Palócland - Hont - Podpolanie: visitor-friendly development of common cultural heritage thematic routes

The common objective is to utilise the cultural traditions and natural values of the border region, to develop and connect new and current attractions and thematic routes, to create sustainable and family friendly tourism product sets.

Palóc Út:
20 new thematic route offers, 20 programme package offers and 34 tourism package offers have been prepared along the Palóc Route. We established 15 playgrounds / playrooms. We purchased 15 period lace dresses. The online lace making programme has been prepared, demonstrating the preparation of simple lace making patterns. GUIDE@HAND mobile application, providing digital tour guide for users. We improved the application and integrated a point collection game into the interface. A travel movie and a 3D image film have been prepared about Palócland. Palóc Út received a new logo and visual identity within the project.
Publications made:

• 5,000 copies of tour maps,
• 10,000 copies of leaflets for promoting thematic routes,
• 10,000 copies of joint publication on the member and partner settlements of Palóc Út (in Hungarian, English and Slovak languages).

Vanyarc:

1.) SHOD EGGS MUSEUM AND OPEN CRAFT WORKSHOP – COMPELE RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTING FOLKLORIC PLAYGROUND
2.) RENOVATION OF DESSEWFFY-BÁNFFY-MANSION – (For interactive and unique exhibitions) 
3.) RENOVATION OF OUTDOOR STAGE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS AS AN EVENT VENUE, CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE ROOF

HÉMA:
We built the Palóc Barn in Mátraderecske, at 1. Deák Ferenc street, in the court of the Crafts House; a 5x8 metre wooden structure with tiled roof. We renovated the Artisan House in the proximity of the Recsk Country House and equipped it so that it is appropriate for summer courses.

SNM:
Madách Imre castle in Alsósztrehova – construction of the road in the Castle

Detva:

• 35 culturally significant sites with information boards which can be visited on foot, by bike or by car.
• Exhibition of 30 dress replicas presenting traditional attire of the Podpoľanie region.
• Replicas of folk architecture buildings 
• Exhibition of 16 historic bicycles. 
• 2 representative publications in the form of a book

Hrusov:
We will publish a book, which will summarize local traditions in one publication. We will renovate Hontianská paráda venues (Culture Hall, Amphitheater, House of Traditions). We want to create a travel movie which presents attractions of the Hrušov.