Cycling, nature and outdoor activities lovers are invited to join the second in a series of “Cycling Rural Walking Fair” which will be held as part of the unique races Skakavac Trail, Sarajevo.
All those interested will be able to visit the fair at the following locations in Sarajevo:
– Uževica, September 04 from 10 – 14 p.m.
– Former Semizovac Barracks, September 05 from 12 – 19 p.m.
“Cycling Rural Walking Fair” in Sarajevo as part of the Skakavac Trail, is the second of 3 announced events in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which aims to raise awareness about rural cycling and introduce the general public to all cycling routes in Western Herzegovina and Montenegro, as well as Bike Friendly locations.
The next location, as well as the last planned Walking Fair, will be held on the plateau of the Mepas Mall in Mostar on September 10 and 11. The exact timetables will be available to the general public before the event.
As part of this promotion, visitors will be introduced to the formed bicycle routes, Bike Friendly locations as well as arrangements that provide visitors with an experience with the help of a trained guide in the area of Western Herzegovina and Montenegro. “Our kind hostesses are there for you for all your questions and necessary information, and all visitors will have the opportunity to download all the presented routes to their mobile phone via a link or QR code, so they can easily find them later, while route maps will be available and in physical form in the form of a leaflet or map for those who prefer it,” said the organizers.
The Cycling Rural project was launched with the aim of connecting Western Herzegovina and Montenegro through bicycle routes, and will thus integrate cultural and natural heritage into a recognized tourist product. Local roads, networked in bike paths, pass through less populated areas that are not available in similar tourist offers. The project will also introduce the quality standard “Bike Friendly Concept” and thus add value to the tourist offer in rural areas of Herceg Novi and the West Herzegovina Canton.
The European Union is financing the project with the aim of strengthening and diversifying the quality of the tourist offer, and the development and promotion of cycling and outdoor tourist offer in rural areas of the cross-border regions of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project will result in the creation of a new and more attractive tourist offer under the brand “Cycling Rural”, which will be included in the tourist offer of both countries, as well as in the overall tourist offer of the Adriatic hinterland.
The project “Cycling routes to improve natural and cultural heritage of Herzegovina and Montenegro – Cycling Rural” officially began on October 1, 2019, and the implementation will last 24 months. The total value of the project is 495,000 EUR, of which the European Union is financing 400,000 EUR in grants. The project partners are the Office of the Government of the West Herzegovina Canton for European Integration as the project holder, the cities of Široki Brijeg and Ljubuški, the municipalities of Posušje and Grude, and the Tourist Organization of Herceg Novi (CG).
