{"id":91181,"date":"2019-08-28T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T09:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/lokalna-gastronomija-kao-turisticka-ponuda-prekogranicnog-regiona-2018-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:33:22","slug":"local-gastronomy-as-a-tourism-offer-of-the-cross-border-region-2018-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/local-gastronomy-as-a-tourism-offer-of-the-cross-border-region-2018-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Gastronomy as a Tourism Offer of the Cross-Border Region 2018\u20132020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Project Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full project title<\/strong><\/td>\nLocal Gastronomy as a Tourism Offer of the Cross-Border Region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donor<\/strong><\/td>\nEU \u2013 IPA CBC MNE\u2013ALB (Cross-border Cooperation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Value<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac439,189.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donor Contribution<\/strong><\/td>\n\u20ac373,258.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Implementation Period<\/strong><\/td>\n06.04.2018 \u2013 06.04.2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Project Overview<\/h3>\n

The general objective of this project is to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector through the economic valorization of cultural and natural heritage. By integrating local gastronomy into the regional tourism offer, the initiative preserves authentic culinary traditions and promotes the unique flavors of the cross-border area between Montenegro and Albania.<\/p>\n

Main Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Economic valorization of gastronomic heritage for sustainable tourism development.<\/li>\n
  • Standardizing and introducing traditional recipes into modern hospitality services.<\/li>\n
  • Establishing thematic gastro-routes as new, high-value tourism products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Key Results<\/h3>\n

    1. Revitalizing Traditional Cuisine<\/strong>
    \nThe project conducted extensive research into old, traditional recipes, which were then standardized for contemporary use. Capacity-building activities were implemented to help local restaurants and hotels successfully integrate these authentic dishes into their professional menus.<\/p>\n

    2. Development of Gastronomic Routes<\/strong>
    \nThematic gastro-routes were established, featuring designated tasting points within rural households. This result also included professional packaging and labeling of local products, as well as specialized training for rural families to ensure high standards of service.<\/p>\n

    3. Promotion and Market Placement<\/strong>
    \nLocal gastronomic offers were promoted through various materials and high-profile events, including a gastro fair in Montenegro. To ensure long-term visibility, the project organized study visits for gastro-journalists, travel agencies, and influential bloggers.<\/p>\n

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    Partnership<\/h3>\n

    The Regional Development Agency (RDA)<\/strong> for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije served as the Lead Applicant, with the National Tourism Organization<\/strong> as the partner in Montenegro. Partners from Albania included Eco-Partners for Sustainable Development<\/strong> (Tirana) and the Municipality of Puka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Project Information Full project title Local Gastronomy as a Tourism Offer of the Cross-Border Region Donor EU \u2013 IPA CBC MNE\u2013ALB (Cross-border Cooperation) Project Value \u20ac439,189.00 Donor Contribution \u20ac373,258.00 Implementation Period 06.04.2018 \u2013 06.04.2020 Project Overview The general objective of this project is to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector through the economic valorization...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93630,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91181\/revisions\/93630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}