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D 2.4.1 3rd Crossborder seminar “Accessibility for All”

Published on 28/10/2021 (last modified 28/03/2022)

“Accessibility for All” cross-border seminar held within the framework of the TOURISM4ALL project brought together the project partners who presented to the interested public the activities performed with the aim of promoting accessible tourism to ensure that tourist destinations may be used by the widest possible public.

The TOURISM4ALL project is a part of the Interreg Italy – Croatia CBC 2014-2020 programme, a financial instrument supporting the cooperation of two European Member States connected by the Adriatic Sea. The project thus encompasses 14 partners – 7 Italian and 7 Croatian – representing regional and local governments, bodies and agencies involved in tourism and care for disabled persons. It allows regional and local stakeholders to exchange knowledge and experience, develop and apply pilot products and services, support investments through the creation of new business models and test feasibility of new policies – with the ultimate objective of improved quality of life and conditions of more than 12.4 million citizens living in this area.

Italian partners: the regions of Molise, Veneto, and Apulia; Delta 2000, ConCentro – a special agency of Pordenone Chamber of Commerce – as well as Croatian partners: Šibenik Tourist Board, Croatian Camping Association, Public institution RERA S.D. for coordination and development of the Split-Dalmatia County, the City of Zadar, the Town of Buje – Buie, and LAG “Brač” presented their projects at the cross-border seminar.

Improvement of a series of beaches in Italy to make them accessible to wheelchair users, installation of a lift in the Croatian National Theatre building in Split, procurement of a cast bronze model of the historical city centre with a key in braille in Šibenik, digitisation of frescoes by famous artist Antonio de Sacchis, adaptation of mobile homes to persons with special needs and persons with mobility disorders/disabilities, improvement of paths, and installation of equipment in cultural institutions are only some of the activities implemented by the project partners to make tourist destinations in both countries more accessible for all. 

The cross-border seminar was only one of the interesting events held in Italy as part of the final activities of the project worth EUR 2,596,808.50 concluding at the end of the year. The events held in Italy began with a study tour in the Po River delta area, affording the project partners an opportunity to visit some of the pilot sites developed as part of the project. The project was additionally promoted at the TTG fair in Rimini, where, in addition to a traditional travel exhibition, a B2B event was held as well as the 7th meeting of the Management Board.

The events involved more than 150 participants and the very end of the project will be marked by the final conference held in late November in Venice.

Further information about the project is available at: www.italy-croatia.eu/web/tourismforall