TOURISM
Kvarner Maritime Heritage
Kvarner Region has a rich maritime heritage and with the aim to preserve and valorize it, in the past three years, the region participated in two EU projects (Mala barka 2 and Arca Adriatica) that helped to protect, promote and valorize the Adriatic maritime heritage. The total budget of those projects was 5.333.245,00 € and 15 partners from Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia successfully worked together to reach their common
Grad Štanjel / The Štanjel Castle
The Štanjel Castle consists of several parts, of which some have been already renovated, while some are still in the original state, waiting to be put in a new function. The project in question includes the restoration of the interior of the north-western part of the lower palace in four levels and the connections with the other part of the castle. After the restoration of the outer envelope, the
Terme Sveti Martin – Healthness resort
Terme Sveti Martin has positioned itself as the first real healthiness resort in Europe, which is why it embarked on a green and healthy revolution in tourism with their healthness project. Their ecological contribution, green experiences, and a new, healthy online reservation system for relaxed vacations. They aimed to encourage a healthy lifestyle – healthiness – even before the vacation, during the reservation process, and upon arrival at the
House above the valley
Just above the Vipava valley, there is a house that, despite its modest living area of 116 m2, offers maximum living comfort with a marvelous view. It is a ground-floor house, with a simple floor plan, and is covered by a massive green roof, which emphasizes the horizontal line of the building. At the same time, it provides effective protection from the sun. Below the roof, we can find
Grand Hotel View, Postira
Grand Hotel View was built in 2021-2022 in Postira on the island of Brač. The hotel has a capacity of 230 rooms, facing the sea. In addition to the accommodation units, the hotel has a large conference hall (two parts), wellness and fitness areas with an indoor pool and 3 outdoor pools, totaling approx. 700 m2 of water surface. Next to the reception, there is a lobby bar and
Villa Nai 3.3
Born in nature and made in nature, the lavish Villa Nai 3.3 includes five deluxe rooms and three suites that intersect with the area’s fruitful olive terrain. All 8 rooms and suites are decorated with Milan-based Giorgetti furnishings, innovative Italian marble bathrooms by Agape, and the freshest Italian woven linens by Frette. Villa Nai 3.3 also ensures its energy efficiency, with an A+ energy rating graded by the European
South Entrance to the Prague Botanical Garden
The new South Entrance makes the area of the Botanical Garden accessible through the heritage-protected Vineyard of St. Claire. The assignment was to create a barrier-free entrance with a ticket office and sanitary facilities. The large height difference between the vineyard and the street as well as the values of the heritage-protected vineyard landscape character and its iconic silhouette in the panorama of Troja required a sensitive solution, empathetic
Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum
Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum is a family-founded non-profit organization based in Bayburt/Turkey and aims to preserve/revive the tangible/intangible cultural heritage of Bayburt and Anatolia through providing interactive experiences to its visitors along with the collaboration of the locals in designing/delivering these experiences. Consisting of 16 buildings, indoor & outdoor exhibitions (temporary and indefinitely), across a field of 15- thousand meters square, the local village life of Bespinar/Bayburt is revived
Wine cellar in Volčji Grad
The wine cellar in Volčji Grad is part of a renovated karst homestead, built in 1832, which, after many years of intensive renovation of the residential part and exterior arrangements, has preserved all the typical architectural elements of the traditional building heritage, such as the stone portal, typical outdoor passage called “gank”, courtyard called “borjač” and a well called “štirna”. The only part of the building that was not
Kukerlandia International Masquerade Festival
The masquerade festival Kukerlandia represents a synthesis of centuries-old traditions, customs, sounds, shades of light… It would be difficult to put into words the emotions evoked by the celebration of vernal purifying. Monsters and creatures, accompanied by the pounding of bells attached to their belts, perform rituals to chase away phantoms and evil spirits. This is how with the coming of Spring the spectators of the kukeri take a
Oton’s Adventure
As part of the "Development of Tourist Products and Digitization of Cultural Heritage in Bela krajina" project, we developed a new tourist product named "Oton's Adventure", designed for families. With this product, we have brought to life the literary heritage of the area through riddles from the giant of Slovenian modern literature, Oton Župančič. Children explore the Lahinja Landscape Park in an adventurous manner by solving Župančič's riddles. As
Rivers of Sofia
Rivers of Sofia is an initiative of The Collective Foundation to revitalize the artificial river beds of the channeled rivers Perlovska and Vladayska that cross the center of Bulgaria’s capital city. Using pop-up architectural interventions and cultural and educational programming, Rivers of Sofia made these spaces accessible to the public for the first time in 80 years and increased their visibility as urban heritage. The initiative changed the attitudes