CREW, Crossing views

  • Project type
    International
  • Duration
    17. 4. 202418. 10. 2026

The project CREW addresses the challenges that Interreg VI A Italy-Slovenia Programme faces with aim to strengthen the tourist attractiveness of the cross-border area of Gorizia, Šempeter-Vrtojba and neighboring areas through integrated initiatives in the field of culture and urban and territorial planning. The project devotes special attention to the topic of sustainable mobility, maximizing the positive impact in terms of social inclusion, livability and employability.

Objectives

The cross-border areas of Gorizia and Šempeter-Vrtojba were chosen as the heart of the project as spaces with their strong symbolic meaning and cultural value. Therefore, there is a consequent need to develop a cross-border tourist offer integrated with local communities, ethical and eco-sustainable; the persistence of linguistic and cultural barriers that hinder the integration of local communities and minorities, which in the project will be overcome by artistic and cultural initiatives having the concept of border as their common thread. The new value of these areas will be outlined in the replanning and revitalization strategy developed, through a participatory planning process with the territory, by the University Institute of Architecture of Venice and the Faculty of Architecture of Ljubljana. The output of this process will be a strategic masterplan, which will also identify action plans for the relaunch of the border territory through the valorization of the tangible and intangible cultural

heritage, with particular attention to respect for the environment and accessibility, according to the vision of the New European Bauhaus. From the identified scenario, pilot actions of a tourist and cultural nature will come to life within the project. With a structural redevelopment intervention, the project will allow for the opening of a multifunctional center, to support tourists in the area, with particular attention to eco-sustainability by encouraging the use of public transport shared with zero impact, the adoption of eco-friendly and digital solutions. The project will also develop a new artistic and cultural vision of the cross-border area by enhancing the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the area in favor of the integration of cultures, also in terms of digitalization and accessibility (cross-border sculpture park, graffiti, exhibitions, cultural and educational meetings, …). In order to optimize resources, the project will exploit synergies with the initiatives linked to the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica – Gorizia.

Project partners

 More about the project: https://www.ita-slo.eu/en/crew