Cross-border Danube Itineraries - about the project

The project " Cross-border Danube Itineraries financed by the Euroepean Union by the Neighbourhood Programme Romania-Serbia 2005: facilitate the visibility of the tourism potential, and consequently, development of tourism in the border region Mehedinţi – Bor; develop the traditional links between local communities of the border region; renew the interest towards the natural values, historical, religious and cultural identity of the region by identifying and promoting the common features of local communities on both sides of the Danube. The project achieved the following activities:

  • Established and set up a database of travel information on the natural and cultural tourism in the border region
  • Placed an Info-kiosk with virtual tourist itineraries in the cross-border region. The application is easily accessed by the tourists passing through the crossing point of the Iron Gates I.
  •  Created and organized a photo exhibition on "border zone: past and present" (bilingual exhibition). A part of the photographs were taken on the field by the project implementation team members, another part was taken from the archives of the Romanian partners, who have conducted such research and have organized exhibitions, other part was taken from the Serbian partner who owns photos made in its 10 years of activity, and the old photos, testimonies of the past, were taken from the members of the local communities.
  • Printed a bilingual guide tour of the cross-border region Romania-Serbia
  • Visually signaled the tourist objectives in the cross-border region. Within this activity there were made 2 indicating panels measuring 4 m x 3 m, each panel showing two tourist maps - one for the Mehedinti county and one for the Bor District. The indicating panels were placed in the border area, close to the border, in places of rest and visibility, so they can be studied by tourists.
  • Made 2 documentaries that highlights and promotes the religious objectives and tourist attractions of the Romania-Serbia cross-border region. A documentary movie on religious themes has as subject the life of St. Nicodim of Tismana, Serbian- monk form the 15th who built monastic establishments both in Bor and Mehedinti and still exists even today. The second film promotes the tourist attractions in the Bor area and is addressed particularly to the Romanian tourists, eager to visit that area.

Implementation Period: 01.12.2007-30.11.2008