Municipality of Perušić - NGO Dedi
Dedi is an organisation that preserves the local heritage and organises social events in Donji Kosinj. The NGO exists since 2005 and has approximately 75 members who cherish the carnival tradition at least 150 years long. They organise the celebration for Saints Peter and Paul’s Day in Donji Kosinj.
Donji Kosinj 173 Kosinj - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Dedi are famous for their long tradition regarding the carnival when the group visits all the villagers in their homes, they sing, make everyone happy, and collect money. The villagers perceive Dedi’s visit as a sort of house blessing, taking away all the bad energies of the previous year. Interestingly, they are bell ringers, which is a tradition that does not exist in other parts of Lika. They have thick sticks, so if the villagers start running away from them, they have to catch and they carry them back on the sticks. During the carnival, they burn ‘mesopust’, a character guilty for everything that went wrong during the previous year, and they use the money they collected for organising a village party for Shrove Tuesday. They also organise the celebration for Saints Peter and Paul’s Day in Donji Kosinj.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day, preferably during the carnival or Saints Peter and Paul’s Day
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Ivan Rast
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions), Carnival, Traditional work
Hidden intangible patrimony: Gastronomy and culinary practices, Local customs, Community tales, Family tales
Experiences: Showing around
Form filler: Anita Ladišić
Scalinate (Staircases)
Taken into account the way in which the various hamlets of the municipality are located, in many cases the different areas are reachable through long and panoramic staicases. For example there are staircases starting from Borgo S. Antonio and reaching the Parish Church, or ging to Palazzo Calice Valesio, Castoia and Villamezzo. Staircases could be an important asset in terms of tourist development and thus it would be wise to maintain and valorize them.
Considerata la morfologia del capoluogo e delle sue frazioni più vicine (le ville), varie aree dell’abitato sono accessibili tramite scalinate, lunghe e panoramiche. Ad esempio, le scalinate che salgono verso la chiesa parrocchiale da borgo s.Antonio, verso Palazzo Calice Valesio, verso Castoia. Senza dimenticare le scale interne al borgo di Villamezzo.
Esse rappresentano un patrimonio interessante in un contesto di sviluppo turistico: meriterebbero quindi di essere manutenute e valorizzate attraverso suggerimenti di itinerario.
Paularo - Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italia
Tourist experience: Staircases could become low-altitude itineraries, connecting the hamlets of the municipality and allowing for the development of circuits, also for older people.
Le scalinate potrebbero rientrare in percorsi/itinerari di bassa quota, permettendo di congiungere le varie frazioni e creando diversivi per offrire passeggiate ad anello.
Potrebbero anche essere proposte ad un turismo della terza età come passeggiate “salva-cuore”.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: Depends on the itinerary
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for those with mobility issues.
Trattandosi di scale, l’accessibilità è limitata per persone con difficoltà nella mobilità o che utilizzano ausili per camminare.
Tourist contact: Sara Del Negro
Cultural material heritage: Relevant road or piazza, Stairway
Local contact: Sara Del Negro
Borgo rurale Arcano Inferiore
The ancient village is situated to the south of the castle of Arcano, with a view of the Ledra canal and the Corno valley. According to several sources, its origin is thought to date back to a period somewhere between the 15th and the 16th centuries. A fief of the nobles of Asquino, the village cultivated the farmsteads, the products of which constituted the prebends of the Chapter of Aquileia. The small settlement developed over time from rural buildings, which can be accessed via the typical hallways of the farm buildings. The characteristics of the dwellings is the distribution of their rooms, which is only slightly different between one building and the next: on the ground floor there are cellars and stables, while on the first floor there are the bedrooms and in the attic the hay barn; to the rear, the barnyard and the vegetable gardener divided among the different families. A central element of the rural settlement is the little church of San Giorgio, slightly raised with respect to the clearing in front of it. The building was consecrated in 1505 and consist of a main hall, preceded by an entrance hallway with a roof supported by two pillars; on the top of the building there is a small double lancet bell tower in which there are two little bells. Next to the church, there is an ancient rural building, recently renovated, with stone walls and the remains of several pointed windows made from bricks.
Via Castello d'Arcano arcano Inferiore - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the village and take a walking the countryside.
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: There are no limitations of access.
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary, Local traditions or legend
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Borgo di Cavoleto
Small medieval village of great beauty
61026 Cavoleto PU Cavoleto - Piandimeleto - provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Tourists should have the opportunity not only to visit but also to live in a small medieval village of great beauty
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: No time limit
Opening: The attraction is always open to visit
Booking: Reservation is not required
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Hidden tangible patrimony: Charming village
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari
Borgo Monastero
Small medieval village of great charm
Piandimeleto - Provincia di Pesaro Urbino
Tourist experience: Tourists should have the opportunity not only to visit but also to live in a small medieval village of great beauty
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: No time limite
Opening: The attraction is always open
Booking: Reservation is not required for visit
20-40 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: People with limited mobility can meet several issues
Tourist contact: Proloco Montecopiolo
Cultural material heritage: Historical centre
Hidden tangible patrimony: Charming village
Local contact: Piandimeleto Proloco
Form filler: Gilberto Zangari