Amazon of Europe Bike Trail AoE Bike Trail
From the Alps to the Pannonian Plain, the Amazon of Europe is the largest natural river system in Central Europe. Amazing river landscapes along Mura, Drava and Danube will soon be protected as the world´s first 5-country biosphere reserve. Under UNESCO protection, biosphere reserves are model regions where nature conservation goes hand in hand with sustainable regional development. However, despite over 20 years of efforts in protecting the area, the 11 border regions of AT, SI, HR, HU and SR are underdeveloped, facing loss of jobs and emigration.
Amazon of Europe Bike Trail will be the first project joining the efforts of 5 countries for sustainable economic development of the region based on valorisation of natural and cultural resources. We will implement a joint integrated solution for sustainable biking tourism in the Amazon of Europe while preserving the environment.
To develop AoE Bike Trail as advanced flagship sustainable product and unique brand, 15 organisations from the area will firstly establish the organisational and information system, resulting in a joint bookable product with clear unique selling proposition of incredible riverine landscapes. Based on nature-oriented visitor guidance, existing single bike routes will be equipped with commonly designed infrastructure (resting areas, info points), resulting in more than 1000 km of joint Bike Trail along both sides of the Mura, Drava and Danube.
- Start date
- 01-06-2018
- End date
- 31-05-2021
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 3176000
- ERDF Contribution: 2470100
- IPA Contribution: 229500
- ENI Contribution: 0
- Call number
- Call 2
- Priority
- Environment and culture responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources
Library
| Filename | Date of upload | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon of Europe Bike Trail Leaflet November 2018 | 05-11-2018 14:00:23 | |
Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iskriva, institute for development of local potentials | Lead partner | urska.dolinar@iskriva.net | SLOVENIA |
| Municipality Velika Polana | ERDF partner | zupan@velika-polana.si | SLOVENIA |
| Tourism Association Region Bad Radkersburg | ERDF partner | contola@badradkersburg.at | AUSTRIA |
| Tourism board of Međimurje county | ERDF partner | Iva.tzm@gmail.com | CROATIA |
| Public institution for management of protected parts of nature and ecological network in Virovitica Podravina county | ERDF partner | tatjana.arnold.sabo@gmail.com | CROATIA |
Project News
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Amazon of Europe Bike Trail - Part 1 of AoE Bike Trail Kick-Off & coop MDD joint event in Velika Polana, Slovenia
- 20-11-2018
Our official public kick-off event happened on 9th November 2018 in Velika Polana, Slovenia, as a part of our joint event with coop MDD, another DTP project. On Friday, the programme began with coop MDD plenary session, called "Development...
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Amazon of Europe Bike Trail - AoE BT presented in the official programme of the 2018 Great Rivers Forum in Wuhan, China
- 05-11-2018
Amazon of Europe Bike Trail project was presented in the official programme of the 2018 Great Rivers Forum in Wuhan, China. More than 150 participants from 28 countries and 18.000 people online followed the second Great Rivers Forum and the...
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Amazon of Europe Bike Trail - AoE Bike Trail Reporting & Communication workshop in Koprivnica, Croatia
- 05-11-2018
On Wednesday, 17th October 2018, a reporting and communication workshop for project partners took place at the Municipality of Koprivnica, Croatia. The meeting was divided into several sections: 1.) Presentation of reporting procedures...
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Amazon of Europe Bike Trail - Invitation to AoE Bike Trail Official Kick-Off Event!
- 25-10-2018
SAVE THE DATE for our joint event: the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail Project Kick-off & Special International Event for Local Communities in Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube of coopMDD Project! Our Kick-Off event will be taking...
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Amazon of Europe Bike Trail - Stakeholder Workshop in Osijek-Baranja County (Croatia)
- 25-10-2018
This Friday, 26th October 2018, the Public Institution County Development Agency of Osijek-Baranja County is organizing a stakeholder workshop, entitled: "Potentials for cycling tourism in the Osijek-Baranja region" at Kuća u prirodi Zlatna...
