A multi-million-euro project, part-funded by the ERDF, is renovating many of Latvia’s cultural treasures. New tourism services and a website are encouraging visitors to further explore the country’s history.
Latvia puts its cultural heritage on the map
- 11 June 2021
The ‘Found Latvia’ project has already restored nearly 60 natural and cultural treasures in 40 of its 110 municipalities. They include castles, churches, museums, parks and nature trails.
A website set up during the project provides information about each site. On a map, they are grouped into seven ‘roads’, including ‘The Baltic way’, ‘The path of light’ and ‘Daugava road’. A game running until 5 September encourages people to explore them by awarding points for each visit.
Work on all the attractions is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The ERDF is funding EUR 34.9 million of the EUR 67.9 budget.
Development plans for each site were selected based on their potential international and national impact and their link with existing municipal initiatives.
Author: Zane Eniņa, Edīte Matuseviča
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Programme/Project: Growth and Employment, Found Latvia
Source article on: https://www.liepaja.lv on 04/06/2021