Kick-Off Meeting in Bled, Slovenia
We are thrilled to announce the kick off meeting of the DarkSkyTour project on the 26th June, in Bled, Slovenia. The project aims at developing sustainable astrotourism in the Euro-MED regions and protecting our precious night skies from light pollution.
🛰️ Under the full title “Development of Sustainable Astrotourism in Euro-MED Regions”, DarkSkyTour will unfold over 33 months, fostering innovation, collaboration, and ecological awareness through cross-border action.
📍 Our journey begins with the Kick-off Meeting in beautiful Bled, Slovenia, where all partners will gather to set the project in motion.
🤝 The project brings together 10 dynamic partners from across Europe:
- BSC, Business Support Centre L.t.d., Kranj (Slovenia) – Lead Partner
- Institute for Sustainable Development (Slovenia)
- RERA SD – Public Institution for Coordination and Development of Split-Dalmatia County (Croatia)
- Institute for Circular Economy (I.C.E.) (Croatia)
- Province of Teruel (Spain)
- ADRAL – Alentejo Regional Development Agency (Portugal)
- CTDC – Center for Tourism Development and Cooperation (Montenegro)
- Lazio Region (Italy)
- Region of Western Greece (Greece)
- Sicily Region – Department of Territory and Environment (Italy)
🌍 The DarkSkyTour project will develop and pilot astrotourism services in 8 regions, raise awareness about the negative impacts of light pollution on biodiversity, and promote nature-based tourism as a year-round eco-friendly alternative that supports rural development.
💡 With tools like the “Procedures for Development of Dark Sky Tourism”, regional itineraries, capacity building events, and a final international Dark Sky Tourism Festival, we aim to make the stars a little more visible — and tourism a lot more sustainable.
