Discover the Trstenik underwater archaeological site through the New ARCHAEODIGIT Promotional Video
06/11/2026
How can digital innovation transform the way we experience underwater archaeological heritage? The new ARCHAEODIGIT promotional video explores this question by showcasing the Joint Pilot Action implemented by the City of Kaštela, Croatia, focusing on the sunken Trstenik ship and the potential of digital technologies to bring underwater cultural heritage closer to the public.
Bringing Underwater Heritage Closer Through Digital Innovation
Located off the coast of Kaštela, the Trstenik underwater archaeological site represents an important part of central Dalmatia's maritime and archaeological heritage. It highlights the richness of the Adriatic's underwater cultural treasures and the importance of preserving, interpreting and sharing them with wider audiences.
Through the ARCHAEODIGIT project, digital and phygital solutions are being explored to provide new, engaging and interactive ways to discover archaeological heritage. These innovative approaches offer opportunities to communicate the history and significance of underwater archaeological sites, making them more accessible to visitors and local communities.
The Joint Pilot Action implemented by the City of Kaštela demonstrates how digital innovation can support the documentation, interpretation and promotion of underwater archaeological heritage, creating new opportunities to connect archaeological research, maritime history and public engagement.
Connecting Underwater Archaeology, Digital Innovation and Public Engagement
Digital technologies offer new possibilities for making underwater archaeological heritage more accessible, interactive and engaging, extending the visitor experience beyond traditional approaches to site interpretation.
Through its Joint Pilot Actions, ARCHAEODIGIT explores how innovative digital experiences can help different audiences connect with the past while contributing to more inclusive and sustainable cultural tourism across the Adriatic region.
The experience developed at the Trstenik underwater archaeological site forms part of the project's broader efforts to demonstrate how digital innovation, capacity building and new management strategies can contribute to the protection, interpretation and valorisation of archaeological heritage.
Discover the Trstenik Underwater Archaeological Site
📍 Trstenik Underwater Archaeological Site
Kaštela, Croatia
Discover the maritime and archaeological heritage of central Dalmatia and explore how digital innovation can open up new ways of experiencing and understanding underwater cultural heritage.
ARCHAEODIGIT (ARChaeological DIGITal Paths for an Inclusive and Sustainable Tourism) is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Italy–Croatia Programme. The project aims to enhance archaeological heritage through digital innovation, capacity building and the development of new management strategies, promoting more inclusive and sustainable cultural tourism across the programme area.
