Timmel_Transit_2018: Cross-border routes and cultural revaluation of the Timmel region aiming a sustainable growth and gentle tourism
The project's main activities are: An active examination of the region's natural and cultural heritage; an enhancement of the "gentle tourism" offerings in the lower Passiria and Ötz Valleys in the context of sustainable growth; and the implementation of trans-boundary connections by foot and by mountainbike. The new mountainbike trail – one of the most-beautiful routes over the Alps – will be a unique component of this. A museum facility at the pass will visualize its 10,000-year history as an important transit route and augment the already-existent pass museum on the Austrian side (which presents only the history of road construction in the Ötz Valley). An additional small building on the Italian side will complete the museum concept. Both small structures will be connected by a circular path. _x000D_
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Furthermore, the various different historical anniversaries being celebrated in 2018 will represent an opportunity for developing and marketing the touristic offerings: the 100th anniversary of the end of WW I; the 50th anniversary of the High-Alpine Road on the Italian side; and the 20th anniversary of the Schengen Treaty. The importance of this transit route for regional identity and trans-boundary cultural communication are more topical than ever. The development of products and offerings should stimulate in particular the summer season, provide new impetus to this outlying border area, and help promote nature-based, environmentallyfriendly tourism.