Harden Pearls II
Project No.
EE-LV00038
Priority 4. More accessible and sustainable cross-border tourism experience
Overview
Project partnership:
- Vidzeme Tourism Association (Vidzemes tūrisma asociācija)
- NGO Garden Pearls (NVO Dārza Pērles)
- Riga Planning Region (Rīgas Plānošanas reģions)
- Kurzeme Planning Region (Kurzemes Plānošanas reģions)
- Madona municipality government (Madonas novada pašvaldība)
- Valmiera municipality government (Valmieras novada pašvaldība)
- Gulbene municipality government (Gulbenes novada pašvaldība)
- Specially Protected Cultural Monument the Turaida Museum Reserve (Īpaši aizsargājamais Kultūras piemineklis -Turaidas muzejrezervāts)
- Birini Castle Park (Saule Bīriņu Pils)
- Smiltene municipality government (Smiltenes novada pašvaldība)
- Oleri Manor NGO (Biedrība “Oleru muiža”)
- University of Tartu, Pärnu College (Tartu Ülikooli Pärnu Kolledž)
- NGO Estonian Rural Tourism (MTÜ Eesti Maaturism)
- Pärnu City Government (Pärnu Linnavalitsus)
- Viljandi Municipality (Viljandi Vallavalitsus)
- Foundation Tõstamaa Manor (Sihtasutus Tõstamaa Mõis)
- Municipal Agency “Cesu Municipality Tourism Development Agency” (Pašvaldības aģentūra “Cēsu novada tūrisma attīstības aģentūra”)
Duration: 01.10.2023 – 30.09.2026
Total budget: 1 155 991.00 EUR
ERDF contribution: 924 792.80 EUR
Contact person:
Sille Talvet-Unt, [email protected]
Project Objective:
The project aims to advance the Garden Pearls cross-border tourism product by:
- Expanding the network by adding new gardens and parks.
- Enhancing accessibility for people with disabilities, limited mobility, and other special needs (e.g., families, elderly people, people with mental impairments).
- Incorporating social innovation and inclusion into tourism product and service design.
Key Activities:
- Developing a common standard for accessible garden tourism.
- Creating an online accessible Garden Pearls webpage.
- Providing training for stakeholders in the garden tourism industry.
- Implementing 13 pilot initiatives to test accessibility improvements.
- Conducting 4 general investment activities to enhance accessibility in gardens and parks.
- Applying tested solutions in 17 gardens within the Garden Pearls network.
Expected Results:
- A stronger, more inclusive Garden Pearls network, improving cross-border tourism.
- Improved accessibility in gardens and parks, benefiting visitors with special needs.
- A standardized approach to accessible garden tourism in the Estonia-Latvia border area.
- Enhanced visitor experience through digital solutions and infrastructure improvements.
Link to tourism product’s website:
- https://www.gardenpearls.eu/
The project website includes comprehensive information about all the sites of the Garden Pearls network.
Loomise kuupäev: 19.03.2025
