Written by Administrator Friday, 14 February 2020 08:34
On the 12 of February 2020 International Rural Tourism Project “LT-RU-1-042 LiveHistory”, prepared under 2014-2020 Lithuania–Russia Cross-border Cooperation Programme, has started the implementation phase.
The project’s initiators – the Secretary of the International Union of Young Farmers Sergejus Ivanovas and the Head of the Agricultural Department of the Administration of municipality of Zelenogradsk town district authority Pavel Borovikov. Partners of the project: Kaliningrad public organization “Historical reconstruction center “Kaup” and The Curonian History Club of Lithuania are aiming to increase the number of tourists who will be attracted to the rural touristic objects installed during the project implementation. Partners shall build exhibition places “Viking village Kaup” in Russia and “Curonian village” in Lithuania, and organize cross-border cultural events and festivals. What is more, the mobile application “History Quest” will be created. The budget of the project is 335.123,34 EUR, the duration 24 months.
The Lithuania–Russia Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2014–2020 has been developed within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Instrument and is being co-financed by the European Union and the Russian Federation. The Programme will promote and broaden the cross-border cooperation between the border regions of Lithuania and Russia, which so far has been pursued under the 2004–2006 TACIS Neighbourhood Programme Lithuania–Poland–Russia and 2007–2013 European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument CBC Programme Lithuania–Poland–Russia.
In the photo: the Head of the Agricultural Department of the Administration of municipality of Zelenogradsk town district authority Pavel Borovikov (left), 3 curators of the project, the Secretary of the International Union of Young Farmers Sergejus Ivanovas (right)