Contemprorary old city: Enchancing cultural tourism across the border (KA366)
Funded by Karelia ENPI 2007-2013
Objective of the project
The project aimed to increase culturally-based tourism and to create permanent means to develop and market North Karelia and Republic of Karelia as culturally attractive tourist destination for tourists within the regions and from outside.
Main activities
• Assessment of the current situation and strategy planning, • Development of new products (e.g. mobile applications) and routes for tourists, • Development of Kizhi Museum’s Old Smithy in the Historical quarter of Petrozavodsk, • Development of a web-based platform for the culturally and historically orientated tourist info, • Networking and marketing.
Achievements
Activities of the project were aimed at promoting historical and cultural sights and activities in Petrozavodsk and Joensuu, and in the respective regions. The inventory of territories’ cultural and historical possibilities, existing information sources, needs and future potential were carried out. Thereafter, strategy for tourism development was elaborated in Petrozavodsk and a programme to intensify culturally-based tourism in Joensuu. The main outputs - annual calendar of events, two new routes, two mobile applications, and the development of Old Smithy concept – are offering new tourism products and basis for further developments. For example, a tourist attraction Old Smithy was developed. On its basement new services will be offered to tourists, such as master classes and excursions. According to the department of tourist and excursion services of Kizhi Old Smithy and the new services rouse high interest among Petrozavodsk tourist companies.




Basic information
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Duration
2012-06-01 - 2014-12-31Total Budget / Programme funding
602 526 € / 542 273 €Lead partner
City of JoensuuLead partner web-site
Partners
Kizhi State Open Air MuseumPetrozavodsk City Administration
University of Eastern Finland, Center for Tourism Studies
Karelia Expert Tourist Service Ltd
North Karelia University of Applies Sciences
Institution of the Russian Academy of Science Karelian Research Centre of the RAS (KarRC of RAS)
Center of Cultural Initiatives
Karelian Regional Institute of Management, Economy and Law at PetrSU