POLAND / BELARUS / UKRAINE – “Shtetl routes” under development in borderland

POLAND / BELARUS / UKRAINE – “Shtetl routes” under development in borderland

An ambitious, international “Shtetl Routes” tourism itinerary through a score or more of towns in the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine border region is under development with a more than €400,000 grant from the European Union’s Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Formally called Shtetl routes: Vestiges of Jewish cultural heritage in transborder tourism, the complex project involves both on-site and archival research in all three countries; the development of three tourist trails; an internet portal that will describe towns and feature images, anecdotes and history; a guidebook to Jewish heritage in the region; guided tours and the training of tour guides; and the preparation of 3-d virtual models of 15 shtetls, five in each country.

via “Shtetl routes” under development in Poland-Belarus-Ukraine borderland | Jewish Heritage Europe.

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