Inspiration from cities & regions
You probably already heard about Pão de Ló, a traditional sponge cake from Portugal. This past weekend, we had a chance to visit the city of Felgueiras and its authentic festival, dedicated to the famous Pão de Ló de Margaride. Felgueiras is part of the Porto district and the municipality prides itself in having one
Our team recently visited Porto and attended the Portugal Fashion, the most important fashion industry event in the country. This was our first visit to Porto but we had high expectations – after visiting Lisbon, we are used to expect only good things associated with the brand “Portugal“. Indeed, the city didn’t disappoint us –
The 2019 edition of the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism Awards is now open for applications. The theme of this year’s edition is “Culture and Heritage for Responsible, Innovative and Sustainable Tourism” and seeks to contribute to the legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, including the European Framework for Action on Cultural
What is the potential of Cultural & Creative Industries (CCIs) in developing new Cultural & Creative Tourism (CCT) products and services for Growth & Jobs? We recently read an interesting overview of the project that is being advanced by the Cult-CreaTE project with policy change in 8 regions. Here you can read some excerpts or
As one of our passions is to share stories from creative and forward-looking places, we thought that it is important that our blog mentions the Barcelona Declaration “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” which seeks to demonstrate what tourism and cultural heritage sectors can achieve by working more closely together, for the benefit of
Godinje is an authentic village in Montenegro, located on a hill overlooking the Skadar Lake. The lake is biggest in the Balkan peninnsula and is a borderline between Montenegro and Albania. Godinje is part of the Crmnička nahija (historical region in this part of Montenegro). What makes Godinje special is the beautiful rural architecture, authentic alleys
Unforgettable vacation in the former house of one of the oldest Yugoslav actresses of the 20th century – Ita Rina No matter how many times you visit the Balkan side of the Adriatic coast, you will never get enough of it. It is magnificent with its world-class beaches, multi-faceted architecture, and delicious food. Budva in Montenegro
(Press release) The European Commission has published the awaited Communication (COM(2016) 543), regarding its proposal to the European Parliament and Council to designate 2018 as the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH). The proposal includes several references to tourism, particularly sustainable cultural tourism. In particular, one of the three main objectives of EYCH2018 includes interalia
In November 2016 Expedia.com commissioned a study on work-life balance in 28 countries worldwide. When conducting an analysis on behalf of Expedia.com, Northstar examined vacation patterns in the selected countries taking into account paid vacation days.