TOURISM
Vukov konak, Vučja Luka mountain village
Vukov konak is a rustic and bohemian mountain lodge owned and run by the Finnish-Bosnian Šahinpašić family. Vukov konak offers a refuge from the city life, our main aim is to get our guests returning to nature and the wild. We offer guest rooms and tiny huts, home cooked, local meals, and wilderness retreats. Our guests come to enjoy the silence and digital detox. Our focus is in eco
dasparkhotel; Linz
Is it possible to run and facitlitate public hotel rooms on a pay as you wish basis? Since 2005 the dasparkhotel concept is posing the question whether it is possible to provide facilitys of hospitality in public spaces as easy as using coin lockers. Today after 13 years in Austria, a second location in Germany and one stolen pillow the answer is clearly – yes. The simultaneously functional and
Tirana Backpacker Hostel; Albania | BIG SEE Awards 2018
Tirana Backpacker Hostel is Albania’s first hostel that opened in 2005. It started in another location but now it is located in a beautiful Italian style villa that is almost a hundred years old. Part of the project was also to keep buildings like these alive since they are slowly disappearing from the city, adding value to abandoned sites in good locations. It is situated in the heart of
Plže Wine Cellars; Czech Republic | BIG SEE Awards 2018
Plže Wine Cellars are a protected group of around eighty decorated wine cellars near Strážnice that make up what looks almost like a street of small white houses with sky blue base walls and colourful wine ornamentation along the sides. The open-air museum is located on the southwest edge of the protected landscape region of the White Carpathians, a place where superb wine matures and is available for tasting. Various
Galichnik Wedding Festival, Galichnik
The Galichnik Wedding Festival is a three-day cultural event happening each year on the weekend following the day of Saint Peter, July 12th, in the picturesque village Galichnik. The mesmerizing terrain, specific architecture and natural resources complement the magic of the festival, offering an authentic experience of rituals over a thousand years old. The participants in the ceremony manifest strong expression and originality – reproducing rituals that are part
Kralov med; Slovenia | BIG SEE Awards 2018
The tourism aspect of the project started out of nothing in 2011 when a couple set up the first apiary - an apiary which enables a save viewing of the beekeeping. Apitourism is something new, innovative and people working in tourism had no idea what it has to offer. That is why its beginnings were difficult, yet Kralov med jumped over the barriers and grew with a variety of activities
Libearty Bear Sanctuary; Romania | BIG SEE Awards 2018
The European brown bear is a strictly protected species under The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the Berne Convention). Romania ratified it in 1993, but only in 2005 the ownership of the bears taken from the wild became illegal in Romania. In the same year, The “Millions of Friends“ Association signed a partnership with the City Hall of Zarnesti, and were offered the concession of
Fairytale Museum; Cyprus | BIG SEE Awards 2018
The conception of the Fairytale Museum, unique in its kind in Cyprus, stems from the passion and efforts of the owners to create a home of fantastical items and enchanted objects with a mission to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of tales, myths and traditions from Cyprus and all over the world, showcase the universality of tales, connect people and cultures through tales and foster love for reading.
Koleliba; Hristina Hristova│BIG SEE Awards 2018
Koleliba as we called this tiny vacation house ( koleliba – a made up word meaning a hut with wheels) is our response to the invading consumerism that encourages us to always want our homes bigger, better and unnecessary luxurious. It’s a step back to a simpler life without excesses but full of free time, happy moments and shared joy. The restrictions defying the sizes of a vehicle that could