Interconnecting the bicycle paths of the hinterland to the Adriabike and Adrioncycletour cycle routes
The Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia 2021-2027 Programme aims at: “enhancing cross-border cooperation for improving the quality of life of population, preserving and promoting cultural and natural heritage and enhancing the climate neutrality of the Programme area through sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth.”
Policy objective: PO4 – A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights
Specific objective: SO 6 – enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation
Typology: Capitalization project
Duration of the project: 01. 10. 2023 – 30. 09. 2025 (24 months)
Lead partner: Regijska razvojna agencija ROD
Project partners:
- Regionalni razvojni center Koper
- GAL VENEZIA ORIENTALE
- Občina Ilirska Bistrica
- IT S.R.L.
- Torre Natisone GAL soc. cons a r.l.
Associated partners:
- Regione autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia – Direzione centrale infrastrutture e territorio
- Občina Izola
Budget: 749.579,19 eur
ERDF Budget: 599.663,35 eur
The main goal is to promote the development of cycling tourism as a form of sustainable economic development in the cross-border area along the cycling links Adriabike (Kranjska Gora-Ravenna), D7 (Robič-Jelšane) and FVG3 (Ciclovia Pedemontana). This will be achieved by improving access to attractions along these routes by upgrading cycling infrastructure and by establishing a management structure for the D7 and FVG3 routes. The good practice of developing cycling tourism (designing a tourist product, improving the offer and its management) will be transferred from the Eastern Veneto to the new areas: Brkini (D7) and the Valley of the Torre and Natisone rivers (FVG3). Three new multimodal lines for the transport of bicycles will be established: two shipping lines in Eastern Veneto and one road between routes D7 and FVG3. Good practice in public passenger transport planning from the Gorizia region and FVG will be transferred to Slovenian Istria.
Project objectives:
- The main goal is to promote the development of cycling tourism as a form of sustainable economic development in the cross-border area along the cycling links Adriabike (Kranjska Gora-Ravenna), D7 (Robič-Jelšane) and FVG3 (Ciclovia Pedemontana).
- Improving access to attractions along these routes by upgrading cycling infrastructure and by establishing a management structure for the D7 and FVG3 routes.
- Three new multimodal lines for the transport of bicycles will be established: two shipping lines in Eastern Veneto and one road between routes D7 and FVG3.
- A traffic study will be prepared with proposals for the optimization of scheduled and cross-border public bus transport in the region and the introduction of seasonal lines for the transport of bicycles. The project activities will contribute to the development of the inland cycling network, which connects to the strategic coastal cycling route Adrioncycletour. The traffic study will benefit the cross-border working group for sustainable tourism and mobility, which will be established in the Adrioncycletour project.
- The contribution of the project to the challenges of the project area will be in the development of support services for the tourist offer, the upgrading of green infrastructure and sustainable transport services, a cross-border approach in the creation of a common tourist offer and in the improvement of its management.
Interreg Italia – Slovenija webpage: https://www.ita-slo.eu/sl
Inter Bike III webpage: https://www.ita-slo.eu/sl/inter-bike-iii
Contact info:
Larisa Kunst
Phone: (05) 663 75 80
E-mail: larisa.kunst@rrc-kp.si
