AMBASSADORS IN KARLSKRONA Last week Karlskrona’s World Heritage Ambassadors had the opportunity to listen to the inspirational digital lecture “The important women of the World Heritage – about a more fair description in history” which the DUNC project arranged together with the author, guide and journalist Matilda Skoglöw. She told us among other things about
Visit the online South Baltic Heritage Gallery Take a walk around our 3D gallery and enjoy the sights from our UNESCO World Heritage sites; The Historic Centres of Wismar and Stralsund, The Agricultural Landscape of Öland, The Curonian Spit and The Naval Port of Karlskrona. The gallery showcases just some of the fantastic entries that
DUNC Final Conference on 26 January 2021 On 26 January 2021 the DUNC final conference, organized by the Lead Partner, Municipality of Karlskrona and the EUCC The Coastal Union Germany, will take place online. The event will offer all partners, associated organisations and all interested parties the chance to come together and focus on the achievements
World Heritage Trail in Wismar We’re happy to announce that the World Heritage educational trail in the Hanseatic city of Wismar, northern Germany, has now opened. The trail joins two parts of the city with the aim of encouraging guests to leave their cars behind at the hotel and leisure complex and go into the
During the first two weeks of October the DUNC exhibition South Baltic Sea World Heritage Sites was available at the Naval Museum in Karlskrona. Participating World Heritage Sites were the Naval Port of Karlskrona, the Agricultural Landscape of southern Öland, the Curonian Spit and the Hanseatic Cities of Wismar and Stralsund. The goal was for
On Wednesday, September 23rd, The Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland , celebrated its 20th anniversary with a cake party on the southern tip of Öland in glorious sunshine. This year it is 20 years since the Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The guests were the students from
We are happy to announce that the winner of the competition about the arts and crafts book for children, “Eli’s Adventure Trip in Karlskrona (Elis Äventyrsresa i Karlskrona)”, is 10 year old Smilla Garland Fritzdorf from Bunkeflostrand in Skåne, Sweden. Smilla was one of many participants who helped us to evaluate the book. She wins
Our associated partner UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Southeast-Rügen has been involved in an interesting project under the Interreg Central Europe Programme about Eco-Tourism. The DUNC team had the opportunity to participate at the online final conference that was held on May 14th – the conference was a good occasion to learn about eco-tourism solutions around Europe.
The outbreak of Coronavirus COVID-19 represents an important and evolving challenge to the tourism sector. Containment of the pandemic is the top priority and the tourism sector is committed to supporting all measures taken to contain the epidemic. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), its