with 4 national parks and 520+ municipalities. Despite its natural beauty, it struggles with uneven development, depopulation of smaller villages, and underutilized tourism potential. The area's identity remains connected to its mining past. #RegionalDevelopment
Looking forward, the project aims to secure public recognition for Vlach heritage while encouraging appreciation for cultural diversity. A key goal: inspiring younger generations to understand that caring for the territory today ensures it will support future generations tomorrow. /fin
May 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Looking forward, the project aims to secure public recognition for Vlach heritage while encouraging appreciation for cultural diversity. A key goal: inspiring younger generations to understand that caring for the territory today ensures it will support future generations tomorrow. /fin
Beyond documentation, the project includes training sessions with local tourism industry actors to improve understanding of the region's complex historical landscape. The team is working with the local municipality to ensure continued maintenance of these cultural routes. #grassrootsheritage /6
May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Beyond documentation, the project includes training sessions with local tourism industry actors to improve understanding of the region's complex historical landscape. The team is working with the local municipality to ensure continued maintenance of these cultural routes. #grassrootsheritage /6
A key project focus: documenting and reviving the seasonal transhumance routes that were part of larger networks connecting traditional villages. These historical paths are being transformed into cultural tourist trails that tell the story of the landscape. #SustainableTourism /5
May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A key project focus: documenting and reviving the seasonal transhumance routes that were part of larger networks connecting traditional villages. These historical paths are being transformed into cultural tourist trails that tell the story of the landscape. #SustainableTourism /5
The SECreTour project works with elderly community members who preserve valuable information about past traditions and practices related to the territory - they were the "guardians of their landscape." The team is building bridges between generations to transmit this knowledge. #KnowledgeTransfer /4
May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The SECreTour project works with elderly community members who preserve valuable information about past traditions and practices related to the territory - they were the "guardians of their landscape." The team is building bridges between generations to transmit this knowledge. #KnowledgeTransfer /4
The Vlachs are a minority group distinguished by their Romance language and pastoral transhumance lifestyle. Unfortunately, rural change, migration, and absorption by the local majority have threatened their cultural survival. The project aims to highlight this forgotten heritage. #VlachHeritage /3
May 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Vlachs are a minority group distinguished by their Romance language and pastoral transhumance lifestyle. Unfortunately, rural change, migration, and absorption by the local majority have threatened their cultural survival. The project aims to highlight this forgotten heritage. #VlachHeritage /3