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Interesting new regions on Via Hanseatica tourism route
Project Via Hanseatica Plus started in April 2019. For the next two years, the project, which is funded by the Estonia-Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme, will concentrate on expanding the tourism route from St. Petersburg (through Narva and Tartu) towards Rakvere and Viljandi in Estonia and towards Vyborg and Pskov in Russia.
The old Hanseatic League cities as well as numerous interesting historic regions will be included in the route. Information about the interestina palces and rout can be found http://www.viahanseatica.info
One of the most significant parts of the task is oriented to the marketing of the regions to increase the flow of tourists further away from the capital cities and to extend their stay in the area, offering a variety of interesting sights in the different sections and countries along the Via Hanseatica route..
Numerous Estonian, Russian and Latvian organisations participate in the development of the Via Hanseatica Plus route. The lead partner and coordinator of the cooperation is Tartu County Tourism Foundation. The partners of the project are Museums of Virumaa, Ida-Viru Enterprise Centre,
Tourism Information Centre of the Leningrad Region, Administration of Vyborg municipal district, Committee of Cross-border Cooperation and Tourism of the City Government of Pskov, Committee of culture and tourism of the Gatchina municipal District and St. Petersburg City Government State Geological Unitary Company „Mineral“. The Associated partners include North Estonian Tourism, Pskov Region State Commitee for Culture, Committee for Tourism of Leningrad Region, Vidzeme Planning Region, Vidzeme Tourism Association and The Committee for Nature Use, Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety of St. Petersburg.
The project's budget for the upcoming two years is 510 068 euros, 10% of
which is covered by the partners as their own contribution. The application
for the project was submitted in May 2017 and the financing agreement
between the lead partner and the Ministry Of Finance of the Republic of Estonia was signed on April 1, 2019.
VH Plus project is funded by program “Estonia – Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020” and the Programme website: https://www.estoniarussia.eu
«Above content is the sole responsibility of IVEK and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the positionof Estonia-Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020, its participating countries alongside with the European Union”
links to web-pages
https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhoodenlargement/neighbourhood/cross-border-cooperation_en.
Webpage of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation: http://economy.gov.ru/minec/activity/sections/mps/programs/
and webpage of the Ministry of Finance of Estonia https://www.rahandusministeerium.ee/et/interreg
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